So if you check out the latest issue of
Animation Magazine, you can read a multi artist-interview about breaking into the field of animation prop design, where guys like me,
Lance Falk, and
Darrel Bowen give you the low-down on what it takes to get a job in this biz. If you already have a job, feel free to ignore it; You know what you're doing. To save you $6, I've posted the article below:

Interesting read!
ReplyDeleteWait, I didn't see anything that said you have to have a rockin' name like "John Warfare" or "Bob Combat"...
ReplyDeleteGood Article. Cheers!
ReplyDeleteDude... feel NO shame ok? This is awesome.
ReplyDeleteI thought being a dirty press whore made me sound sexier, no? :P
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice, very Interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt's good to know how far away such a career would be. Thanks for reprinting the article.
ReplyDeleteDirty Press Whore? Yeah, it makes you sound sexier - but honestly man - the smell - could you please take a shower?
ReplyDeleteAwesome article, Chris.
I'm gonna send this article to the past to teach myself job tips.
ReplyDeleteAwasome blog, I love your characters!
ReplyDeleteNowt wrong with being a whore...just don't go telling everyone ! :)
ReplyDeletewhere was this article when i was a 18? no fair...
ReplyDeletefantastic article, Chris, and lovely lovely art work on your blog!
ReplyDeletecan you give me some drawing tips? I wanna be like you one day and design characters/storyboard and I thought I was good but I have now just realised that i need ALOT of practice!
ReplyDeleteSo can you help, and in a way, be my sensai? lol
very awesome!! dirty, dirty, dirty.......
ReplyDeleteNice! Thanks for sharing...
ReplyDeleteHey, Chris: I love your blog, and I'm trying to get that FlickR badge you have on yours onto mine (with my art of course), but it keeps telling me something's wrong with the HTML.
ReplyDeleteAny ideas?
John- I just copied and pasted the HTML that Flickr provided, so I dunno what's going wrong for ya. Sometimes this stuff takes alot of trial & error...
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