Creative Block

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is JESSE MOYNIHAN. Jesse is an cartoonist, animator, story artist, and art director, whose work can be seen on Adventure Time, Midnight Gospel, and is the creator of the shorts Manly, Forming, Jesus 2, and Hungy Ghost.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to JESSE about PITCHING JESUS 2, Finding money for projects, balancing the beauty of projects, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!JESSE! ► https://jessemoynihan.com/           ► https://www.youtube.com/@JesseMoynihan   ► https://www.patreon.com/cw/studiopicatrix         ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:14 Turing an old Pitch into JESUS 212:43 Rich people doing weird blood stuff17:29 Negging during a pitch22:10 Approach to creating Jesus 235:22 Money talk (financing and fundraising projects)51:03 “People are going to watch it on their phone anyway”1:00:37 Thinking about a demographic1:02:00 Listener Questions

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is NICK CROSS! Nick is a cartoonist, art director, and background artist whose work can be seen on Over the Garden Wall, Uncle Grandpa, and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to NICK about LEARNING TO ANIMATE, WORKING IN THE CARTOON NETWORK SHORTS PROGRAM, ART DIRECTING ON OVER THE GARDEN WALL, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!Nick! ► https://nickcrossanimation.net/           ► https://www.youtube.com/ncross   ► https://www.instagram.com/nicodemuscross/         ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:00 Deeping toe in background design6:07 Hiring/8:22 Learning to Animate12:40 “You can’t afford to be precious”16:03 Entering work into festivals20:55 “Animation Process is like building a ship in a bottle”26:46 Jumping Mediums and Making a comic33:44 Over the Garden Wall37:35 Shorts Program59:59 “The Wire for kids”

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HEATHER MAHLER! Heather is an illustrator, character designer, and comic artist whose work can be seen in the table-top RPG Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents, Nickelodeon intergalactic short the Other Side, and Titmouse's upcoming show DRAW YOUR WEAPON!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HEATHER about ART SCHOOL, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!HEATHER! ► https://www.instagram.com/heathermahlerart/ ► https://linktr.ee/HeatherMahlerArt ► https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeatherMahlerArt ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:12 STUDYING FINE ARTS7:02 ANIME INTERVENTION11:31 “Your Insides come Outside” 14:49 Odd Jobs + “Don’t lick Jesus”17:29 Selling at Comic Conventions20:18 Designing on The Other Side24:22 Uphill Battle with Comics28:16 Prep for Working in Animation33:05 Drawing fast or drawing SLOW35:04 Witchin’ Art41:09 Anxiety and Regret43:13 PIERCING ADVICE

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is SHANE DERING! Shane is a director, animator, illustrator, and programmer whose work can be seen on Ambient Swim, Scavenger's Reign, Trip Tank, and Love, Death & Robots.In this episode, VEE and GUEST HOST IAN talk to SHANE about AMBIENT SWIM, BEING SELF TAUGHT , GETTING GROUNDED FOR ANIMATION, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/IAN! ► http://ianlaser.com/about             ► https://www.instagram.com/ian_laser/                 ► https://x.com/ianlaserFollow the guests!SHANE! ► https://www.instagram.com/shanedering/► https://x.com/deringshane         ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:50 AMBIENT SWIM creation and production9:35 Who creates the music?12:26 Attending East Tennessee State16:09 being self taught24:51 Finding time for personal projects28:09 Landing first gig, Trip Tank43:35 Listener Questions

Welcome to Creative Block! Vee and Sean invite you to sit at the Creative Cafe table with them as they catch up with each other and chat about all things going on in and around animation.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HUNTER SPARAGNA! Hunter is a 3D character artist, concept artist, and toy designer whose work can be seen in games Spirit of the North 2 and Dreamscape VR, as well as various action figures for McFarlane Toys.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HUNTER about A COYOTE ATTACK, LIVING OFF OF WILD BOAR, PROBLEM SOLVING IN 3D, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!HUNTER! ► https://infinity774.artstation.com/► https://www.instagram.com/hunter.lasagna/         ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:38 where did you get started?4:03 Hunter Feeds a dog11:38 Weird Time in the Industry/Financial Advice19:15 Save money by eating wild boar!26:30 Moving to LA41:55 Personal Work outside of Work Work43:03 Spirit of the North 254:01 Brute Forcing Assets

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is MACIEJ GLIWA! Maciej is a writer, director, storyboard artist, and animator whose work can be seen on the Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, and is also the developer and designer for Vision add-on for blender. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MACIEJ about REASON FOR DEVELOPING VISIONS, GOING FROM LAWYER TO CODER TO ANIMATOR, LEARNING BY DOING, and so much more!While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!MACIEJ! ► https://maciejgliwa.com/► http://www.visionforblender.com/                 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:58 Developing Visions7:48 Blender being Daunting10:21 How Visions Works15:30 Going to school for coding17:12 Why not law school?18:42 Why do you like blender?28:54 Best way to learn blender50:10 Learning by doing and problem solving

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is NICOLE GOUX! Nicole is an illustrator and cartoonist whose work can be seen in her comic Pet Peeves, Forest Hills Bootleg Society and Fuck Off Squad written Dave Baker, and in the recently published This Place Kills Me written by Mariko Tamaki.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to NICOLE about SENDING OUT POSTCARDS FOR JOBS, COLLABORATING, SELECTING COLOR PALETTES FOR HER BOOKS, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!NICOLE! ► https://www.nicolegoux.com/► https://linktr.ee/nicolegoux ► https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/ngoux/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:38 Sending out postcards for work ("I don't recommend this")5:48 Advice!8:50 DAVE BAKER AND PERKS OF COLLABORATING13:16 ADVICE FR GIVING NOTES TO OTHER CREATIVES15:23 FEELING ANXIOUS ABOUT LETTING SOMEONE ELSE DRAW HER IDEAS20:13 MAKING BIG CHANGES LATE IN THE GAME23:18 FIRST BOOKS AND SELF PUBLISHING 27:59 ADVICE FOR ILLUSTRATORS TRYING COMICS30:07 BALANCING ILLUSTRATIONS TO MAKE SOME STAND OUT37:07 BREAKDOWN OF BOOK AGE MARKETS 42:39 DREAM PROJECTS AND ADAPTATIONS46:02 PICKING COLOR PALETTES FOR BOOKS48:39 ADVICE FOR STARTING COMINGS

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HARPER SIMS! Harper is a storyboard artist, illustrator, and background artist whose work can be seen on Tiny Toons Looniversity, Adventure Time: Side Quests, as well as her comic Little Myths!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HARPER about DESIGN WORK IN CHICAGO, REVISIONS PIPELINE,  HER COMIC LITTLE MYTHS and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!HARPER! ► https://harpersims.site/► https://www.instagram.com/harpersim.s/  ► https://harpersims.bigcartel.com/                  ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■1:08 MOVING TO LA2:41 LESSONS FROM EDITORIAL4:37 ANIMATING SANDWICHES7:30 CHICAGO PRINTERS GUILD15:10 HEAVY MANNERS16:54 SEAN’S WORKSHOP 24:42 REVISIONS + LOONIVERSITY PIPELINE29:05 ADVENTURE TIME: SIDEQUEST TALK33:51 LANDSCAPING YOUTUBE CHANNELS39:37 GHOULS! OOOWEEE (SCARY SFX)42:02 SOCIAL MEDIA (SCARY SFX)46:25 LITTLE MYTHS49:49 ART MEDIUMS AND MARKER TALK55:36 HARD THINGS TO DRAW1:03:07 DEALING WITH CREATIVE BLOCK

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is BRANKO KJLAJIC! Branko is a storyboard artist and animator who worked on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, and Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to BRANKO about WORKING SMARTER IN FLASH, POOPIN’ OUT ANIMATION,  and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!BRANKO! ► https://www.superbrankman.com/► https://www.youtube.com/@SuperBrankman  ► https://www.instagram.com/superbrankman                  ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 TIPS FOR WORKING SMARTER IN FLASH 9:14 “POOPING OUT ANIMATION” TO LEARN13:07 HOW DO YOU FIND JOY DOING THIS WORK?18:56 PRE-SHOW HAIR CALLBACK! 25:11 DEVELOPING HIS ART STYLE33:39 BRANKO AND SEAN WORKING TOGETHER44:23 COMMUNITY ENERGY OF TEEN TITANS GO!48:49 EQUIPMENT TALK

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is STEVE WOLFHARD! Steve is a storyboard artist, director, and writer who worked on Adventure Time, Fiona and Cake, StuGo, and is currently directing on Super Mutant Magic Academy.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to STEVE about LIVING IN A FOREST, TURNING DOWN ADVENTURE TIME, STORYBOARD PRO, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!STEVE! ► https://www.instagram.com/wolfhard/               ► https://steve-wolfhard.squarespace.com/                    ► https://www.instagram.com/chichosmemes/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 CRYING FROM STRESS/LIVING IN A FOREST5:40 SAYING NO AND YES TO ADVENTURE TIME! 15:10 ANIMATION IN CANADA VS LA17:55 MOVING COUNTRIES AND JOBS28:03 X, FORMERLY TWITTER32:38 WHY DID THEY BOARD ON PAPER?34:00 STORYBOARD PRO, A NECESSARY EVIL47:32 PITCHING FOR A BIG IP

Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is KEITH PAKIZ! Keith is an animator, director, and storyboard artist who worked on Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Wylde Pak, and animated various A Studio Digital shorts.In this episode, SEAN talks to KEITH about MOON COUNTY, CREATING MUSIC FOR THEIR ANIMATED SHORTS, WRITING A SEGMENTED STORY, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://x.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!KEITH! ► https://keithpakiz.com/                    ► https://www.youtube.com/@mooncountyanm■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 KEITH’S SHORTS4:02 LEARNING TO ANIMATE9:14 “I PRIDE THE TIME THAT IS MINE”11:48 Musical Sequences 13:28 SOUND DESIGN IN THEIR SHORTS16:09 “Vee wanted me to ask you about SKA”21:02 A Studio digital/creating long form stories28:09 Strange Comments29:34 Listener Questions

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guests are VEE and SEAN? HUH? That’s right! Vee and Sean invite you to sit at the cafe table with them as they catch up with each other and chat about all things going on in and around animation.In this episode, VEE and SEAN ABOUT VEE’S CHILDHOOD AI FRIEND, SEAN’S “REGULAR GUY” TRAINING, “SEXUALLY CHARGED MOANING,” and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is RYAN GILLIS! Ryan is a storyboard artist, director, and animator who also worked on Pickle and Peanut, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, and is the creator of StuGo!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to RYAN about DEVELOPING STUGO, PITCHING PROCESS, FEELING SAFE TO SAY YOUR WORST IDEA, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!RYAN ► https://www.instagram.com/gillizama               ► https://bsky.app/profile/gillizama.bsky.social                    ► https://www.instagram.com/chichosmemes/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 INTRO INSPIRATION2:07 DEVELOPING STUGO6:53 OVERALL (NOT THE PANTS) DEAL9:06 PALM ROT SHORT16:16 INSPIRATIONS FOR STUGO (RIP Manolo)18:26 WRITING TIP27:03 THAT STUGO STYLE37:16 INTENTIONAL SANDBOX41:58 PITCHING PROCESS/A TREAT FOR THE SLIDE/NUMBER FREAKS48:22 FEELING SAFE TO SAY YOUR WORST IDEA/PICKLE AND PEANUT1:00:03 STORY MATH

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is the duo behind TITANIUM DAYDREAM, Ben Crouse and Jacob Sluka! Ben was a staff writer on StuGo and storyboard artist on Pickle and Peanut. Jacob is a background painter and story artist, and is the animator for Titanium Daydream. Titanium Daydream is a supernatural, low-poly mystery centered around Benjamin Jacobs, who is called back to his home town in Iowa by an unknown force.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to BEN and JACOB about HORSES, EVERY 3D ASSET IS MADE FROM SCRATCH, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EASTER EGGS, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!TITANIUM DAYDREAM ► https://linktr.ee/titanium.daydream                                              ► https://www.titaniumdaydream.net/                                      ► http://instagram.com/jumpgalaxy/                                         ► https://www.instagram.com/jacobsluka/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Horse Talk5:30 Starting Titanium Daydream6:50 Making 3D assets from scratch12:58 Time Between ideation and first episode14:15 Episode Premises17:57 What explorer would you compare yourself to?19:07 Origins of “Benjamin Jacobs” + Easter Eggs24:28 Anytime I can avoid storyboarding is a win26:00 A window into their past!34:57 Casting Voice Actors44:29 Baywatch Nights46:26 Shipping 52:37 Don’t be afraid to be Cheesy1:00:52 Twenty-five minutes of silent drawing

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is TALYA PERPER! Talya is a storyboard artist and director who worked on Teen Titans Go! and Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs! as well as the writer for the Steven Universe comics "Crystal Clean," "Ultimate Dough-Down," and "Anti-Gravity".In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to TALYA about HER MENTORSHIP CLASSES, STARTING ON PICKLE AND PEANUT, A TYPICAL TITANS EPISODE, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!TALYA ► https://linktr.ee/talyaperper ► https://www.instagram.com/taretari/ ► https://www.talyaperper.com/coaching■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro15:51 First job30:00 Questions41:23 TITANS1:06:58 Outro

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MATT & MEGS! Matt + Megs are Matt Yang and Megs McShane. They both work in animation and created Matt + Megs as an opportunity to collaborate and express themselves creatively through animated loops, shorts, and comics.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MATT and MEG about THE FIRST THING THEY DID TOGETHER, HOW THEIR TASTES BALANCE EACH OTHER, PLANNING, ADJUSTING TO ASPECT RATIOS, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social   ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock      ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/         ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block             ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE!  ► https://x.com/violainebriat              ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat                 ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat                     ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew                ► https://x.com/lordspew                    ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/                       ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!MATT & MEGS!  ► https://www.youtube.com/@mattandmegs                    ► https://www.instagram.com/mattandmegs_                        ► https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewandmegan■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro1:29 Creating the channel31:54 Planning1:08:44 Questions1:23:34 Outro

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is David C. Smith! David is a director, storyboard artist, and woodworker who has worked on Primos, Mulligan, Hotel Transylvania 4, and Angry Birds 2.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to DAVID about INTERNING at CARTOON NETWORK, FINDING A HOBBY, THREE Es OF DIRECTING, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!DAVID! ► https://www.daveofthedeadportfolio.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/thedaveofthedead/ ► https://www.daveofthedeadportfolio.com/#/lumen/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro4:01 Interning and pitching12:40 First job17:33 Woodworking27:19 Specialization vs variety38:46 Hate on shows45:54 The three E’s of Directing

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guests are LEE THOMSON AND SOMMER MONTENEGRO from SHORT SHORT FEST! Short Short Fest is a touring animation festival and community event organized by the Barnhouse Collective. Upcoming dates: AUGUST 2nd in Pennsylvania and AUGUST 9th in Michigan!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to LEE and SOMMER about CREATING THE FEST, ANTHROCON, CURATING SUBMISSIONS, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals!■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron?► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates!►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social►https://twitter.com/crtvblock► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew► https://x.com/lordspew► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!SHORT SHORT FEST! ► http://www.barnhousecollective.com/ssf/► https://www.youtube.com/@barnhousecollective7528► https://www.instagram.com/shortshortfest/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro0:45 Starting Short Short Fest32:22 Conventions49:50 Questions1:16:37 Creative block1:18:39 Outro

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MORGAN NOLL! Morgan is a background painter and prop designer on Angry Birds: Mystery Island, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Digman!, and Tales of the TMNT.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MORGAN about LEARNING TO DRAW AT 23, CLASSIC LITERATURE, HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET INTO ANIMATION, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!MORGAN! ► https://www.morgannoll.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/heliohermit ► https://x.com/heliohermit■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:00 Intro1:50 Where did you start off?/Switching Majors8:49 Covid :( and learning to draw at 2314:01 Some Classic literature talk18:23 Journey into animation32:35 Questions1:17:42 Creative block1:22:23 Outro