http://manvsart.com Art, Animation, and Comics Discussion, inspiration, and Entertainment for Artists. Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:42:10 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Occasionally brooding, deeply passionate, and always interesting L.A. artist, animator, writer, and director Raul Aguirre Jr. draws on his sixteen years of animation experience at Disney, Nickelodeon, and Fox to inform, inspire, and entertain all artists. Warning!! Once you hear the Man vs. Art Podcast! You can't unhear it! Raul Aguirre Jr. yes Raul Aguirre Jr. topdrawer99@gmail.com topdrawer99@gmail.com (Raul Aguirre Jr.) © 2011 Raul Aguirre Jr. all rights reserved Professional Artist Raul Aguirre Jr. informs, inspires, and entertains all artists with art, animation, and comics shenanigans! visual art, animation, drawing, sketching, cartoons, comics, comic books, cartoonist, animator, design, how to draw, http://manvsart.com/wp-content/uploads/MVALOGO2012_144.jpg http://manvsart.com/category/media/video-demos/ TV-G South Gate, California http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-36-pitching-your-stories-and-ideas/ http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-36-pitching-your-stories-and-ideas/#comments Sun, 14 Nov 2010 07:52:48 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=1652 Attention all Artists and Creators who want to hone their pitching skills! This podcast is especially for you! Today I talk about how to effectively simplify your pitches and get to the point of your story quickly and effectively. Project Jose! Jose Gonzalez is a faithful Minion and developing artist! The guy loves to draw and I have taken him under my wing to help him improve his drawing skills! I assigned him to draw a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat and below is what Jose drew. I then took Jose's drawing and went over it with red to punch it up a little and help him make a better drawing out of it!]]> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-36-pitching-your-stories-and-ideas/feed/ 5 art theory,artistic fulfillment,cartoonist,cartoons,comic book,DRAWING,help artists.,how to draw,improve art skills,mind of the artist,pitching stories,podcast Attention all Artists and Creators who want to hone their pitching skills! This podcast is especially for you! Today I talk about how to effectively simplify your pitches and get to the point of your story quickly and effectively. Project Jose! Attention all Artists and Creators who want to hone their pitching skills! This podcast is especially for you! Today I talk about how to effectively simplify your pitches and get to the point of your story quickly and effectively. Project Jose! Jose Gonzalez is a faithful Minion and developing artist! The guy loves to draw and I have taken him under my wing to help him improve his drawing skills! I assigned him to draw a magician pulling a rabbit out of a hat and below is what Jose drew. I then took Jose's drawing and went over it with red to punch it up a little and help him make a better drawing out of it! Raul yes 1:25:55 <iframe width="513" height="24" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=1652-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-demo-4-how-to-draw-the-incredible-hulk/ http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-demo-4-how-to-draw-the-incredible-hulk/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:37:52 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=1311 Minions! Last time I showed you how I draw a pretty pin up girl.This time I'm going the opposite direction and showing you how I draw a big ugly Incredible Hulk! I came a cross this old Disney Studios Employee Handbook from 1938! It's a brief outline of the Studio's principal departments and an explanation to artists of its employment policies! The drawings are all from production drawings!]]> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-demo-4-how-to-draw-the-incredible-hulk/feed/ 2 2D traditional animation,animation drawings,animator,art theory,artistic fulfillment,cartoonist,cartoons,comic book,comics,demo,disney,DRAWING Minions! Last time I showed you how I draw a pretty pin up girl.This time I'm going the opposite direction and showing you how I draw a big ugly Incredible Hulk! I came a cross this old Disney Studios Employee Handbook from 1938! Minions! Last time I showed you how I draw a pretty pin up girl.This time I'm going the opposite direction and showing you how I draw a big ugly Incredible Hulk! I came a cross this old Disney Studios Employee Handbook from 1938! It's a brief outline of the Studio's principal departments and an explanation to artists of its employment policies! The drawings are all from production drawings! Raul yes <iframe width="513" height="385" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=1311-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=flow-player-classic" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-pin-up-girl-drawing-demo-vampirella/ http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-pin-up-girl-drawing-demo-vampirella/#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:22:38 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=1274 In this 16 minute drawing demo I show you how to draw a pretty pinup girl using a wacom tablet and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro.]]> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-pin-up-girl-drawing-demo-vampirella/feed/ 4 angst art,animation drawings,art theory,artistic fulfillment,cartoonist,comic book,demo,DRAWING,how to draw a pin up girl,improve art skills,mind of the artist,sketchbook pro In this 16 minute drawing demo I show you how to draw a pretty pinup girl using a wacom tablet and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. In this 16 minute drawing demo I show you how to draw a pretty pinup girl using a wacom tablet and Autodesk Sketchbook Pro. Raul yes 16:57 <iframe width="513" height="385" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=1274-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=flow-player-classic" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-an-elf-going-postal-for-christmas-with-the-ramones-plus-a-2d-animation-of-a-dancing-girl/ http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-an-elf-going-postal-for-christmas-with-the-ramones-plus-a-2d-animation-of-a-dancing-girl/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2009 01:14:26 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=637 A little holiday revelry! Lily Feliciano at The Gnomon School of Visual Effects in Hollywood runs a website called Sketch Theater. They celebrate the process of sketching! Can you believe that?!  So awesome! They invite professional artists and film them from above as they draw. Then they speed up the footage and add some cool [..see full post.]]]> http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-an-elf-going-postal-for-christmas-with-the-ramones-plus-a-2d-animation-of-a-dancing-girl/feed/ 0 http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-13-part-2-of-indy-comic-book-creator-geo-brawn-iv-interview/ http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-13-part-2-of-indy-comic-book-creator-geo-brawn-iv-interview/#comments Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:36:38 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=597 In today's podcast I present you guys with part two of my chat with my friend and esteemed colleague Los Angeles Indy Comic Creator Geo Brawn IV. We get down to brass tacks about Geo's technique and approach!I learned for example he uses Tuxedo Black Acme Bic markers. A pretty common pen you can pick up at any office supply store for your drawing needs.]]> http://manvsart.com/man-vs-art-episode-13-part-2-of-indy-comic-book-creator-geo-brawn-iv-interview/feed/ 7 artistic fulfillment,comic book,comics,dark art,DRAWING,help artists.,improve art skills,podcast,sketching,supplies,technique,theory In today's podcast I present you guys with part two of my chat with my friend and esteemed colleague Los Angeles Indy Comic Creator Geo Brawn IV. We get down to brass tacks about Geo's technique and approach! In today's podcast I present you guys with part two of my chat with my friend and esteemed colleague Los Angeles Indy Comic Creator Geo Brawn IV. We get down to brass tacks about Geo's technique and approach!I learned for example he uses Tuxedo Black Acme Bic markers. A pretty common pen you can pick up at any office supply store for your drawing needs. Raul yes <iframe width="513" height="24" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=597-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/one-dia-late-and-one-peso-short-la-llorona-an-illustrated-story/ http://manvsart.com/one-dia-late-and-one-peso-short-la-llorona-an-illustrated-story/#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:49:16 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=517 An illustrated myth of La Llorona The Weeping Woman, who is Doomed by the Aztec Gods to wander near bodies of water every night lamenting her drowned children forever. Children she drowned.]]> http://manvsart.com/one-dia-late-and-one-peso-short-la-llorona-an-illustrated-story/feed/ 5 http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-a-pin-up-girl-the-man-vs-art-way/ http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-a-pin-up-girl-the-man-vs-art-way/#comments Mon, 07 Sep 2009 04:42:04 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=336 Okay kids, here is a quick demo of myself drawing a pin-up girl using Autodesk Sketchbook pro and a wacom tablet.]]> http://manvsart.com/how-to-draw-a-pin-up-girl-the-man-vs-art-way/feed/ 0 demo,DRAWING,help artists.,improve art skills,sketching,technique Okay kids, here is a quick demo of myself drawing a pin-up girl using Autodesk Sketchbook pro and a wacom tablet. Okay kids, here is a quick demo of myself drawing a pin-up girl using Autodesk Sketchbook pro and a wacom tablet. Raul yes 15:57 <iframe width="513" height="385" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=336-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=flow-player-classic" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/ten-minute-warm-up-drawing-demo-1/ http://manvsart.com/ten-minute-warm-up-drawing-demo-1/#comments Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:28:03 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=284 Draw smarter not harder! That's the way a pro does it! ]]> http://manvsart.com/ten-minute-warm-up-drawing-demo-1/feed/ 0 demo,help artists.,improve art skills,podcast,sketching,warm up Draw smarter not harder! That's the way a pro does it! Draw smarter not harder! That's the way a pro does it! Raul yes 14:55 <iframe width="513" height="385" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=284-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=flow-player-classic" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> http://manvsart.com/how-to-improve-your-drawing-skills-in-only-10-minutes-a-day-with-the-man-vs-art-method/ http://manvsart.com/how-to-improve-your-drawing-skills-in-only-10-minutes-a-day-with-the-man-vs-art-method/#comments Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:29:26 +0000 Raul http://manvsart.com/?p=265 For an Artist, having your hand warmed up and in sync with your brain greatly improves the odds of your next drawing being good if not awesome. It made me feel confident and prepared for whatever wacky assignment Mrs. Smith had cooked up for class that day.]]> http://manvsart.com/how-to-improve-your-drawing-skills-in-only-10-minutes-a-day-with-the-man-vs-art-method/feed/ 8 DRAWING,help artists.,improve art skills,sketching,subjects,technique,ten minute warm up drawing For an Artist, having your hand warmed up and in sync with your brain greatly improves the odds of your next drawing being good if not awesome. It made me feel confident and prepared for whatever wacky assignment Mrs. For an Artist, having your hand warmed up and in sync with your brain greatly improves the odds of your next drawing being good if not awesome. It made me feel confident and prepared for whatever wacky assignment Mrs. Smith had cooked up for class that day. Raul yes 6:40 <iframe width="513" height="24" src="http://manvsart.com/?powerpress_embed=265-podcast&amp;powerpress_player=default" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe>