@Sonia-Merkel I've been listening to Hidden Brain a lot lately. I thought it would be boring and hadn't wanted to try it, but then a friend said she learned stuff all the time from it, so I gave it a try. TBH I do turn some episodes off, but I have in fact also learned some incredibly useful stuff from the interesting ones, so I keep going back to it.
What do you listen to / watch while drawing?
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I was used to listen to music but i realized, that my brain is way to occupied with watching videos or listening to podcasts.
And since our eyes and brain is flooded with to much stuff over the day, i am working on establishing a quite working atmosphere to let my brain think and work better.
I also tend to turn of everything or forget to turn the music on anyway. not intentionally. I guess i just seek silence so much now i don't even recognize it anymore.
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@Sonia-Merkel I just started reading Hero of Ages how funny! I listen to movie soundtracks (mostly Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard, Thomas Newman, etc..) My favorite is the ‘Kung Fu Panda’ soundtrack it’s just really pretty to listen too
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@MiaNova Hero of Ages is my favorite mistborn book! Love that there are other Brandon Sanderson fans here
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I was listening to garth nix's Old kingdom series but i finished that and and I haven't decided what to listen to next so just been listening to the news and music. (If anyone needs new music to listen to, find me on spotify; I have a ton of public playlists in many genres)
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@Sonia-Merkel I can't have anything on during the concept and designing phase, but then once I'm on to cleaning up sketches and coloring I listen to stuff a lot. 3PP is my favorite podcast to listen to, but I also like Creative Pep Talk and the SCBWI podcast (you don't have to be a member to listen). Sometimes I listen to YA and MG books. Brandon Sanderson's Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians is so funny! I've also really enjoyed the Lockwood and Co books recently. Very creepy and suspenseful. But sometimes fiction books are too much for me to handle when I'm painting, and they distract me. Non fiction audio books can sometimes be better.
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Honestly,
I listen to artists on Youtube, 3 Point Perspective, Peter Han, Karl Kopinski, Proko, Trent Kaniuga.Thats my "play list". I even listen to these guys in the car and whole working out lol!
Mike
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@Sonia-Merkel The Illustration Department podcast when I want something quieter than 3PP . Studiomate Steve when I need my dose of British accent. Design and Shine podcast is good too.
I used to play Merlin on Netflix and let it run while I paint.
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@Sonia-Merkel I've been listening to Hidden Brain a lot lately. I thought it would be boring and hadn't wanted to try it, but then a friend said she learned stuff all the time from it, so I gave it a try. TBH I do turn some episodes off, but I have in fact also learned some incredibly useful stuff from the interesting ones, so I keep going back to it.
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I've also been listening a lot to The Illustration Department podcast. Also IlloChat. And I've been listening to chatty YouTube videos, especially Bookends Literary as I'm preparing to submit to agents.
Lately, though, I've switched back to listening to audiobooks. Two I've really enjoyed lately are The Wishing Tree and Catherine, Called Birdy -- listening to more middle grade novels to get a feel for the way they're written.
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Creative Pep Talk by Andy J Pizza
Thoughts on Illustration by Tom Froese
And this next one is new, but has great imagery ideas: Super Great Kid's Stories by Wardour Studios