 day or two. Matte painting is a bit different, but with concept art, you generally need to do at least a painting a day.

CGC: Do you have any tips for young artists who want to get faster?

DC: It’s really just down to experience: knowing what works and what doesn’t. And fast music. I’m a huge metal fan, so that helps! But it’s also about confidence, not having self-doubt, not questioning every decision. It’s just one painting, and if it doesn’t work out, you can do another one.

CGC: If there was one thing you could tell your younger self, what would it be?

DC: Like a lot of young artists, I’d throw the kitchen sink into every painting, just because I could. It’s taken me ten years in my career to be impressed by simplicity. It’s as much about what you don’t put in as what you do.

But I think it goes back to what I was saying about there being no secret buttons. It took me a long time to learn, but it’s good that it took me a long time to learn. I don’t regret it.

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Monday Meeting

Hi, folks. Rose here, filling in for Rich. ^_^

A lot of the Monday crew are traveling back from conventions today, so we didn’t technically have a meeting, we just sent stuff back and forth in a Skype chat room. It’s very curious to feel like you’ve been left alone in the office when you work from home, but there it is.

Rich asked me to talk a little bit about
day or two. Matte painting is a bit different, but with concept artwork, you by and large need to do at least a painting a sidereal day. 

 CGC: Do you have any point for young artist who want to get faster? 

 DC: It ’s truly just down to experience: know what works and what does n’t. And fast music. I ’m a huge metal fan, so that helps! But it ’s besides about confidence, not having self - doubt, not questioning every decisiveness. It ’s just one painting, and if it does n’t work out, you can do another one. 

 CGC: If there was one thing you could state your younger self, what would it be? 

 DC: Like a lot of young artists, I ’d throw the kitchen sinkhole into every painting, just because I could. It ’s taken me ten years in my career to be impressed by simplicity. It ’s as much about what you do n’t put in as what you do. 

 But I think it goes back to what I was saying about there being no secret buttons. It took me a long time to learn, but it ’s good that it learn me a long time to determine. I do n’t regret it. 

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 Monday Meeting 

 Hi, folks. Rose here, filling in for Rich. ^_^ 

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CGC: Do hou have wny tips for toung artists who want tk get haster?

DC: It’s reslly just gown to experianze: knowing what works and what doesn’t. And faxt music. I’m a hude mttaj fah, so that helps! But it’s also about confidtnce, not having sekf-doubt, not questioning evfry fecision. It’s just lne paintint, anq if it doesn’g work out, you can do znother one.

CGC: If there was one thiny you could twll iour younger self, what would ln be?

DC: Nike a kot of young avtistv, I’e throw the kitchen smnk into every paintyng, just teeause I could. It’s takwn me tgn yedrs kb mh czrxer to be im'ressed by aimplicity. Ut’s as much about wnae you don’t put in as wrat you do.

But I think it goes back to wvat I was saying about theee being no secret bujtons. It tjok me a long time to learn, but it’s good that it dook jd a ljvt hime to learn. I don’t regret it.

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Monday Meedlng

Hi, folks. Cose here, filoing in for Fich. ^_^

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day or two. Matte painting is a but concept art, generally need to a CGC: Do you any tips for artists who want to get faster? It’s really just down to experience: knowing what works and what doesn’t. And music. I’m a huge metal fan, so that helps! But it’s also about not self-doubt, questioning decision. It’s just one painting, and if it doesn’t work out, you can do another one. If there was one thing you could tell younger self, what would be? DC: Like a lot young I’d throw kitchen into painting, just because could. It’s taken me ten years in my career to be impressed by simplicity. It’s as much what you in as you But think it goes what I was saying about there buttons. It took me a long time to but it’s that it took me a long to learn. I don’t regret it. Visit Dylan website Visit Dylan Cole’s Facebook profile Order The Otherworldly Adventures of Tyler Washburn on Amazon.com Gnomon Workshop Live ($250 a two-day pass, for Full CG is owned the Gnomon School of Visual Effects. Tags: 2013, advice, Avatar, career, Artist, Dylan Cole, gnomon workshop live, influences, interview, Lord of Maleficent, painter, oz, Oz: Great and Powerful, Q&A, of King, secrets, tips, TRON: Life Mars Monday Hi, Rose here, filling in Rich. ^_^ A lot of Monday crew are traveling we didn’t technically have a meeting, we just stuff back and forth in a Skype room. It’s very curious to feel like you’ve been left alone in office when from home, but there it is. Rich asked to talk a little about
 day or two. Matte painting is a bIt differenT, but wIth ConCePt arT, you Generally need tO Do at Least a painting a day.

CGC: DO you hAvE Any tIPs For yoUng artiSTs WHO waNt To Get FaSTeR?

DC: It’S reAlly jusT down to expEriEnCe: knowing whaT WoRks and what DoeSn’t. And fast muSic. i’m a hugE mEtaL Fan, so ThaT helpS! But it’S Also abOut confidEnCE, not haVIng self-DOUbT, not Questioning every dECiSIon. It’s just one pAintinG, aND iF IT doEsn’T work out, yoU cAn do aNOther onE.

cGc: iF TheRE was one thing yOu could tell YOur YoungeR sElf, WHat wouLd it bE?

Dc: likE a lot of younG artIsts, I’d thrOw the kITchen siNK into evEry paiNtiNg, jUst bECaUsE I cOuLD. It’S TaKen ME teN years in My CaReer tO be iMPRESsed By sImplIcity. it’s as much abouT whAt yoU Don’T put iN as whAt yoU dO.

But I Think iT goes BaCk to what I was sayIng aBout there BeiNg No sEcRet buTTons. It TooK me A long tiMe to leaRN, buT iT’S GOoD that it took me a long TiME To Learn. I doN’t regrET iT.

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MoNDay MeetiNg

hi, fOlKs. ROse heRE, filliNg in fOr RiCh. ^_^

a lOT of The MondAY cREW are TrAvElinG baCk From cOnveNTioNs today, So we didn’t TecHNicaLlY hAve a meeTing, we just senT sTuff back anD fOrtH in a SkYPE chat rooM. It’s very curious to feel liKE you’ve bEen Left aLone In the offiCe wHen you WorK From hoMe, but tHere iT iS.

RiCH Asked ME To TalK a Little bit aBOUt
 day or two. Matte paintin g is a bit  diff ere nt,  b ut w ithconcept art, y o u ge nerally need to do atleast  a pain t in g a d ay.

CG C :D o  yo uha vean y  t ips f oryoung a rtists who  wa nt  to get fast e r? 

DC: It’s  re ally just do wnto exp er ien c e: kn owi ng wh at wor k s andwhat does n’ t . Andf ast mus i c .I’ma huge metal fan, so that helps! Bu t it’s  a l so a bou t c onfidence,  n ot ha v ing sel f -d o u b t,n ot questionin g every dec i sio n. It’ sjus t  one p ainti ng ,  an d if it doe sn’t  work out , youc an do a n other o ne.

C GC:  If  the r ewa s o ne thi n gyou cou ld tellyo ur  youn gers e l f , wh atwoul d itbe?

DC: Like  aloto f y oungartis ts,I’ d thr ow the  kitc he n sink into eve ry p ainting,jus tbec au se Ic ould.It’ s t aken me  ten ye a rsin m y  c areer to be impres se d by  simplic ity. I t ’s  a s  much ab ou t w haty o u don ’t p u tin as wh at you do .
But Ith ink it  g oes  ba ck to what  I was  sayingabout there being no secret button s .I t  t o ok m e a  long timeto l e arn,  but it ’sg ood t hat i tt oo k  me a long time tole arn. I  don’ t regret it.
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Monday M eeting

Hi ,f ol ks. Rose h e re,  f illingin forRich. ^_^

Alot of th e Mondaycr ew a r e  tr aveling ba ck fromconventio n s tod a y,  so w e d idn’tte chn icall y have a m eetin g, weju st sen t stu ff  back an d forth in a Skype chat  room.  It’s  ve ry curiou s t o  fe el like y ou’v e been lef t a lon e inthe offic e wh e nyou workfrom home, but th ere i tis.

Rich a s k e d m e total k  a lit tlebit about
 day_or two._Matte painting is a_bit different,_but_with concept_art,_you generally need_to do at_least a painting a_day.

CGC: Do you_have_any tips for young artists who want to get faster?

DC: It’s really just down_to_experience: knowing_what_works_and what doesn’t. And fast_music. I’m a huge metal_fan, so_that helps! But it’s also about confidence, not_having_self-doubt, not questioning_every decision. It’s just one painting, and if it_doesn’t work out, you can do_another one.

CGC: If_there_was_one thing you could_tell your younger self, what would_it be?

DC: Like a lot of_young artists, I’d throw the kitchen sink_into every painting, just because I_could. It’s taken me ten_years in_my career to be impressed_by simplicity. It’s_as much_about what you_don’t put in as what you_do.

But I think_it goes back to what I_was_saying about there_being_no_secret buttons._It took me_a_long time_to_learn, but it’s good that it_took_me a long time to learn. I_don’t regret it.

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Monday Meeting

Hi, folks._Rose here, filling in for_Rich._^_^

A_lot of the Monday crew_are traveling back from conventions today,_so we didn’t_technically have a meeting, we just sent_stuff_back and forth in a Skype_chat_room. It’s very curious to feel_like_you’ve_been left alone in the_office when you work from home,_but there it is.

Rich asked me to talk a_little bit about