Episode #20 The Philosophy of Art w/ Paul Richards
/How do you find your calling and how can you stay passionate for your work? How do we enhance and deepen our creativity? How does teaching others play a role in our long term sense of satisfaction? And what are the deeper levels of teaching art that go beyond raw technical skill or constructive critique?
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Our guest this week is Paul Richards
Paul has worked in the gaming industry for many many years. With a variety of triple A titles under his belt like Darksiders, Halo and currently Fortnite, Paul has a wealth of information to offer. He also has a charismatic and engaging manner of teaching others to find their own way. The teaching material he has collected in various locations around the internet have become sacred text for those seeking knowledge about the philosophy and techniques of design.
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/paul.richards.921
Autodestruct.com - http://www.autodestruct.com/
Autodestruct Blog - https://autodestructdigital.blogspot.com/
ArtStation - https://www.artstation.com/autodestruct
Babelab - https://babelab.blogspot.com/
Twitter - https://twitter.com/PaulaRockhard
PLEASE NOTE: At one point in the conversation Paul refers to J.C. Leyendecker being the understudy of Norman Rockwell when it was in fact the other way round. Paul brought this mistake to our attention and wanted a correction to be noted.
Other points of interest from the conversation
Konstantin Stanislovsky - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski
Jim Woodring - https://www.jimwoodring.com/
John Cleese lecture - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb5oIIPO62g
SCP Foundation - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SCP_Foundation
Whang! - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3jdnIP2u5hCJpVZ-TuDrCg