The internet really does enable a lot of content. Editors being social media feeds...
I wish there were a magazine abour encouraging and building mastery in creativity and art. It's exhausting pruning the internet for things that don't encourage consumerism!
I'd love to find a magazine like that too. The ones I can think of are It's Nice That, CreativeBloq, and The Marginalian. Which don't quite hit my niche, but they all have interesting stuff sometimes. Animation Obsessive is also great, but very niched.
Those are great recommendations; I liked Animation Obsessive the most of that list :) CreativeBloq makes me feel more like a consumer than a creative. Thanks!
I can't help you with a magazine but here are a couple of relevant things on YouTube, I happen to enjoy:
There is a YouTuber named "matttt" who has been doing some very enthusiastic and gripping videos about comic book artists, for the past year or so. I really recommend it.
I'm biased but Alan Moore has some very interesting insights and perspectives on art and creativity. He approaches art as a form of genuine magic. A good introduction is the film "The Mindscape of Alan Moore" which is free on YouTube.
Finally, there's a video called "The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film". You may have already heard about this couple, but if you haven't, it's super interesting. On a side note, I really recommend their animation "Tale of Tales" (on YouTube) which they did before getting swallowed by this project.
I don't know what you're after, but those would be a few of my random recommendations :)
Thanks for all these recommendations Hasse! I watched a couple of mattt's videos already and can affirm that they are great yes. Added the Alan Moore one to my watch-list. :- )
Wow, the release date is just around the corner -- and for Switch as well! It looks great :) Very lively trailer.
I really liked reading your thoughts on the newspaper strip. 17,897 is a crazy number. No wonder Peanuts is such a deep part of American culture; these characters have been doing their thing in the daily paper, decade by decade.
Schulz and you are similar enough to the point where I can see how he may inspire you. Like him, you are always moving forward with your creative productions and your style also often has a "real but cuddly" air to it.
And the whole thing about extra material is also something I've thought about. Think about a YouTube channel with a regular schedule of videos, which suddenly decides to post a silly or informal extra video that isn't part of the regular schedule. Even though the other videos take much more time and effort to put together, that one video is likely going to feel very significant to the loyal subscribers. The video was made with zero obligations and nothing but love. Subconsciously, it actually speaks very deeply to the intentions of that creator. Besides the general fun of it I think it can help establish some sense of trust with the audience -- a little like a cat exposing its belly, hehe.
I love thinking and writing about Peanuts. I can really relate to Schulz as well so it's nice that you also see the connection. I didn't like Peanuts much as a kid but recently it just clicked with me.
I don't think you're overthinking it! It feels very special and genuine when a creator steps out of their formula.
The internet really does enable a lot of content. Editors being social media feeds...
I wish there were a magazine abour encouraging and building mastery in creativity and art. It's exhausting pruning the internet for things that don't encourage consumerism!
I'd love to find a magazine like that too. The ones I can think of are It's Nice That, CreativeBloq, and The Marginalian. Which don't quite hit my niche, but they all have interesting stuff sometimes. Animation Obsessive is also great, but very niched.
Those are great recommendations; I liked Animation Obsessive the most of that list :) CreativeBloq makes me feel more like a consumer than a creative. Thanks!
I can't help you with a magazine but here are a couple of relevant things on YouTube, I happen to enjoy:
There is a YouTuber named "matttt" who has been doing some very enthusiastic and gripping videos about comic book artists, for the past year or so. I really recommend it.
I'm biased but Alan Moore has some very interesting insights and perspectives on art and creativity. He approaches art as a form of genuine magic. A good introduction is the film "The Mindscape of Alan Moore" which is free on YouTube.
Finally, there's a video called "The Animators Who've Spent 40 Years on a Single Film". You may have already heard about this couple, but if you haven't, it's super interesting. On a side note, I really recommend their animation "Tale of Tales" (on YouTube) which they did before getting swallowed by this project.
I don't know what you're after, but those would be a few of my random recommendations :)
Thanks for all these recommendations Hasse! I watched a couple of mattt's videos already and can affirm that they are great yes. Added the Alan Moore one to my watch-list. :- )
Lovely, I've written them down. Thanks! It's like a mini Hasse magazine :)
Wow, the release date is just around the corner -- and for Switch as well! It looks great :) Very lively trailer.
I really liked reading your thoughts on the newspaper strip. 17,897 is a crazy number. No wonder Peanuts is such a deep part of American culture; these characters have been doing their thing in the daily paper, decade by decade.
Schulz and you are similar enough to the point where I can see how he may inspire you. Like him, you are always moving forward with your creative productions and your style also often has a "real but cuddly" air to it.
And the whole thing about extra material is also something I've thought about. Think about a YouTube channel with a regular schedule of videos, which suddenly decides to post a silly or informal extra video that isn't part of the regular schedule. Even though the other videos take much more time and effort to put together, that one video is likely going to feel very significant to the loyal subscribers. The video was made with zero obligations and nothing but love. Subconsciously, it actually speaks very deeply to the intentions of that creator. Besides the general fun of it I think it can help establish some sense of trust with the audience -- a little like a cat exposing its belly, hehe.
That may just be me overthinking it of course.
I love thinking and writing about Peanuts. I can really relate to Schulz as well so it's nice that you also see the connection. I didn't like Peanuts much as a kid but recently it just clicked with me.
I don't think you're overthinking it! It feels very special and genuine when a creator steps out of their formula.