Brett Bean

The Illustration Department Podcast

Giuseppe Castellano talks to comic book artist, character designer, and author, Brett Bean, about why Brett wishes he had his own book on drawing when he was starting out; why adjectives and verbs come before nouns with character design; what it means to keep your goals and dreams in your own hands; and more.

To learn more about Brett, visit brettbean.com.

Brett’s book, Draw!, can be found here.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Brian Ajhar, Nathan Fowkes, Sara Frazetta, Pascal Campion, Walt Stanchfield, Andrew Loomis, and George Bridgman

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