Hey howdy hey everyone! On today’s episode we interview Storyboard Artist and Animator Kalen Whitfield! Kalen’s approching his 4th year here in the industry and is eager to share his experiences with us. We talked in depth about how to balance working in the industry while also maintaining your creative voice, being an animator in the indie scene, having artwork on the more mature side, and making it in the industry wile your art is heavily anime influenced.
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Kalen’s Portfolio: http://jazlyte.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/jazlyte
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm43fjH_iDOmnl2n5MP1tqg
Links Links Links!
NEWGROUNDS.COM: https://www.newgrounds.com
Storyboard Pro: https://www.toonboom.com/products/storyboardpro
SketchUp: https://www.sketchup.com/products/sketchup-pro/new-in-2018?ds_rl=1257435
Artist influences mentioned:
Takeshi Koi Kei: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=888Dq-AOqjc
Robert Valley: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97nSokL9BQs
******* One of the artistic influences mentioned by our guest will not be listed , because the hosts of Black N Animated do not agree with the things this artist has done. We recognize that someone can be influenced by an artist work and not the artist themselves, but we do not wish to offend by giving this person any more of a platform by sharing their work along with the other two artists. ********