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I met Chelsea at Animation Y'all in Tennessee earlier this year, but I had already been admiring her work online for a while. I’ve always been impressed by her illustration and character design, but I was blown away when I saw her felt characters in person, the cute factor is off the charts. I saw her again at LightBox Expo, and once again, her felt characters stole the show. Even though her sculpted pieces draw people in, her illustration work is just as amazing. Her drawings are full of life, each one feels like a snapshot from a larger story...

It's been ten years! Can you believe it? I thought I would post a quick post about the journey. As I was digging through the archive of photos, designs, bits of this or that, I thought I would share some insights into our branding journey. It took me a minute to come up with the name, nothing exciting about it. The dot-com and social media handles were available. The main logic behind the name was that I wanted it to easily represent what it was and be searchable. Logos are always my favorite part. Here's the rough early ideas; I...

If you've met Yedi, it's not hard to figure out why he knows everyone in the whole world. He's not shy and is besties with everyone he meets. I meet him first at Lightbox Expo and was blown away at his sketchbook. I feel like he takes a character and then exaggerates it way beyond the bounds that a normal person would take it... and then he doubles the exaggeration again.   What role did art play in your childhood? Art was everything when I was a kiddo it was the thing I was good at. My mom was an artist...

Jeremy Vinar is one of those artists that when I see what he puts in a Sketch Wallet I let out a gasp. Always amazing. His finished work is so clean and his colors are always beautifully crafted. He's got a Kickstarter currently running but it will be ending soon so don't wait! (Link is at the bottom) Keep reading to get to know Jeremy better. I assume like most artists you’ve always liked to draw, how did art play into your childhood?Yes, as long as I can remember I've drawn. I can vividly remember my love of art and...

Introducing the unbelievably talented Dave Pryor! I've gotten to know Dave over the last two years and consider him a good friend. I'm always amazed at his creativity and drive to create great work. I especially admire his community-building skills, he always brings artists together, and you can tell he truly loves his craft. Keep reading to get to know Dave better! How did art play into your childhood? I, like many kids, drew a lot. I would draw from influences like Sesame Street, Batman, Ultraman, and Star Wars. My mother would always bring a pad of paper and a...

Introducing the one and only DaCosta Bayley! Dacosta and I have been internet friends for some time and I've always admired his drawing challenge March of Robots. For one, is there a better use of the month of March? Plus Robots?! Who doesn't love that. I will warn my American readers that DaCosta, without provocation, decided to change my spelling of the word favorite to favourite. I'm gonna let it slide this time brother. I'm only glad that I didn't include the word color in my interview, it may have been mangled into colour.  Anyway, if you're not much of a blog reader,...