Victoria's class 'Introduction to Visual Development with Victoria Ying' on Schoolism. https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=46Victoria Ying is a visual development artist and illustrator who has worked on such films as Tangled, Moana, Big Hero 6,...

Art has its fundamentals, every sub-discipline of art has its own fundamentals, and so does every sub-discipline of those sub-disciplines. In Part 1 of this mini-series, Disney visual development artist, Victoria Ying, talks to Bobby about the design...

It often seems like our art heroes are infalliable, masterpiece-making machines while our own artistic mojo peaks and slumps because we're mere mortals. In Part 4 of this mini series, our film industry insider, Karla Ortiz, talks about a period of...

If you've ever wondered if you're too old for art (spoiler: you're not), meet Fabien Mense. While most of our artist friends have known they wanted to be artists since they were little, it took prodding from his parents, a Ghibli-loving girlfriend, and...

Our film industry insider, Karla Ortiz, is also well-known for her illustration work. Although illustration is similar to live action in many respects, it has its own quirks and nuances that are very important for a good illustrator to understand. In...

LightBox Expo has been like a magical beast of art and amazement that steadily grows every day! A lot has happened in the almost 3 months since it was announced, so this seems like the perfect time for Bobby to announce an exciting new development and...

Catch Bobby Chiu on the first ChiuStream of the year where he will talk to Jonathan Hardesty about his class on Schoolism -- "Understanding Textures with Jonathan Hardesty". Four new lessons have been added to help you understand SKIN textures -- light...

From gaming to live action, there are unique nuances to every school of concept art. Our film industry insider, Karla Ortiz, used to work in gaming. In Part 2 of this mini series, she talks to Bobby about what makes live action different from gaming...

Starting with oil paints at age 8, Bryan Mark Taylor was practically destined to be a painter. World traveler too? Sure, why not? But inventor and entrepreneur? That's where things get interesting! A decorated plein air painter, Bryan loves painting...

In Part 7 of this mini-series, veteran entertainment industry artist, Nathan Fowkes, gets to the core of building a portfolio that will get you hired. He explains to Bobby how one amazing image doesn't make an good portfolio, what studios are looking...