Our guest this week is the talented concept artist, James Zapata.  James is a self-taught illustrator and concept artist, who has produced projects for Applibot and Wizards of the Coast.

Every artist has their own path and struggles, and James discusses his personal choices and decisions that helped guide him along his career path.  James is a great example of how to push through and learn from both sides of the creative spectrum.  We also discuss his future goals and endeavors a bit, as there are many more triumphs ahead for James.

Thank you James for coming on and sharing your time and thoughts with us.

James's Work - http://www.jameszapata.com

James's CGHUB - http://jamesface.cghub.com

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SHOW NOTES:

Frank Frazetta: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Frazetta

Syd Mead: http://www.sydmead.com/

Art Center College of Design: http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/index.jsp

Moon & Crow: http://www.jameszapata.com/2013/09/moon-and-crow.html

Magic: The Gathering: http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Summoner/

The Pixar Story: http://amzn.to/1kBjF0B

Kim Jung Gi: http://kimjunggi.net/

Katsuya Terada books: http://amzn.to/1kBnyTr