Today for Justin's mentorship, we are bringing on professional artist Sean Andrew Murray to review Justin's progress. Justin Donaldson is a freelance fantasy and science fiction illustrator by day and also by night. Sleep, what sleep? No seriously, he has two kids under 3 so sleep is a dream... Good sleep, doubly so. He does a lot of work in book covers and world building for independent authors, and in his time off he builds the world of “the Unforgotten Forest”, a fantasy about what it means to grow up find yourself.

In this episode our hosts Sam Flegal and Pete Mohrbacher check in with their mentee Annabelle Lewis to see how she is progressing with her work. They discuss how to design a good pin and how to improve ink paintings.

In this episode our hosts Sam Flegal and Pete Mohrbacher checks in with their art mentee Justin Donaldson to see how he has been doing since last. They discuss convention tips for artists and more!

Annabelle is best known for weaving monochromatic palettes with gold leaf to illustrate a smorgasbord of interests: nature, history, mythology, and the occult. Each piece has a story to tell and is meant to pull the viewer into a mysterious world full of macabre creatures and beautiful - but fearsome - goddesses. She is based in Austin, TX, where you're most likely to find her chasing after snakes and lizards or foraging for interesting bones.

In this episode professional artists Sam Flegal and Pete Mohrbacher are checking in with their artist mentee Justin Donaldson to see how he has been doing with his homework and progress. 

Annabelle is best known for weaving monochromatic palettes with gold leaf to illustrate a smorgasbord of interests: nature, history, mythology, and the occult. Each piece has a story to tell and is meant to pull the viewer into a mysterious world full of macabre creatures and beautiful - but fearsome - goddesses. She is based in Austin, TX, where you're most likely to find her chasing after snakes and lizards or foraging for interesting bones.

Justin Donaldson is a freelance fantasy and science fiction illustrator by day and also by night. Sleep, what sleep? No seriously, he has two kids under 3 so sleep is a dream... Good sleep, doubly so. He does a lot of work in book covers and world building for independent authors, and in his time off he builds the world of “the Unforgotten Forest”, a fantasy about what it means to grow up find yourself.

In a past life, Jason Porath worked as an animator at DreamWorks Animation on productions such as Kung Fu Panda 2, The Croods and How to Train Your Dragon 2. He left in 2014 to start Rejected Princesses, a blog featuring the illustrated stories of history’s boldest unsung women - which has since become two volumes of books (so far!) put out by HarperCollins. He has short thumbs, soft hair, and a weird sense of humor. I think you’d like him. Website: http://rejectedprincesses.com

Devin is a digital illustrator and concept artist working mainly in Photoshop CC. Her focus is on fantasy creatures and world-building. She currently works full-time as a BG painter for Rough Draft Studios, and spends nights and weekends on her personal projects and independent business. Find her work here: http://www.devinellekurtz.com/

Happy New Year everyone! We have a big and exciting announcement to share with you. You're definitely going to want to catch this episode live! One Fantastic Week is a weekly web show where self-employed fantasy artists talk about whatever happened over the last 7 days.