Jake Parker
Illustrator/Cartoonist
About the instructor
For the last 19 years Jake has worked on everything from animated films to comics to picture books. For several years he worked for Reel FX and Blue Sky Studios on such projects as Horton Hears a Who, Rio, and Epic. He is the creator of the popular Inktober drawing challenge. Jake currently works as an illustrator and cartoonist on children's books and comics. He works out of his home studio in Utah.
Creative Block: We've all been there. Maybe you're under a tight deadline, or you've just received an important art assignment, or you've finally got free time to create something, but the muse isn't there. You just can't come up with any ideas! This month SVS tackles a problem that plagues every artist.
Professional artists Jake Parker, Will Terry, and Lee White discuss what causes creative block, and give their advice on how to combat it, and ultimately prevent it from happening in the future.
In this class you will learn:
- The 5 internal sources of creative block
- The 3 external sources of creative block
- The solutions for dealing with these sources
Included:
PDF of Jake's instructor notes