What Holds Back Beginner Artists - Asking Pros

This year I decided to do something useful at Comic-Con. With so many pros crammed in one room, it was the perfect opportunity to do rapid fire interviews. Subscribe to Proko: http://bit.ly/SubProko

Thumbnail Art by Eliza Ivanova

Related Links:

Comic-Con Part 2: https://youtu.be/mVV1ihmSQ3A
Comic-Con Part 3: https://youtu.be/HjUv0Zv0T8o
Comic-Con Part 4: https://youtu.be/spAbVkwuw1k

In the first of this series, I ask them what held them back when they were starting out. I’m sure everyone can relate and learn from them. Thank you to all the artists that participated:

Ross Draws: https://www.youtube.com/rossdraws
Patrick Ballesteros: http://patrickballesteros.com
Marshall Vandruff: http://www.marshallart.com
Peter Han: https://www.instagram.com/peterhanstyle
Victor Olazaba: https://www.instagram.com/olazaba.inkworks
Ron Lemen: http://lemenaid.com
Stephen Silver: https://www.silvertoons.com
Chrissie Zullo: https://www.instagram.com/chrissiezullo
Sanford Greene: https://www.instagram.com/sanfordgreene
Howard Shum: https://twitter.com/howardshum
Marcelo Matere: https://www.instagram.com/marcelomatere
Eliza Ivanova: https://www.instagram.com/eleeza
Hai-Na-Nu Saulque: https://nooligan.com
Bobby Chiu: https://www.youtube.com/bobbychiu
Mike Hayes: https://www.instagram.com/michael_c_hayes:
Caleb Cleveland: https://twitter.com/calebisdrawing
James Douglas: https://www.youtube.com/moderndayjames

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CREDITS:

Interviewer | Producer - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com),
Production Assistance - Sean Ramsey (http://www.peoplewhodrawstuff.com),
Editing - Sean Ramsey, Stan Prokopenko

Artists Interviewed - Ross Tran (http://www.youtube.com/rossdraws), Patrick Ballesteros (http://patrickballesteros.com/), Marshall Vandruff (http://www.marshallart.com/), Peter Han (https://www.instagram.com/peterhanstyle), Victor Olazaba (https://www.instagram.com/olazaba.inkworks), Ron Lemen (http://lemenaid.com/), Stephen Silver (https://www.silvertoons.com/), Chrissie Zullo (https://www.instagram.com/chrissiezullo), Sanford Greene (https://www.instagram.com/sanfordgreene), Howard Shum (https://twitter.com/howardshum), Marcelo Matere (https://www.instagram.com/marcelomatere), Eliza Ivanova (https://www.instagram.com/eleeza), Hai-Na-Nu Saulque (https://nooligan.com/), Bobby Chiu (www.youtube.com/bobbychiu), Mike Hayes (https://www.instagram.com/michael_c_hayes), Caleb Cleveland (https://twitter.com/calebisdrawing), James Douglas (http://www.youtube.com/moderndayjames)

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Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra
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