Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIRANDA HARMON! Miranda is a comic artist, background designer, painter, and storyboard artist whose work can be seen on Tuca and Bertie, Among Us, and the Fungies. She also illustrated the Mayor Good Boy books!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MIRANDA about HER ENTRYWAY INTO COMICS, BEING A CARTOON NETWORK STORYBOARD TRAINEE, DRAGONBALL Z, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? â–º https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! â–ºhttps://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social â–ºhttps://twitter.com/crtvblock â–º https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block â–º https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Follow the hosts!VEE! â–º https://x.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat â–º https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! â–º https://linktr.ee/lordspew â–º https://x.com/lordspew â–º https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!MIRANDA! â–º https://linktr.ee/mirandaharmon â–º https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2200651/miranda-harmon/ â–º https://www.mirandaharmon.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Editing by Clemence Briat â–º https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran â–º https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG â–º https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong â–º https://twitter.com/everydaylouieâ– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– 0:00 Intro11:11 Working alone or with others42:30 Boards vs backgrounds43:03 Questions1:20:09 Creative block1:25:07 Outro
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EPISODE 220: MIRANDA HARMON
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MIRANDA HARMON! Miranda is a comic artist, background designer, painter, and storyboard artist whose work can be seen on Tuca and Bertie, Among Us, and the Fungies. She also illustrated the Mayor Good Boy books!In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MIRANDA about HER ENTRYWAY INTO COMICS, BEING A CARTOON NETWORK STORYBOARD TRAINEE, DRAGONBALL Z, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? â–º https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! â–ºhttps://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social â–ºhttps://twitter.com/crtvblock â–º https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block â–º https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Follow the hosts!VEE! â–º https://x.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat â–º https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! â–º https://linktr.ee/lordspew â–º https://x.com/lordspew â–º https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!MIRANDA! â–º https://linktr.ee/mirandaharmon â–º https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/2200651/miranda-harmon/ â–º https://www.mirandaharmon.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Editing by Clemence Briat â–º https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran â–º https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG â–º https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong â–º https://twitter.com/everydaylouieâ– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– 0:00 Intro11:11 Working alone or with others42:30 Boards vs backgrounds43:03 Questions1:20:09 Creative block1:25:07 Outro
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EPISODE 219: BREE PAULSEN
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is BREE PAULSEN! Bree is a writer, illustrator, and comic artist who can be seen in her graphic novels Garlic & the Vampire, Garlic and the Witch, and recently released the Firelight Apprentice! She is currently working on a young adult adaptation of Dracula from the perspective of Mina Harker. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to BREE about CREATING THE PITCH FOR GARLIC, THE AGONY OF REVIEWS, THE CLASHING OF HER TWO AESTHETICS, so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? â–º https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! â–ºhttps://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social â–ºhttps://twitter.com/crtvblock â–º https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block â–º https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Follow the hosts!VEE! â–º https://x.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat â–º https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! â–º https://linktr.ee/lordspew â–º https://x.com/lordspew â–º https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!BREE! â–º https://www.vampiresnwhimsy.com/ â–º https://breebird33.tumblr.com/ â–º https://www.instagram.com/breebird33/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Editing by Clemence Briat â–º https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran â–º https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG â–º https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong â–º https://twitter.com/everydaylouieâ– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– 0:00 Intro17:36 Reviews26:30 Getting representation34:57 Ideas and OCs56:18 Publicist1:10:45 Creative block1:15:32 Outro
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EPISODE 218: PAUL SCARLATA
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is PAUL SCARLATA! Paul was a storyboard artist, writer, and director whose work can be seen on Big Mouth and the new show Mating Season. On the side, he's been creating an animated horror film, the Van Helsing Society.In this episode, VEE talks to PAUL about HIS JOURNEY TO BECOME A DIRECTOR, SWEAT EQUITY, BEHIND THE SCENES OF CREATING VAN HELSING SOCIETY, so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? â–º https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! â–ºhttps://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social â–ºhttps://twitter.com/crtvblock â–º https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block â–º https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Follow the hosts!VEE! â–º https://x.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat â–º https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! â–º https://linktr.ee/lordspew â–º https://x.com/lordspew â–º https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!PAUL! â–º https://linktr.ee/paulscarlata â–º https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/paulscarlata/the-van-helsing-society-movie â–º https://thevanhelsingsocietymovie.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Editing by Clemence Briat â–º https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran â–º https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG â–º https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong â–º https://twitter.com/everydaylouieâ– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– 1:40 Starting as a revisionist on Regular Show9:12 Journey to Becoming a director13:06 Pitching Original Ideas23:53 Sweat Equity35:26 Creating Van Helsing Society40:58 two takeaways from making this project42:14 Making a Feature Over Series46:39 Goals For Kickstarter1:00:17 Inspirations for Van Helsing Society1:23:25 2 Types of Creative Block
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EPISODE 217: COUCH KIDS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guests are the COUCH KIDS, Ari Castleton, Colton Davis, and Andrew Brooks! Couch Kids is a comedy podcast that talks about anything and everything nerdy. The hosts all work in animation and share their whacky opinions on things all while having a good laugh all around.In this episode, SEAN and VEE talk to the COUCH KIDS about STARTING THE SHOW AS A WAY TO HANG OUT, WHAT TO DO WHEN THE BIT IS OVER, TAKING TURNS TAKING THE HIT, so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? â–º https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! â–ºhttps://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social â–ºhttps://twitter.com/crtvblock â–º https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block â–º https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Follow the hosts!VEE! â–º https://x.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat â–º https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat â–º https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! â–º https://linktr.ee/lordspew â–º https://x.com/lordspew â–º https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ â–º https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!COUCH KIDS! â–º https://linktr.ee/couchkidspodcast â–º https://www.instagram.com/andrewbrooks93/ â–º https://www.aricastleton.com/ â–º https://www.instagram.com/coltdee/â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– Editing by Clemence Briat â–º https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran â–º https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG â–º https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong â–º https://twitter.com/everydaylouieâ– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– â– 0:00 Intro1:49 Couch Kids Intro3:45 Warmin' up to 'Cast10:15 Making the podcast14:28 "People Say our bits are MAGIC"18:01 "It's real when you're doing it right"20:57 What to do when the bit is over :(25:04 Ari gets shut down (as a bit)27:16 Taking turns taking the hit (for the bit)28:40 Origins of Couch-O33:08 Patreon42:31 Strategy54:26 Questions
Hosts Violaine "Vee" Briat and Sean "LordSpew" Glaze doodle and chat with artists about their creative journey, lives, and how they break through their "creative block".
Violaine Briat - https://twitter.com/violainebriat
Sean Glaze - https://twitter.com/lordspew