Brandon Dayton's video: Step 32: Ben Simonsen -- Discovering Your Voice

Ben Simonsen is a master illustrator and concept artist that I've had the privilege to collaborate with from the earliest phases of my career. Ben and I discuss our early days working together at the legendary 8fish as well and his discovery of illustration as a career. We also the benefits of playing with new tools, respecting the idiosyncrasies of the individual artist, the discipline of early study, when to copy and when to go to the source and finding your artistic flow. We also discuss the benefit of being in a collaborative environment, strategies for responding to burnout and Ben's current interest in cinematic realism. More of Ben's stuff: website: https://www.bensimonsen.com/ youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDp5rH5zLC4eqOOKKDNnd2g instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bensimonsen/