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Artist of the Day: Sam Alden Artist of the Day: Sam Alden
Artist of the Day: Sam Alden
Sam Alden

Location:
Los Angeles, CA
Primary media:
Pencil
Education:
Whitman College [BA, Printmaking, 2012]
Major projects:
It Never Happened Again comics [author/illustrator, Uncivilized Books, 2014]
New Construction comics [author/illustrator, Uncivilized Books, 2015]
Adventure Time [storyboard artist, Cartoon Network]
What is the most valuable piece of artistic advice you have ever received, and from who?
“Dash Shaw once told me to abandon a massive graphic novel I’d been working on for five years, and I did, and it changed my life. You improve so much faster with lots of little short works than one all-consuming project.”
More:
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Chris McDonnell

Chris McDonnell’s recent animation productions include segments for Tour de Pharmacy (HBO), Lady Dynamite (Netflix), Comedy Bang Bang (IFC), Kroll Show (Comedy Central), Mike Tyson Mysteries (Adult Swim). Chris’s books include Steven Universe: Art & Origins and Adventure Time: The Art of Ooo, Sasquatch’s Big Hairy Drawing Book, and Unfiltered: The Complete Ralph Bakshi. He works from his studio McD Workshop and teaches animation at The University of the Arts and Moore College of Art & Design in Philadelphia.

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