Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Dan Dos Santos and Isaac Stewart, artists who have worked on Way of Kings, Warbreaker and more, join Brandon for a discussion on world building, Dan's process for creating art, and finish off with a Q&A from the audience.

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01:12 Introductions
01:13-9:33 How we build worlds
09:34-16:52 How art has influenced the Cosmere
16:53-19:00 Dan's Artistic Process
19:01-26:15 Curating Cosmere Art
26:16-29:48 Question 1
29:49-31:53 Question 2
31:54-33:14 Question 3
33:15-36:59 Question 4
34:00-39:19 Question 5
39:20-44:45 Question 6
44:46-46:50 Question 7