Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Marshall sits down with professional fantasy artist April Solomon. The two discuss how April fell in love with drawing dragons and werewolves, the power of traditional art materials and the techniques she’s learned over the years, art festivals, what her art schedule looks like, and more. If you’re interested in supporting April be sure to check out her patreon - patreon.com/aprilsolomonart
Special thanks to Great Courses for sponsoring this episode. Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/draftsmen get an entire month of unlimited access for FREE!
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Aprils Backstory
05:35 - April's Influences
11:55 - Primary Media
18:37 - Art Supplies
30:08 - The Good & Bad of Spending a lot of time on a Drawing
34:04 - Does creating art give you bliss?
35:18 - April's Digital Art
36:22 - April's Process
39:31 - April's Inspiration
44:30 - April's Daily Schedule
48:28 - Impostor syndrome
50:49 - Talk with Younger self
54:32 - April’s contact and pateron
Show Links (some contain affiliate links):
April is on patreon and instagram as Aprilsolomonart and twitter as Aprildragonlady
April's Dragon Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/dragon-paintings-and-drawings-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
April's Werewolf Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/werewolf-paintings-and-drawings-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
David Solomon - proko.com/draftsmen-media/waterfall-artwork-by-david-solomon-s2e32.jpg
Pageant of the Masters - foapom.com
The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta (v. 1) - amzn.to/39aRppq
John Singer Sargent Books - amzn.to/33eHj38
zoo books - amzn.to/35ZR0Ea
D&D Art and Arcana - amzn.to/2UWCS8z
American Werewolf of London - amzn.to/3pQGtTM
Graphite Negative Space Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/graphite-negative-space-art-technique-s2e32.jpg
Myers Briggs Scale Perceivers Judge - proko.com/draftsmen-media/myers-briggs-personality-types-chart-s2e32.jpg
Drew Struzan - proko.com/draftsmen-media/drew-struzan-famous-movie-posters-artwork-s2e32.jpg
Painting Marshall bought From April - proko.com/draftsmen-media/pink-lynx-commisoned-by-marshall-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
April’s Influences (Jeff Easley, James Gurney, Donato Giancola, Daniel Dos Santos, Scott Fischer, Gregory Manchess, Rebecca Guay, Boris Vallejo, Frank Frazetta, Norman, Rockwell, Howard Pyle, John Singer Sargent, James Jean, Terryl Whitlatch, Joe Weatherly, Drew Struzan, J.A.W. Cooper, Paul Bonner, John Howe, Sulamith Wülfing, Julie Bell) - youtu.be/G4rly3_86vM?t=2371
CTN Convention - ctn-live.com
Designer Con - designercon.com
Dragon April sold to Drew & Dylan Struzen - proko.com/draftsmen-media/red-dragon-art-commisoned-by-drew-struzan-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
Donato Giancola - proko.com/draftsmen-media/donato-giancola-throne-of-eldraine-kiss-art-s2e32.jpg
Aprils patreon page - patreon.com/aprilsolomonart
#dragons #artinterview #paintinganddrawing
FOLLOW PROKO:
Marshall's Art - marshallart.com
Email Newsletter- proko.com/subscribe
Instagram - instagram.com/stanprokopenko
Twitter - twitter.com/StanProkopenko
Facebook - facebook.com/prokotv
Tumblr - stanprokopenko.tumblr.com
Pinterest - pinterest.com/stanprokopenko
ABOUT DRAFTSMEN
Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw - proko.com Marshall Vandruff - http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at bit.ly/DraftsmenPod
CREDITS:
Guest - April Solomon (aprilsolomonart.com/)
Hosts - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (marshallart.com/)
Production Assistance - Alex Otis (instagram.com/alexotisillustration/), Charlie Nicholson (instagram.com/shloogorgh/)
Editing - Tyler Spaid, Alex Otis, Charlie Nicholson
Intro Animation - Cody Shank (codyshank.com/)
Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush (instagram.com/tommyrush/)
Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra
Marshall sits down with professional fantasy artist April Solomon. The two discuss how April fell in love with drawing dragons and werewolves, the power of traditional art materials and the techniques she’s learned over the years, art festivals, what her art schedule looks like, and more. If you’re interested in supporting April be sure to check out her patreon - patreon.com/aprilsolomonart
Special thanks to Great Courses for sponsoring this episode. Visit thegreatcoursesplus.com/draftsmen get an entire month of unlimited access for FREE!
Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
01:27 - Aprils Backstory
05:35 - April's Influences
11:55 - Primary Media
18:37 - Art Supplies
30:08 - The Good & Bad of Spending a lot of time on a Drawing
34:04 - Does creating art give you bliss?
35:18 - April's Digital Art
36:22 - April's Process
39:31 - April's Inspiration
44:30 - April's Daily Schedule
48:28 - Impostor syndrome
50:49 - Talk with Younger self
54:32 - April’s contact and pateron
Show Links (some contain affiliate links):
April is on patreon and instagram as Aprilsolomonart and twitter as Aprildragonlady
April's Dragon Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/dragon-paintings-and-drawings-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
April's Werewolf Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/werewolf-paintings-and-drawings-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
David Solomon - proko.com/draftsmen-media/waterfall-artwork-by-david-solomon-s2e32.jpg
Pageant of the Masters - foapom.com
The Fantastic Art of Frank Frazetta (v. 1) - amzn.to/39aRppq
John Singer Sargent Books - amzn.to/33eHj38
zoo books - amzn.to/35ZR0Ea
D&D Art and Arcana - amzn.to/2UWCS8z
American Werewolf of London - amzn.to/3pQGtTM
Graphite Negative Space Art - proko.com/draftsmen-media/graphite-negative-space-art-technique-s2e32.jpg
Myers Briggs Scale Perceivers Judge - proko.com/draftsmen-media/myers-briggs-personality-types-chart-s2e32.jpg
Drew Struzan - proko.com/draftsmen-media/drew-struzan-famous-movie-posters-artwork-s2e32.jpg
Painting Marshall bought From April - proko.com/draftsmen-media/pink-lynx-commisoned-by-marshall-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
April’s Influences (Jeff Easley, James Gurney, Donato Giancola, Daniel Dos Santos, Scott Fischer, Gregory Manchess, Rebecca Guay, Boris Vallejo, Frank Frazetta, Norman, Rockwell, Howard Pyle, John Singer Sargent, James Jean, Terryl Whitlatch, Joe Weatherly, Drew Struzan, J.A.W. Cooper, Paul Bonner, John Howe, Sulamith Wülfing, Julie Bell) - youtu.be/G4rly3_86vM?t=2371
CTN Convention - ctn-live.com
Designer Con - designercon.com
Dragon April sold to Drew & Dylan Struzen - proko.com/draftsmen-media/red-dragon-art-commisoned-by-drew-struzan-by-april-solomon-s2e32.jpg
Donato Giancola - proko.com/draftsmen-media/donato-giancola-throne-of-eldraine-kiss-art-s2e32.jpg
Aprils patreon page - patreon.com/aprilsolomonart
#dragons #artinterview #paintinganddrawing
FOLLOW PROKO:
Marshall's Art - marshallart.com
Email Newsletter- proko.com/subscribe
Instagram - instagram.com/stanprokopenko
Twitter - twitter.com/StanProkopenko
Facebook - facebook.com/prokotv
Tumblr - stanprokopenko.tumblr.com
Pinterest - pinterest.com/stanprokopenko
ABOUT DRAFTSMEN
Stan Prokopenko and Marshall Vandruff are art instructors. If you love the arts, particularly the craft of drawing and painting and image-making… and you want to level up your skills or even make a living with your skills, we are here to answer your questions. We’re here to offer you advice, refer you to our resources, share your love of the craft and maybe inspire you! Learn to Draw - proko.com Marshall Vandruff - http://www.marshallart.com. Subscribe to the podcast at bit.ly/DraftsmenPod
CREDITS:
Guest - April Solomon (aprilsolomonart.com/)
Hosts - Stan Prokopenko (http://www.stanprokopenko.com), Marshall Vandruff (marshallart.com/)
Production Assistance - Alex Otis (instagram.com/alexotisillustration/), Charlie Nicholson (instagram.com/shloogorgh/)
Editing - Tyler Spaid, Alex Otis, Charlie Nicholson
Intro Animation - Cody Shank (codyshank.com/)
Intro Jingle - Tommy Rush (instagram.com/tommyrush/)
Music Used with Permission Intro - The Freak Fandango Orchestra
