Your Creative Push

Piper Thibodeau a former full-time character designer for DreamWorks TV and a freelance designer.  Her clients include DreamWorks TV, Nickelodeon, Intel, Sesame Street and GameLoft. In a self-imposed challenge, she has created a new painting every day before midnight since 2012. Full shownotes: http://yourcreativepush.com/345 In this episode, Piper discusses: -How she started her daily painting challenge (which she has kept up with for seven years and counting). -Getting professional illustration work from Nickelodeon Jr and Dreamworks Television while still in school. -Some of the initial setbacks she encountered during her daily painting challenge. -Her attempt to not go “stale” by switching it up between illustrations, character designs and pun drawings. -Her advice for anyone wanting to start a daily challenge. -The value of having an “offline” reference library for yourself. -Her resistance of schedule conflict and how she gets past it. -Her advice for aspiring freelance illustrators. -The experience of