What a great throwback this is....
We taught Pat O'Keefe how to draw many years ago while he was a student of ours in the Animation Portfolio Workshop in Toronto Canada.
Like all of our other students, Pat proceeded to put together a portfolio of the drawings he made with us, to be used in support of his application to post secondary art programs.
It's delightful to have a selection from Pat's portfolio on our website for your viewing pleasure...and also there is an object lesson here for all of you guys that are students at this point.
In the video we've posted of Pat on his portfolo page, you'll notice that he can't say enough about the role that drawing has played in his career.... actually putting in the time and hard work to really learn the drawing language has paid off big time, and you can see that clearly through the work created during his role as Art Director on Into The Spide-Verse.
Have a look at some of Pat's student work, and enjoy the wise words he dispenses in this video clip:
https://www.animationportfolioworkshop.com/portfolio/patrick-okeefe/
Congrats to Pat and the whole Spider-Verse crew - thanks for having gifted us with a new spin on animation.
You guys have kicked open a creative door into new techniques and methods to keep the whole animation field fresh and exciting!
Happy Drawing!
Here is the extended version in the form of a Q and A with Pat O'Keefe talking about his early days learning to draw at APW, his work as a pro, and the role drawing plays in all that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rC4wtXbu8aU
Enjoy!