Episode 120: APRIL "PINKIE" DAVIS

Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is April "Pinkie" Davis! Pinkie is a storyboard artist and director who has worked on SpongeBob SquarePants, The Patrick Show, and Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years! Along the way, we talk about doing commissions on twitch, navigating the pressures of kid friendly work, Pinkie's celebrity horse Jeepers, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a Google jamboard, where we draw from prompts we got on Twitter. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! Become a Patron! ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Follow us on our socials for updates! ► https://twitter.com/crtvblockhttps://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreons and Blockheads for the prompts and questions! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the host! VEE! ► https://twitter.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat/ SEAN! ► https://twitter.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ Follow the guest! PINKIE! ► https://twitter.com/PinkieToons ► https://www.instagram.com/pinkietoons/ ► https://www.pinkietoons.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 2:08 Origin story 9:22 Substitute for art school 20:31 Growing a following on social media 26:04 Insane endurance 1:10:04 S&P notes 1:21:55 kittyfries Drawing advice 1:25:26 Joe Binson Portfolios 1:28:25 Techniques 1:31:48 Dynamic art 1:42:34 Pressure from kid content 1:49:34 Future projects 1:53:52 The horse Jeepers 2:01:01 Creative block 2:04:33 Outro