Carter Goodrich

Giuseppe Castellano talks to illustrator, character designer, and author, Carter Goodrich about his creative process—and why he finds it difficult to talk about his creative process; what his approach to character design is with animated films like Prince of Egypt, Shrek, and Despicable Me; why an artist moving through their career is like a leaf floating down a river; and more.

To learn more about Carter, visit cartergoodrich.com.

Artists mentioned in this episode include: Nico Marlet, Chris Van Allsburg, David Macaulay, Akira Arita, Buck Lewis, Peter de Sève, Carlos Grangel, Vera Brosgol, Remy Charlip, Uri Shulevitz, Frank Frazetta, and Mort Drucker

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