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The Perfect Bait is a book and audiobook about finding your natural style and creating demand as a creative artist. Written by independent artist Bobby Chiu with contributions by such artists and directors as Chris Sanders, Lynn Johnston, Dylan Cole, Marcelo Vignali, Everett Downing, Aaron Hartline, J Scott Campbell, Mike Mignola, Michael Kutsche, Kris Pearn, Dice Tsutsumi, Jason Seiler and Peter DeSeve.
Chapters include:
- Increasing your artistic skill level
- Freeing the motivated you
- Exposure
- Big Clients
- Financial Security
Reviews:
In the marketplace of ideas, there are few vendors as talented and unfailingly generous as Bobby Chiu. It’s enough of an amazing achievement to be able to draw, paint, and operate a business at a skill level that Bobby has achieved, but to also have the gift of articulation and the willingness to share, is the stuff of character. There are a billion reasons to give up and NOT continue a pursuit of passion in a practical world; Bobby is able to cut through the negative and amplify the positive at a volume that drowns out those destructive voices. His arguments and observations are convincing, practical and inspiring. I’m thankful to know Bobby and I’m honored to have learned from him. He’s truly a great artist and an astounding teacher!
Kris Pearn
walleyesworld.blogspot.com
Director / Story Artist
This audiobook is a real asset for anyone who is serious about a career in visual arts. Bobby has compiled some of the best practical (and inspirational) information for success in this field. If youre looking to make an impact in this industry, you need to listen to this.
Everett Downing
www.edowning.com
Pixar Animator
The Perfect Bait is a tremendous amalgam of philosophical and practical knowledge which can only be dispensed by a true master artist in Bobby Chiu. In it Bobby selflessly imparts the knowledge, truths and systems that have made him the sought-after talent that he is. His candid and honest views are based on real-life experience and is a source of genuine inspiration. The Perfect Bait is a benefit to us in the art community and more importantly, it contains useful tools that transcend art that can help us improve our daily lives
Louie del Carmen
www.louiedelcarmen.com
Dreamworks Story Artist
“The Perfect Bait” is both an inspirational narrative and a practical
narrative on pursuing a career as a professional artist, and is very
much the sort of book I would have hoped was around when I was
beginning to seek work many years ago. He has included many practical
tips -- such as sketching first thing in the morning, if only for a
few minutes, to wake up the artistic part of yourself -- but the bulk
of it comes down to something I have long believed but not been
articulate enough to say. And that is that hard work and a drive to
stick to the task, either trumps talent, or makes talent better.
Bobbys book is a valuable resource for anyone interested in a career
in commercial art. Its about time.
Tim Sale
www.timsale1.com
Comicbook Artist
This book is lean with timeless wisdom not just for artists but for any individual looking to flex their creative force. It does not simply motivate or inspire but to addresses your core as a working creative.
Ben Zhu
www.gallerynucleus.com
Gallery Owner/Curator