Creative Block

Hosts Violaine "Vee" Briat and Sean "LordSpew" Glaze doodle and chat with artists about their creative journey, lives, and how they break through their "creative block".

Violaine Briat - https://twitter.com/violainebriat
Sean Glaze - https://twitter.com/lordspew

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Updated Dec 15, 2025
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Dec 15, 2025 · 51 min
EPISODE 241: THE LAST EPISODE
Welcome to the final episode of Creative Block! After 5 years of running the podcast, the crew has decided to say goodbye to the podcast the only way they know how: making a podcast episode about it. Join the creative block team, VEE, SEAN, EBUKA, MARCO, AND CLEM, as they say their goodbyes to the show. In this final episode, we talk about why we’re ending the pod, if it’s Lordspew or lord’s pew, Perks of the POD, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Slowly ripping the bandaid 4:39 Our Mission Continues 5:58 Clem’s plans 10:12 Ebuka’s plans 11:32 Marco’s Plans 17:10 Clem’s Piercing Story 10:14 Lord’s Pew 24:16 Finding Clippable Moments 29:10 Perks of the Pod 34:12 Vee’s Student Film 37:04 Winding Down the Episode 50:32 Thanking our Listeners!
Dec 8, 2025 · 1 hr 23 min
EPISODE 240: JESSE MOYNIHAN
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is JESSE MOYNIHAN. Jesse is an cartoonist, animator, story artist, and art director, whose work can be seen on Adventure Time, Midnight Gospel, and is the creator of the shorts Manly, Forming, Jesus 2, and Hungy Ghost. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to JESSE about PITCHING JESUS 2, Finding money for projects, balancing the beauty of projects, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! JESSE! ► https://jessemoynihan.com/ ► https://www.youtube.com/@JesseMoynihan ► https://www.patreon.com/cw/studiopicatrix ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:14 Turing an old Pitch into JESUS 2 12:43 Rich people doing weird blood stuff 17:29 Negging during a pitch 22:10 Approach to creating Jesus 2 35:22 Money talk (financing and fundraising projects) 51:03 “People are going to watch it on their phone anyway” 1:00:37 Thinking about a demographic 1:02:00 Listener Questions
Dec 1, 2025 · 1 hr 39 min
EPISODE 239: NICK CROSS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is NICK CROSS! Nick is a cartoonist, art director, and background artist whose work can be seen on Over the Garden Wall, Uncle Grandpa, and The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to NICK about LEARNING TO ANIMATE, WORKING IN THE CARTOON NETWORK SHORTS PROGRAM, ART DIRECTING ON OVER THE GARDEN WALL, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! Nick! ► https://nickcrossanimation.net/ ► https://www.youtube.com/ncross ► https://www.instagram.com/nicodemuscross/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:00 Deeping toe in background design 6:07 Hiring/ 8:22 Learning to Animate 12:40 “You can’t afford to be precious” 16:03 Entering work into festivals 20:55 “Animation Process is like building a ship in a bottle” 26:46 Jumping Mediums and Making a comic 33:44 Over the Garden Wall 37:35 Shorts Program 59:59 “The Wire for kids”
Nov 24, 2025 · 54 min
EPISODE 238: HEATHER MAHLER
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HEATHER MAHLER! Heather is an illustrator, character designer, and comic artist whose work can be seen in the table-top RPG Drunkards, Druggies, & Delinquents, Nickelodeon intergalactic short the Other Side, and Titmouse's upcoming show DRAW YOUR WEAPON! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HEATHER about ART SCHOOL, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! HEATHER! ► https://www.instagram.com/heathermahlerart/ ► https://linktr.ee/HeatherMahlerArt ► https://www.etsy.com/shop/HeatherMahlerArt ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:12 STUDYING FINE ARTS 7:02 ANIME INTERVENTION 11:31 “Your Insides come Outside” 14:49 Odd Jobs + “Don’t lick Jesus” 17:29 Selling at Comic Conventions 20:18 Designing on The Other Side 24:22 Uphill Battle with Comics 28:16 Prep for Working in Animation 33:05 Drawing fast or drawing SLOW 35:04 Witchin’ Art 41:09 Anxiety and Regret 43:13 PIERCING ADVICE
Nov 17, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
EPISODE 237: SHANE DERING
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is SHANE DERING! Shane is a director, animator, illustrator, and programmer whose work can be seen on Ambient Swim, Scavenger's Reign, Trip Tank, and Love, Death & Robots. In this episode, VEE and GUEST HOST IAN talk to SHANE about AMBIENT SWIM, BEING SELF TAUGHT , GETTING GROUNDED FOR ANIMATION, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ IAN! ► http://ianlaser.com/about ► https://www.instagram.com/ian_laser/ ► https://x.com/ianlaser Follow the guests! SHANE! ► https://www.instagram.com/shanedering/ ► https://x.com/deringshane ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:50 AMBIENT SWIM creation and production 9:35 Who creates the music? 12:26 Attending East Tennessee State 16:09 being self taught 24:51 Finding time for personal projects 28:09 Landing first gig, Trip Tank 43:35 Listener Questions
Nov 17, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
EPISODE #236: CREATIVE CAFE
Welcome to Creative Block! Vee and Sean invite you to sit at the Creative Cafe table with them as they catch up with each other and chat about all things going on in and around animation.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Nov 3, 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
EPISODE #235: HUNTER SPARAGNA
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HUNTER SPARAGNA! Hunter is a 3D character artist, concept artist, and toy designer whose work can be seen in games Spirit of the North 2 and Dreamscape VR, as well as various action figures for McFarlane Toys. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HUNTER about A COYOTE ATTACK, LIVING OFF OF WILD BOAR, PROBLEM SOLVING IN 3D, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! HUNTER! ► https://infinity774.artstation.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/hunter.lasagna/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:38 where did you get started? 4:03 Hunter Feeds a dog 11:38 Weird Time in the Industry/Financial Advice 19:15 Save money by eating wild boar! 26:30 Moving to LA 41:55 Personal Work outside of Work Work 43:03 Spirit of the North 2 54:01 Brute Forcing Assets
Oct 27, 2025 · 1 hr 7 min
EPISODE 234: MACIEJ GLIWA
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is MACIEJ GLIWA! Maciej is a writer, director, storyboard artist, and animator whose work can be seen on the Clone Wars, The Bad Batch, and is also the developer and designer for Vision add-on for blender. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MACIEJ about REASON FOR DEVELOPING VISIONS, GOING FROM LAWYER TO CODER TO ANIMATOR, LEARNING BY DOING, and so much more! While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! MACIEJ! ► https://maciejgliwa.com/ ► http://www.visionforblender.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:58 Developing Visions 7:48 Blender being Daunting 10:21 How Visions Works 15:30 Going to school for coding 17:12 Why not law school? 18:42 Why do you like blender? 28:54 Best way to learn blender 50:10 Learning by doing and problem solving
Oct 20, 2025 · 52 min
EPISODE 233: NICOLE GOUX
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is NICOLE GOUX! Nicole is an illustrator and cartoonist whose work can be seen in her comic Pet Peeves, Forest Hills Bootleg Society and Fuck Off Squad written Dave Baker, and in the recently published This Place Kills Me written by Mariko Tamaki.In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to NICOLE about SENDING OUT POSTCARDS FOR JOBS, COLLABORATING, SELECTING COLOR PALETTES FOR HER BOOKS, and so much more.While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show!Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblockHit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Follow the hosts!VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspewFollow the guests!NICOLE! ► https://www.nicolegoux.com/► https://linktr.ee/nicolegoux ► https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/ngoux/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_mProduced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocksReels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0fomaTheme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■0:38 Sending out postcards for work ("I don't recommend this")5:48 Advice!8:50 DAVE BAKER AND PERKS OF COLLABORATING13:16 ADVICE FR GIVING NOTES TO OTHER CREATIVES15:23 FEELING ANXIOUS ABOUT LETTING SOMEONE ELSE DRAW HER IDEAS20:13 MAKING BIG CHANGES LATE IN THE GAME23:18 FIRST BOOKS AND SELF PUBLISHING 27:59 ADVICE FOR ILLUSTRATORS TRYING COMICS30:07 BALANCING ILLUSTRATIONS TO MAKE SOME STAND OUT37:07 BREAKDOWN OF BOOK AGE MARKETS 42:39 DREAM PROJECTS AND ADAPTATIONS46:02 PICKING COLOR PALETTES FOR BOOKS48:39 ADVICE FOR STARTING COMINGS
Oct 6, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
EPISODE 232: HARPER SIMS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is HARPER SIMS! Harper is a storyboard artist, illustrator, and background artist whose work can be seen on Tiny Toons Looniversity, Adventure Time: Side Quests, as well as her comic Little Myths! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to HARPER about DESIGN WORK IN CHICAGO, REVISIONS PIPELINE, HER COMIC LITTLE MYTHS and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! HARPER! ► https://harpersims.site/ ► https://www.instagram.com/harpersim.s/ ► https://harpersims.bigcartel.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1:08 MOVING TO LA 2:41 LESSONS FROM EDITORIAL 4:37 ANIMATING SANDWICHES 7:30 CHICAGO PRINTERS GUILD 15:10 HEAVY MANNERS 16:54 SEAN’S WORKSHOP 24:42 REVISIONS + LOONIVERSITY PIPELINE 29:05 ADVENTURE TIME: SIDEQUEST TALK 33:51 LANDSCAPING YOUTUBE CHANNELS 39:37 GHOULS! OOOWEEE (SCARY SFX) 42:02 SOCIAL MEDIA (SCARY SFX) 46:25 LITTLE MYTHS 49:49 ART MEDIUMS AND MARKER TALK 55:36 HARD THINGS TO DRAW 1:03:07 DEALING WITH CREATIVE BLOCK
Sep 29, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
EPISODE 231: BRANKO KLJAJIC
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is BRANKO KJLAJIC! Branko is a storyboard artist and animator who worked on Teen Titans Go!, Teen Titans Go! See Space Jam, and Teen Titans Go! Vs. Teen Titans! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to BRANKO about WORKING SMARTER IN FLASH, POOPIN’ OUT ANIMATION, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! BRANKO! ► https://www.superbrankman.com/ ► https://www.youtube.com/@SuperBrankman ► https://www.instagram.com/superbrankman ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 TIPS FOR WORKING SMARTER IN FLASH 9:14 “POOPING OUT ANIMATION” TO LEARN 13:07 HOW DO YOU FIND JOY DOING THIS WORK? 18:56 PRE-SHOW HAIR CALLBACK! 25:11 DEVELOPING HIS ART STYLE 33:39 BRANKO AND SEAN WORKING TOGETHER 44:23 COMMUNITY ENERGY OF TEEN TITANS GO! 48:49 EQUIPMENT TALK
Sep 15, 2025 · 57 min
EPISODE 230: STEVE WOLFHARD
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is STEVE WOLFHARD! Steve is a storyboard artist, director, and writer who worked on Adventure Time, Fiona and Cake, StuGo, and is currently directing on Super Mutant Magic Academy. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to STEVE about LIVING IN A FOREST, TURNING DOWN ADVENTURE TIME, STORYBOARD PRO, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! STEVE! ► https://www.instagram.com/wolfhard/ ► https://steve-wolfhard.squarespace.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/chichosmemes/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 CRYING FROM STRESS/LIVING IN A FOREST 5:40 SAYING NO AND YES TO ADVENTURE TIME! 15:10 ANIMATION IN CANADA VS LA 17:55 MOVING COUNTRIES AND JOBS 28:03 X, FORMERLY TWITTER 32:38 WHY DID THEY BOARD ON PAPER? 34:00 STORYBOARD PRO, A NECESSARY EVIL 47:32 PITCHING FOR A BIG IP
Sep 8, 2025 · 52 min
EPISODE 229: KEITH PAKIZ
Welcome to Creative Block! This week’s guest is KEITH PAKIZ! Keith is an animator, director, and storyboard artist who worked on Aquaman: King of Atlantis, Wylde Pak, and animated various A Studio Digital shorts. In this episode, SEAN talks to KEITH about MOON COUNTY, CREATING MUSIC FOR THEIR ANIMATED SHORTS, WRITING A SEGMENTED STORY, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://x.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! KEITH! ► https://keithpakiz.com/ ► https://www.youtube.com/@mooncountyanm ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 KEITH’S SHORTS 4:02 LEARNING TO ANIMATE 9:14 “I PRIDE THE TIME THAT IS MINE” 11:48 Musical Sequences 13:28 SOUND DESIGN IN THEIR SHORTS 16:09 “Vee wanted me to ask you about SKA” 21:02 A Studio digital/creating long form stories 28:09 Strange Comments 29:34 Listener Questions
Sep 1, 2025 · 1 hr 59 min
EPISODE #228: VEE & SEAN
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guests are VEE and SEAN? HUH? That’s right! Vee and Sean invite you to sit at the cafe table with them as they catch up with each other and chat about all things going on in and around animation. In this episode, VEE and SEAN ABOUT VEE’S CHILDHOOD AI FRIEND, SEAN’S “REGULAR GUY” TRAINING, “SEXUALLY CHARGED MOANING,” and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
Aug 31, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
EPISODE 227: RYAN GILLIS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is RYAN GILLIS! Ryan is a storyboard artist, director, and animator who also worked on Pickle and Peanut, The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, and is the creator of StuGo! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to RYAN about DEVELOPING STUGO, PITCHING PROCESS, FEELING SAFE TO SAY YOUR WORST IDEA, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! RYAN ► https://www.instagram.com/gillizama ► https://bsky.app/profile/gillizama.bsky.social ► https://www.instagram.com/chichosmemes/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 INTRO INSPIRATION 2:07 DEVELOPING STUGO 6:53 OVERALL (NOT THE PANTS) DEAL 9:06 PALM ROT SHORT 16:16 INSPIRATIONS FOR STUGO (RIP Manolo) 18:26 WRITING TIP 27:03 THAT STUGO STYLE 37:16 INTENTIONAL SANDBOX 41:58 PITCHING PROCESS/A TREAT FOR THE SLIDE/NUMBER FREAKS 48:22 FEELING SAFE TO SAY YOUR WORST IDEA/PICKLE AND PEANUT 1:00:03 STORY MATH
Aug 18, 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
EPISODE 226: TITANIUM DAYDREAM
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is the duo behind TITANIUM DAYDREAM, Ben Crouse and Jacob Sluka! Ben was a staff writer on StuGo and storyboard artist on Pickle and Peanut. Jacob is a background painter and story artist, and is the animator for Titanium Daydream. Titanium Daydream is a supernatural, low-poly mystery centered around Benjamin Jacobs, who is called back to his home town in Iowa by an unknown force. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to BEN and JACOB about HORSES, EVERY 3D ASSET IS MADE FROM SCRATCH, AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL EASTER EGGS, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! TITANIUM DAYDREAM ► https://linktr.ee/titanium.daydream ► https://www.titaniumdaydream.net/ ► http://instagram.com/jumpgalaxy/ ► https://www.instagram.com/jacobsluka/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Horse Talk 5:30 Starting Titanium Daydream 6:50 Making 3D assets from scratch 12:58 Time Between ideation and first episode 14:15 Episode Premises 17:57 What explorer would you compare yourself to? 19:07 Origins of “Benjamin Jacobs” + Easter Eggs 24:28 Anytime I can avoid storyboarding is a win 26:00 A window into their past! 34:57 Casting Voice Actors 44:29 Baywatch Nights 46:26 Shipping 52:37 Don’t be afraid to be Cheesy 1:00:52 Twenty-five minutes of silent drawing
Aug 11, 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
TALYA PERPER | CREATIVE BLOCK #225
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is TALYA PERPER! Talya is a storyboard artist and director who worked on Teen Titans Go! and Yabba Dabba Dinosaurs! as well as the writer for the Steven Universe comics "Crystal Clean," "Ultimate Dough-Down," and "Anti-Gravity". In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to TALYA about HER MENTORSHIP CLASSES, STARTING ON PICKLE AND PEANUT, A TYPICAL TITANS EPISODE, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! TALYA ► https://linktr.ee/talyaperper ► https://www.instagram.com/taretari/ ► https://www.talyaperper.com/coaching ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 15:51 First job 30:00 Questions 41:23 TITANS 1:06:58 Outro
Aug 4, 2025 · 1 hr 27 min
EPISODE 224: MATT AND MEGS
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is MATT & MEGS! Matt + Megs are Matt Yang and Megs McShane. They both work in animation and created Matt + Megs as an opportunity to collaborate and express themselves creatively through animated loops, shorts, and comics. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to MATT and MEG about THE FIRST THING THEY DID TOGETHER, HOW THEIR TASTES BALANCE EACH OTHER, PLANNING, ADJUSTING TO ASPECT RATIOS, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! MATT & MEGS! ► https://www.youtube.com/@mattandmegs ► https://www.instagram.com/mattandmegs_ ► https://www.tiktok.com/@matthewandmegan ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 1:29 Creating the channel 31:54 Planning 1:08:44 Questions 1:23:34 Outro
Jul 29, 2025 · 1 hr 21 min
EPISODE 223: DAVID C. SMITH
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guest is David C. Smith! David is a director, storyboard artist, and woodworker who has worked on Primos, Mulligan, Hotel Transylvania 4, and Angry Birds 2. In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to DAVID about INTERNING at CARTOON NETWORK, FINDING A HOBBY, THREE Es OF DIRECTING, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! DAVID! ► https://www.daveofthedeadportfolio.com/ ► https://www.instagram.com/thedaveofthedead/ ► https://www.daveofthedeadportfolio.com/#/lumen/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 4:01 Interning and pitching 12:40 First job 17:33 Woodworking 27:19 Specialization vs variety 38:46 Hate on shows 45:54 The three E’s of Directing
Jul 21, 2025 · 1 hr 19 min
EPISODE 222: SHORT SHORT FEST
Welcome to Creative Block! This week's guests are LEE THOMSON AND SOMMER MONTENEGRO from SHORT SHORT FEST! Short Short Fest is a touring animation festival and community event organized by the Barnhouse Collective. Upcoming dates: AUGUST 2nd in Pennsylvania and AUGUST 9th in Michigan! In this episode, VEE and SEAN talk to LEE and SOMMER about CREATING THE FEST, ANTHROCON, CURATING SUBMISSIONS, and so much more. While we talk, we doodle on a MAGMA, where we draw from prompts we got on TWITTER, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE, THREADS, NEWGROUNDS, and PATREON. Subscribe to our channel to hear more stories of other animation professionals! ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Thank you to our Patreon Blockheads for supporting the show! Want to become a Patron? ► https://www.patreon.com/crtvblock Hit subscribe and follow our socials for updates! ►https://bsky.app/profile/crtvblock.bsky.social ►https://twitter.com/crtvblock ► https://www.instagram.com/crtv.block/ ► https://www.threads.net/@crtv.block ► https://creativeblockpod.newgrounds.com/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Follow the hosts! VEE! ► https://x.com/violainebriat ► https://www.instagram.com/violainebriat ► https://www.threads.net/@violainebriat ► https://www.violainebriat.com/ SEAN! ► https://linktr.ee/lordspew ► https://x.com/lordspew ► https://www.instagram.com/lordspew/ ► https://www.threads.net/@lordspew Follow the guests! SHORT SHORT FEST! ► http://www.barnhousecollective.com/ssf/ ► https://www.youtube.com/@barnhousecollective7528 ► https://www.instagram.com/shortshortfest/ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ Editing by Clemence Briat ► https://twitter.com/clem_n_m Produced by Marco Beltran ► https://twitter.com/orcsocks Reels/Shorts by Ebuka.PNG ► https://www.instagram.com/ebuka_0foma Theme song by Louie Zong ► https://twitter.com/everydaylouie ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0:00 Intro 0:45 Starting Short Short Fest 32:22 Conventions 49:50 Questions 1:16:37 Creative block 1:18:39 Outro