I love this! As an old illustrator with similar war stories I thought I was the only one who suffered. Thank you for the honest reveal. Your work is incredible! (Not to mention your ability to endure decades of the industry's unrelenting stress.)
I've listened to hours of Marshall talking about art but have never seen is work, now I know why he values perspective so much, his objects are so precise!
This man is a legend. It made me tear up a bit the way he described his stress and anxiety over all of these amazing works and see the industry develop at the same time but also envy, man... I wish I had the clients he used to have. And he hated the airbrush too, I fracking hated the airbrush as well is a nightmare to get it right!
You could be describing my career. I worked in the same time period, in the same medium, with similar ADs, as “The Airbrush Guy” in the Washington DC area. Eventually transitioned to oils, and a new look, And worked for a total 17 years before I was exhausted by the deadlines and became an AD myself. Great hearing the stories, and remembering how it used to be.
29:59 I think my favourite part is the long list of names Marshall lists. I've always been a bit impressed on how easily he can name-drop various artists or teachers for what they excelled at or how they approached certain topics. I hope to be like that some day.
Analog everything scares me. There was such little room for error, I feel like you had to be really brave or really confident when working in these mediums. The vets who can pass on knowledge from then truly are treasures, thanks for this :)
You know those paychecks really hit when Marshall laughs about it decades later as if he had just deposited them in the bank. 😂 Amazed that somebody could be THAT precise with airbrush work. Those illustrations are so clean.
This is amazing to see. Back then the barrier of entry was higher so the competition was lower. Now the Barrier of entry is low so the competition is higher.
Thanks, Marshall, for sharing your portfolio. As always it is great to listen to your advice. I worked in the marketing branch before digitalization - so many things you showed, made me smile and I remembered this time... illustration, photography, design... everything started with just a paper and a pen.
I'm 63, and did commercial art gigs in college during the '80s and '90s but wasn't on your level, since I only had one airbrush lesson. I see what my portfolio would have been like with more lessons!
The photoshop story is so painfully real, it's the airbrush equivalent of the time I found out other people were rendering furniture and architecture in Sketchup instead of drawing it all by hand like I did
Marshall, if I had the money I would hire you in a heartbeat to tell me your grandpa stories. Although I would probably buy the perspective course first. I watched the demo, it's amazing how great, high quality and at the same time entertaining you brought it across. Personally, I would say you should do more in this direction, it would enrich the market extremely.
I like this bit of history, it’s easy to overlook the old art of advertisements, instructions, etc. it’s a lost art as most companies go for either stock photos or bland gloopy generic corpo art style.
This was amazing! Thank you Marshall - so cool to get an idea of your career. I have a medical illustration background and I wonder if you might know my teachers Steve Harrison or Bill Andrews? Your medical device work reminds me of theirs so much and I know what a small world this niche is and particularly was in the 80s and 90s. Regardless, thanks for sharing your experiences - you are so cool to listen to and to learn from. - Hardy Fowler
MAAAAAN As a digital artist from the channels Kings and Generals and Wizards and Warriors and as a associated professor in graphic design from a fine arts faculty in a university I SALUTE YOU dear sir Vandruff. It was a joy to meet the painter of that brain illustration. :) May you have a long and easy life. Yes, I am transitioning to draw then generate and beautify on AI and then get back to drawing for final touches nowadays. And it is as horrificly mind blowing as how you reacted to Photoshop first time. Nowadays NOTHING IS EASY like usual and DEADLINES ARE STILL AS LATE AS YESTERDAY! :)
I would think, back then there weren't alot of people to do those jobs for them, so people were willing to pay more to get it done. Nowadays there are alot of people and "easier" ways to do these things so the value has dropped. Maybe? You know what they say, the rarer it is, the more value it has and the more there is the less value it has.
I enjoyed this video. Interesting to see just how much the freelance art game changed and how so much of Marshall's experiences are still relevant for navigating the space today.
I'm nearing my mid 70's, and this brings back fond memories. In fact, Allergan was one of my clients probably 10 years prior to your illustrations. Airbrush was not one of my better techniques. It was so tedious. I mostly worked in pen and ink, stippling for hours on end. I have the knobby right hand fingers to prove it. I also did thousands of charts and graphs in pen and ink - my bread and butter work. One thing I chuckle at these days is seeing young illustrators complaining that they have to take two or three steps in the software they are using that might take a minute or less of time. They complain that it should be so much easier, that they should be able to do it in one step or the software should just know what they want. I find that doing everything in graphic software is so easy compared to the olden days.
Sir marshal, thank you for this wonderful insight of your career and those paintings of heart, lungs, catheter, stent and lens..wow i was blown away as im in the medical field and i used to wonder how the pictures are done. I draw a bit..and i never knew airbrush and pen combo would bring out amazing pictures 🙌🏻.
Marshall's work is incredible!! I feel incredibly humbled and also like I need to learn from this man. It seems like he's amazing in all of my weak points!
The old school illustration techniques are so interesting. Seems like things that take more time and effort have more value in a way. I can SO relate to wanting to avoid family gatherings 😅
Thank you so much for sharing your art journey This is so inspiring and amazing . I am from India age 64 I am doing illustrations for children’s books for 35-37 years and currently enjoying traditional Chinese watercolour painting. Thank you once again 😊
What impressive gift. You showing and explaining your portfolio. Thanks a lot. I feel you have the weird ability to engage me like a kid listen his grandfather. I love that
Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days. Sometimes it feels like this world's gone crazy. Grandpa, take me back to yesterday. When the line between right and wrong didn't seem so hazy.
The deadlines for art delivery in every age reflect the available technology of the time. What was a weekend deadline in the 80's is now expected to be delivered as half a days work if that and for half the money..if that. But hey, so much fun.
Wow. I went to college in 1991 and couldnt figure out why computer graphics was only an elective in 4th year! I was outraged. Haha. All my school assignments were hand drawn and photo copied and pasted o to boards. Then we went to the local copy center downtown to have a final color photo copy made. Lmao. NOW i know why i still have my portfolio! I was also in a position of being ahead of the curve and never understood that until now. Unfortunately, I had a really stressful job (aka working desktop for an offset printer) and left the industry for 20 years. Just picked up my first ipad and starting over. 🎉
Greeting from Iraq....a surgeon and anatomist starting to make illustrations for preoperative planning based on Horos app for medical imaging analysis.
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Marshall is a national treasure
Of humanity actually
the granpa everyone wishes they had
global treasure! :D
🥂
YOU SAID IT BROTHER🙏🙌
I need at least 12 more hours of Marshall telling this stories
yes same.
me tooo.... :)
Loving these war stories from the analog days!
I am genuinely sad this video had to end 😭! Please more of these types of videos with marshal! PLEASE
I love this! As an old illustrator with similar war stories I thought I was the only one who suffered. Thank you for the honest reveal. Your work is incredible! (Not to mention your ability to endure decades of the industry's unrelenting stress.)
I've listened to hours of Marshall talking about art but have never seen is work, now I know why he values perspective so much, his objects are so precise!
Man, I miss the Draftsman Podcast. I could listen to him all day long
@@DeviN99de The podcast is still going! And we're even doing two more episodes soon :D
@@ProkoTV I'm happy to hear that
Ah yes Marshall the GOAT
I admire Marshall greatly, ever since his perspective videos, one of the best teachers that ever was
This needs to be a regular segment! It was fascinating I could listen and watch Marshall’s stories for hours.
This man is a legend. It made me tear up a bit the way he described his stress and anxiety over all of these amazing works and see the industry develop at the same time but also envy, man... I wish I had the clients he used to have. And he hated the airbrush too, I fracking hated the airbrush as well is a nightmare to get it right!
You could be describing my career. I worked in the same time period, in the same medium, with similar ADs, as “The Airbrush Guy” in the Washington DC area. Eventually transitioned to oils, and a new look, And worked for a total 17 years before I was exhausted by the deadlines and became an AD myself. Great hearing the stories, and remembering how it used to be.
29:59 I think my favourite part is the long list of names Marshall lists. I've always been a bit impressed on how easily he can name-drop various artists or teachers for what they excelled at or how they approached certain topics. I hope to be like that some day.
Analog everything scares me. There was such little room for error, I feel like you had to be really brave or really confident when working in these mediums. The vets who can pass on knowledge from then truly are treasures, thanks for this :)
The whole ordeal back then seems so stressful, but the results are so good!!
As someone who saw many of these old illustrations in medical books, i was always wondering who did that?
And now i know that.
Thanks marshal
Thanks for the mention. Loved all the stories!
We're looking forward to your sketchbook tour video coming out soon!
Rip James Gurney 😢😭
What!!? @@AkaroEste.e
You know those paychecks really hit when Marshall laughs about it decades later as if he had just deposited them in the bank. 😂 Amazed that somebody could be THAT precise with airbrush work. Those illustrations are so clean.
Long Live Marshal Vandruff!
@@zedharith6695 Hear hear! 💪 We're recording a couple new episodes of Draftsmen soon so he'll be sharing even more stories lol
@@ProkoTV It's a Christmas miracle
@@ProkoTV As an avid listener, can't wait for that! Got my tea and biscuits ready. Just post it and I'll make time. XD
Cheers guys and take care.
This is amazing to see. Back then the barrier of entry was higher so the competition was lower. Now the Barrier of entry is low so the competition is higher.
What a man. I could listen to him all night.
Thanks, Marshall, for sharing your portfolio. As always it is great to listen to your advice. I worked in the marketing branch before digitalization - so many things you showed, made me smile and I remembered this time... illustration, photography, design... everything started with just a paper and a pen.
Marshall is a legend. I love the illustrations.
I'm 63, and did commercial art gigs in college during the '80s and '90s but wasn't on your level, since I only had one airbrush lesson. I see what my portfolio would have been like with more lessons!
The photoshop story is so painfully real, it's the airbrush equivalent of the time I found out other people were rendering furniture and architecture in Sketchup instead of drawing it all by hand like I did
All the Money disappared, but the injuries remains. Thanks Marshal for a wise statement.
This was actually incredibly interesting, incredibly insightful, quite helpful in some aspects, and most of all, very inspiring.
My high school art teacher introduced me to Mr. Marshal in 2007 (drawing animals), and since then I've loved his stuff.
Marshall, if I had the money I would hire you in a heartbeat to tell me your grandpa stories. Although I would probably buy the perspective course first. I watched the demo, it's amazing how great, high quality and at the same time entertaining you brought it across. Personally, I would say you should do more in this direction, it would enrich the market extremely.
Sir, You are a real example and inspiration. Thank you very much for this fantastic story I've learned a lot AGAIN.
Those hard surface ad illustrations - particularly the golf clubs and door lock - are incredible!
I like this bit of history, it’s easy to overlook the old art of advertisements, instructions, etc. it’s a lost art as most companies go for either stock photos or bland gloopy generic corpo art style.
This was amazing! Thank you Marshall - so cool to get an idea of your career. I have a medical illustration background and I wonder if you might know my teachers Steve Harrison or Bill Andrews? Your medical device work reminds me of theirs so much and I know what a small world this niche is and particularly was in the 80s and 90s. Regardless, thanks for sharing your experiences - you are so cool to listen to and to learn from. - Hardy Fowler
We really need more of Marshall on the channel
This is pure gold, not only the images but also the speech
So nice to finally see Marshall’s works in full!
So great to hear a pro illustrator's career told so in depth 🙌
I could listen to him all day
MAAAAAN As a digital artist from the channels Kings and Generals and Wizards and Warriors and as a associated professor in graphic design from a fine arts faculty in a university I SALUTE YOU dear sir Vandruff. It was a joy to meet the painter of that brain illustration. :) May you have a long and easy life. Yes, I am transitioning to draw then generate and beautify on AI and then get back to drawing for final touches nowadays. And it is as horrificly mind blowing as how you reacted to Photoshop first time. Nowadays NOTHING IS EASY like usual and DEADLINES ARE STILL AS LATE AS YESTERDAY! :)
Why do you comment sections people ALWAYS begin statements with Appeal to Authority fallacies…. “as a such and such”
Marshall's the best.
My biggest take out from this was that clients paid more back in the day. I wonder what changed.
I would think, back then there weren't alot of people to do those jobs for them, so people were willing to pay more to get it done. Nowadays there are alot of people and "easier" ways to do these things so the value has dropped. Maybe? You know what they say, the rarer it is, the more value it has and the more there is the less value it has.
i don't know how he does it but every word he speaks hits with such gravitas
Loved these stories and Marshall is a great storyteller
I enjoyed this video. Interesting to see just how much the freelance art game changed and how so much of Marshall's experiences are still relevant for navigating the space today.
We need a new podcast simply called "Marshall Talks". This was so good!
marshall your works are amazing!
absolutely incredible work - a legacy to be proud of!!!
I love this man ToT He's like the professor I always wished to have
I remember that golf ad. Nice to see the face to it! Thanks for sharing.
I'm nearing my mid 70's, and this brings back fond memories. In fact, Allergan was one of my clients probably 10 years prior to your illustrations. Airbrush was not one of my better techniques. It was so tedious. I mostly worked in pen and ink, stippling for hours on end. I have the knobby right hand fingers to prove it. I also did thousands of charts and graphs in pen and ink - my bread and butter work.
One thing I chuckle at these days is seeing young illustrators complaining that they have to take two or three steps in the software they are using that might take a minute or less of time. They complain that it should be so much easier, that they should be able to do it in one step or the software should just know what they want. I find that doing everything in graphic software is so easy compared to the olden days.
In my seventies and I know what you mean.
That was super interresting ! Bravo Marshall
Sir marshal, thank you for this wonderful insight of your career and those paintings of heart, lungs, catheter, stent and lens..wow i was blown away as im in the medical field and i used to wonder how the pictures are done. I draw a bit..and i never knew airbrush and pen combo would bring out amazing pictures 🙌🏻.
Marshall's work is incredible!! I feel incredibly humbled and also like I need to learn from this man. It seems like he's amazing in all of my weak points!
The old school illustration techniques are so interesting. Seems like things that take more time and effort have more value in a way. I can SO relate to wanting to avoid family gatherings 😅
Thank you for this. I'm 24 years in illustration. I've always wanted to do more medical illustrations
hello sir marshall! We love you ❤❤
Thank you so much for sharing your art journey This is so inspiring and amazing . I am from India age 64 I am doing illustrations for children’s books for 35-37 years and currently enjoying traditional Chinese watercolour painting. Thank you once again 😊
This was a very inspirational story. Wish i heard this in my younger days though
I love this guy.
What impressive gift. You showing and explaining your portfolio. Thanks a lot. I feel you have the weird ability to engage me like a kid listen his grandfather. I love that
Great work sir.
Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days.
Sometimes it feels like this world's gone crazy.
Grandpa, take me back to yesterday.
When the line between right and wrong didn't seem so hazy.
His artworks should be in museum of Art
LOVE THIS SERIES
Thank you!
This guy could be Bill Nye's brother.
Loved him. Want more.
Very cool Marshall, keep sharing these stories, they are very inspiring.
Marshall lore is something I didn't know I needed in my life.
Marshall is so awesome
Happy Holidays Marshal, Proko, and team!!!! I love the dynamic duo back together again!!!! Cheers, I love you guys!!! ❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😊😊😊😊
This was fascinating!. Very fun to hear those old stories! I had to stop what I was doing!
I love it that they used my question as an add spot. Great day for me. 😂🎉
The deadlines for art delivery in every age reflect the available technology of the time. What was a weekend deadline in the 80's is now expected to be delivered as half a days work if that and for half the money..if that. But hey, so much fun.
really really enjoyed this episode, waiting for the next one.
Thank you for showing us those projects Marshal
i could hear marshall talk about his work and experience all day.
We all Stan, Marshall
I see what you did there 😎
Thank u 4 sharing this with your fans ❤
This is SO COOL. Love hearing about pre-Photoshop times 😍 thank you!
Honestly this is the exact video I needed in my life LOL
I could listen to marhsall talk for hours on end, love hearing these stories from before the digital age of art
Ohhh!! ❤ 30m just passed by.
Wow. I went to college in 1991 and couldnt figure out why computer graphics was only an elective in 4th year! I was outraged. Haha. All my school assignments were hand drawn and photo copied and pasted o to boards. Then we went to the local copy center downtown to have a final color photo copy made. Lmao. NOW i know why i still have my portfolio! I was also in a position of being ahead of the curve and never understood that until now. Unfortunately, I had a really stressful job (aka working desktop for an offset printer) and left the industry for 20 years. Just picked up my first ipad and starting over. 🎉
This video is so good. I always wanted to get into technical illustration. It looks fun to work in.
Snatched up the Perspective course! :)
Glad you got it! You'll love it.
Marshall is quite the decorated veteran in the art world.
yes!!!! love seeing new Marshall videos!
The legend himself
Marshall kind of looks like a lore accurate Father Christmas. Not the round red guy, the skinny green guy. Buon Natale Amico Marshall
Old masters are the GOAT.
This was great, but can we also get a bloopers reel of Stan making those sound fx?
Greeting from Iraq....a surgeon and anatomist starting to make illustrations for preoperative planning based on Horos app for medical imaging analysis.
Marshall's a genius.
The real GOAT
Amazing amazing amazing artist!
4:21 CC correction: *hired. Don’t sniff airbrush paint 😂
RESPECT!!!
Very very informative. I'd love to see how you work with an airbrush.
Great video, I can't wait for the part where they talk about how to survive as a freelance illustrator.
Marshall is fabulous. I like his videos.
Daamn Marshall Showing OFF Today!!!🤣🤣🤣
Great Thanks