The Origin of Shardplate — Intentionally Blank Ep. 260

About this episode

Brandon and guest Ben McSweeney discuss his background in animation and television, his role at Dragonsteel, and offer advice for aspiring artists.

Brandon is joined this week by special guest Ben McSweeney, one of the creative directors at Dragonsteel. Join them as they explore Ben's history, from working in animation and television, his role at Dragonsteel, and his advice for today's up-and-coming artists. Want to send me something to open? Dragonsteel Entertainment ATTN: Adam P.O Box 698 American Fork, UT 84003 Get your Wheel of Time updates here with the Bound and Woven newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/brandonsanderson/eye-of-the-wor...

People in this episode

Hosts: Brandon Sanderson, Dan Wells

Guest: Ben McSweeney

Topics covered

• Shardplate
• animation
• television
• art advice
• Dragonsteel

Keywords

• Shardplate
• Ben McSweeney
• Dragonsteel
• animation
• television
• art advice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dragonsteel, Dragonsteel Entertainment

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