Rob Duenas (Sketchcraft) joins James on Nerdy Mewzings for a wide-ranging conversation about his self-taught path, major career breaks from having a presence on DeviantArt and Instagram, to drawing Spawn Kills after a direct DM from Todd McFarlane!
Rob shares about his childhood, growing up in San Diego with comics from Circle K and 7-Eleven racks, learning by watching portfolio reviews at Comic-Con as a teen, and how Gnomon Workshop DVDs (especially Scott Robertson’s perspective) transformed his skills. He details landing Toys for Bob work on Crash Bandicoot and Spyro from a single DeviantArt post, the unexpected TMP outreach, and going wild designing endless Spawn variants for the book.
His influences range from Carlos Meglia and Bill Watterson to early Image and Mirage Ninja Turtles. He is currently streaming on Whatnot, prepping an art book, and stockpiling creator-owned scripts, Rob offers honest insights on Artist Alley changes, consistency, and never quitting!
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Timestamps
0:00 - Intro & Rob Duenas (Sketchcraft) Joins
2:00 - San Diego Roots, Circle K Comics & Early Influences
8:00 - Self-Taught Path: Portfolio Reviews & Gnomon DVDs
15:00 - Mad Engine T-Shirts & Early Freelance Comics
22:00 - DeviantArt Break: Toys for Bob & Crash Bandicoot
30:00 - Todd McFarlane DM & Drawing Spawn Kills
38:00 - Carlos Meglia Influence & Artistic Identity
45:00 - Whatnot Streams, Artist Alley Changes & Consistency
52:00 - Art Book, Creator-Owned Plans & Upcoming Covers
57:00 - Where to Follow Sketchcraft
59:00 - Outro & Support Nerdy Mewzings
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