jim mckenzie releases '80s inspired instructional art series 'makin' things'

ever wondered how to sculpt a perfect bust of your deceased horse? or how to draw a racoon that can rap? it’s easier than you think. artist jim mckenzie has released the first of his new web series, ‘makin’ things’, walking watchers through the ins and outs of the complicated processes of art. 

ever wondered how to sculpt a perfect bust of your deceased horse? it’s easier than you think

joined by his spanish sidekick king gordo (a puppet version of the the artist’s popular sculpture), each episode of the gloriously ’80s inspired series sees mckenzie respond to fan requests for insights about his process as a creator. topics addressed in season one of the tongue-in-cheek instructional art program include painting, sculpting and drawing, and will air periodically across mckenzie’s social media channels. the series is a collaboration with aardman nathan love, whose executive producer jon o’hara expressed excitement about the project: ‘aardman nathan love is committed to cultivating talent outside of our small world of NYC commercial content creation. we are fortunate to have this opportunity to support jim in sharing his tutorials with fans and followers’.

mckenzie is joined on screen by a puppet version of his sculpture king gordo

each episode of makin’ things responds to a new fan request about the artist’s process

the tutorials are a collaboration with studio aardman nathan love

the results are nothing short of breathtaking