Brian Allen Interview - We Wont talk AI - Grownup Adjacent Podcast Ep 3.0
Summary
Brian Allen discusses his pinball art career, Totan and Cirqus Voltaire alternates, upcoming Expo plans, and AI concerns.
Brian Allen, a freelance artist known for alternate pinball backglass and playfield art (Tales of the Arabian Nights, Cirqus Voltaire, and others), discusses his career, freelance diversification, handling criticism, and upcoming Pinball Expo plans. He also covers Gritty mascot work, AI concerns for artists, and homebrew projects. The conversation is informal and includes teasers about unannounced projects.
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Tonight I’m interviewing the guy who draws pinball machines better than I play them and we pinky swore we would not talk AI. Brian Allen of Flyland Designs is here for Grownup Adjacent Pinball Podcast ep 3.0 and I already know my ability to stay on track for time is as reliable as my skill shots. Brian has been hand drawing those packed, wild backglasses and art packages that make old Williams games look brand new again. Funhouse remakes, TOTAN, Cirqus Voltaire, the whole colorful chaotic thing. Meanwhile my artistic contribution is usually a stick figure on the back of a receipt and a flipper that dies right when I need it. We will talk process, classic pinball nostalgia, why some remakes hit and some just drain, and how a normal middle aged dad ends up sitting across from the artist who actually knows what he is doing. Expect lots of chat, zero polished podcast energy, and me roasting my AI use while he explains how he makes the art look effortless. See you in the live chat where I will pretend I followed every single thing he said! all art is copyright Flyland Designs and Brian Allen and used with written permission. All images and art used in this episode can be purchased at FlylandDesigns Chapters (though you really want to hear it all)
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