Through this series, we have seen so many civilizations come and pass. And I believe we still have a long way to go in establishing our own legacy of tolerance, goodness, and virtue. So, the questions arise again. What will we be remembered for?

When the worst of the worst comes calling, and darkness descends, we are all still mark makers, we are all creators. We may not always know why we are making art; the important thing is to continue doing so.

This episode gets at one of a few important questions that artists ask themselves and that viewers contemplate when looking at art: why has this been made? What do I think about when I’m looking at it, and what do those thoughts relate to?

Sketching the world around us makes us better at seeing nuance and details. Artists that are able to see the smallest difference between subjects are better equipped to be engaged citizens.

For some reason, we are still debating the same fundamental truths that define our humanity.

We live in a time of correction. Compensating for the past failures to protect the rights of ownership and the right to cultural identity. This episode navigates how our past has defined this problem.

I believe that this episode illustrates, without outright saying, the fact that artists are the bridges between the new ways and the old.

Students are ravenous consumers of imagery, but most of what they have consumed is from popular culture. This can lead to the unintentional appropriation of cultures.

Now more than ever it is time to embrace the new things that are happening in art and technology.

The tonal relationship of color is a powerful tool. Understanding those relationships can allow an animator to visually describe complex human emotions.

I take color very seriously, to me it is sacred. As sacred as the Marx Brothers. Deserving of a permanent place in the hallowed halls no matter which way the pendulum of fashion swings.

Artists capture light in the spur of the moment with a constantly changing light source.

Because color is about perception, there is beauty and poetry in how one person perceives it and how it can be used in visual forms.

Ohio artist Cyrus Fire on how color can ensnare the eye of the viewer and compel them to close the distance.