Kick in The Creatives Podcast
152 episodes - English - Latest episode: 12 days ago - ★★★★★ - 68 ratingsKick in The Creatives Podcast - We talk Creativity, Art and Writing with Creative Challenges and Gossip
Tara and Sandra, met by happy accident. Tara had been listening to a Podcast that Sandra just happened to be being interviewed on, and having her own podcast at the time, she invited Sandra to be a guest. The two of them quickly hit it off and went on chatting, long after the recording had stopped… And they haven’t shut up since!
Tara was a whizz at idea generation, but having been a graphic designer for 25 years, she had long lost her connection with a ‘real’ pencil.
Sandra, on the other hand, was and still is, a realism painter, yet she had the inability to just ‘let go’ in her sketchbook.
Over the following weeks, they began setting each other creative challenges.
As a result, Tara rekindled her love for drawing by hand, and Sandra horrified to be handed a ‘chunky marker’ to draw with by Tara, was forced to let go of her pedantic sketching style and just ‘have fun in her sketchbook.’
It was clear that the two of them as a duo, were a good influence on each other and having finally met in the flesh, they became firm friends.
Knowing the power that creative challenges had held for them, they decided that they wanted to help other people find and embrace their creative side and just ‘have a go.’
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Ep 148 Mindset and Your Art
April 15, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 156 MBhttps://kickinthecreatives.com/artmindset Welcome to today's art podcast! Today, we're talking about how your mindset affects your art. Whether you're new to art or already selling your work, your mindset plays a big role in how you improve. Let's dive in! Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons...
Ep 147 General Art Chat
April 01, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBIn today’s art podcast we are having a general art chat. This is you getting to listen in to the sort of things we might chat about art wise if we weren’t on air. https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-chat-2 Some of the things we chat about Podcasts that use AI to generate a voice. Artists complaining about being referred to as ‘talented’ Not being able to put my finger on what isn’t quite right with the painting When you start going blind, walking away from the artwork for a while helps...
Ep 146 Being an Artist - The Highs and Lows
March 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn today’s art podcast we’re going to chat about the highs and lows of being an artist. Whether you create art for fun or are selling your art we all have our ups and downs. We’re going to share some of those today: Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/artisthighsandlows Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online...
Ep 145 Strike While the Idea is Hot
March 04, 2024 07:00 - 56 minutes - 105 MBWelcome to today's art episode, and today we’re going to talk about striking while the idea is hot. What we mean by this is not sitting on the idea too long before you execute on it. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/strike-while-idea-is-hot/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also ...
Ep 144 An Art Year in Review
November 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBWelcome to today's art episode, and today we’re going to talk about our art year in review and our art goals for next year. We also explain why we missed an episode. This will be out last episode of 2023 so we wish you all a Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays or whatever you celebrate. We look forward to your company again in March after a break. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-year/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored...
Ep 143 How our Surroundings Affect our Art
October 23, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 89.5 MBWelcome to today's episode, and today we’re going to chat about how our surroundings can affect our art. This could be anything from the music you play to how your art area looks. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-surroundings/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide th...
Ep 142 The Importance of Planning your Art Composition
October 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBWelcome to today's art podcast episode. Today we’re going to chat about the importance of planning your composition. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/plan-composition/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need. To find out more sign up for a free art m...
Ep 141 Little Things that can Make a Big Difference to Your Art Part 2
September 18, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 87.9 MBWelcome to today's art podcast episode. Today we’re going to chat about how sometimes the smallest things can make a big difference to our art. It’s those little aha moments that can thrust our art forward. This is part two of a two part episode. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/big-difference-art-part2/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a profession...
Ep 140 Little Things that can Make a Big Difference to Your Art Part 1
September 04, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBWelcome to today's art podcast episode. Today we’re going to chat about how sometimes the smallest things can make a big difference to our art. It’s those little aha moments that can thrust our art forward. This is part one of a two part episode. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/big-difference-art/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional lev...
Ep 139 Art Scams Spoofs and Trolls
August 21, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBWelcome to today's art podcast episode. Today we’re going to chat about art scams, spoofs and trolls. Here are a few of the things we discuss Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/artscams Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need. To find out more sign up...
Ep 138 Resisting Art Resistance
August 07, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBIn today’s art podcast we’re going to chat about art resistance and how to resist it! What is art resistance: Art resistance is very different to art block, it’s a much more temporary thing. It’s the procrastination side of not making art. Like when you have a day when you plan to paint and then find 100 different things you can do before you actually make a start. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-resistance/ Our Sponsor Evolve ...
Ep 137 Coming out of an art block
July 24, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBWelcome to today's art podcast where we’re going to talk about coming out of an art block. It’s a little update on episode 133 where Sandra was having a serious art block and Tara was having a mini one. Catch up with how we are getting on and maybe pick up some tips for dealing with your own art block. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/coming-out-artblock Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach any...
Ep 136 Does an Art Title really Matter?
June 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 128 MBWelcome to today's art podcast. Today we’re going to talk about titling your artwork. We have quite differing opinions on this topic so it should be a good one. What are your thoughts, does it really matter? Shownotes Shownotes for this episode https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-title/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provid...
Ep 135 Doing an Art Show
May 29, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBWelcome to today's episode, which is all about taking part in an art show. We are doing this now as Sandra did an art exhibition a few years ago with a friend and Tara recently did a stall at an art and craft show. We are definitely not experts but can share what we learned as beginners. Shownotes Shownotes for this episode https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-show/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a pro...
Ep 134 Lets Talk Abstract Art
May 15, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBToday’s art podcast is at the request of one of our listeners, Debora. It is all about abstract art. Although neither of us are pure abstract painters, Tara paints semi abstract faces and we both have an appreciation for abstract art. Shownotes Shownotes for this episode https://kickinthecreatives.com/abstract-art/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online les...
Ep 133 Being an Artist - The Good the Bad and the Ugly
May 01, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 149 MBToday’s art podcast is an unusual one. All we know, is that we have both been going through an art block and instead of talking about it between ourselves as we’d normally do, we thought we would save our chat and share it with you. Mainly because we try to keep things real on here. And the reality is, that not all art comes easily and not all artists always feel like painting. Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at Our Art Challenges We have 3 challenges every month: ...
Ep 132 How to Becomea MoreProductiveArtist withMegan Auman
April 17, 2023 06:00 - 45 minutes - 84.5 MBOur art podcast guest today is Megan Auman. Megan is an artist, metalsmith teacher, writer, and business coach. In addition to making and selling her jewelry, she helps artists and makers grow their businesses through her books, online classes, and coaching. Now, after Megan reached out to us, I read her book, Try It and See it's all about mindset shifts to help creatives get things done. I loved the the book. It was a real kick up the creatives for me. And so I was curious to hear more from...
Ep 131 The Joys of Doodling: How Drawing for Fun Can Boost Your Creativity
April 03, 2023 06:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBIn todays’s art podcast we are going to talk about the joys of doodling and how drawing for fun can boost your creativity Shownotes You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/joys-doodling-podcast/ Our Art Challenges We have 3 challenges every month: https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/ On Social Media Instagram | Facebook Group Our Sponsor This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind is a productivity shot, but unlike other energy dr...
Ep 130 AI for Artists who don’t want to know about AI
March 20, 2023 06:30 - 1 hour - 128 MBIn today’s art podcast we are going to talk about A.I. (artificial intelligence) for artists. When Tara suggested this topic, I was not keen. Frankly I’ve always been wildly opposed to AI, for so many reasons, and to be honest, I still am, and I’ll go in to the reasons why later on. But, I can’t deny, despite my huge reservations, I do recognise that it can be really useful for some people. Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/aiforartists Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is s...
Ep 129 Finding your Art Niche
March 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBIn today’s art podcast we are going to talk about finding your art niche. Where do you fit in? Well, first of all, we should clarify that you don’t need a niche if you are purely painting for fun, although most people are drawn to certain subjects. Shownotes Shownotes for this episode https://kickinthecreatives.com/finding-your-art-niche/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a ye...
Ep 128 Back to the Art Studio After a Break
February 20, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 102 MBIn today’s art podcast we are going to talk about how to get back on track with your art after taking a break. And we thought this would be quite a good episode to do at this time of year, because like a lot of people, we took a break over Christmas, and it took us a while to get back into the swing of things. Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/back-to-art-after-break/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism styl...
EP 127 Make Videos of Your Art with Zach Wolfson
February 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 114 MBOur podcast guest today is Zach Wolfson. Zach studied poetry, creative writing and filmmaking at Colorado College where he got his underdrad degree. He is now a filmmaker and educator based in Denver where he founded a video content and strategy studio. Zach teaches artists and creatives how to promote themselves in an authentic way using video. In this podcast he'll be sharing tips to help you create videos for social media. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evo...
Ep 126 Fly on the Wall Art Chat
January 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBToday's episode is a little bit different. You get to be a fly-on-the-wall on one of the art conversations Sandra and I would normally have off air. It all started when I asked a Sandra a question after we'd recorded a podcast and she said, why not record this and let's see what happens. SO we did, and there's no editing either. So get your paints out and join us for some studio art chat. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to ...
Ep 125 Gift Ideas for Artists - for Yourself or Others
November 28, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 132 MBIn today's art podcast we are going to talk about gift ideas for artists. So, if you are hoping for an arty gift yourself, you could sneakily put this podcast on while your family are nearby… You never know, it might give them some good art present ideas! Shownotes Shownotes with links to gift ideas we mentioned https://kickinthecreatives.com/gift-ideas-for-artists/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a p...
EP 124 Sketching Your Way Through Trauma with Jeff Schmidt
November 14, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutes - 110 MBIn today’s creative podcast we are talking to Jeff Schmidt. Jeff is an illustrator, speaker and author of the best selling book, Heart Attack, which is all about finding hope, joy, and inspiration through recovery. As a young professional in his 40s, Jeff‘s life was thrown into chaos after he experienced a series of heart attacks. Today, we talk about how he used his passion for drawing, particularly urban sketching to help him slow down and take stock. I hope you enjoy our chat! Our Spon...
Ep 123 The Most Important Skills an Artist Can Have
October 31, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 130 MBIn today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the most important skills an artist can have. And you might think the most important skills are things that revolve around knowing how to draw and paint! But there are so many more skills you need to work on if you want to be a successful artist. Being good at what you do, isn’t enough. Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/artist-skills/ Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint ...
Ep 122 Things we Wish we’d Known as Beginner Artists
October 17, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 119 MBOn Today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the things we wish we had known when we were beginner artists. And hopefully, it might help some of our listeners who have just started out. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the materials you need. To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at https://kickinthe...
Ep 121 I’ve Stopped Drawing - How to Start Drawing Again
October 03, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 157 MBIn today’s art podcast we are going to help you figure out how to start drawing again if you’ve stopped and want to get back on track. It easily happens and there can be lots of reasons behind it, so the first thing you need to think about is what’s caused you to lose your way and how you can get back into the habit. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lesson...
Ep 120 The AHA Moments We Experience as Artists
September 19, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBIn today’s art podcast we are talking about the AHA moments we experience as artists and there is no more useful AHA moment than the good old ‘happy accident!’ And it’s often the happy accidents that help us progress, because it almost always means that we’ve learned something… It’s just that we learned it by mistake. Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webi...
Ep 119 Carmel Jenkin Figurative Artist
September 05, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn today's art podcast we are talking to Carmel Jenkin. Carmel is a figurative artist from Melbourne Australia who specialises in the female form. We both came across Carmel at around the same time but on different social media platforms. We were immediate fans. Her paintings are incredibly beautiful and unique.
Ep 118 How to Stay Focused on your Art
August 22, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 155 MBIn today’s podcast we are talking about how to stay focused on your art. According to a study conducted by Northwest University, highly creative people are generally more easily distracted than the average person! Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar Art Challenges Find all our Art Challen...
Ep 117 Why Artists Need to be Brave
August 08, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBOn today’s podcast we talk about about why artists need to be brave. So, the most successful artists out there are often the ones who have been brave and not been afraid to try new things …and they’ve just put themselves out there no matter what the outcome or reaction might be. But that’s not easy for everyone. Particularly if you’re an introvert! Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a ...
Ep 116 Taking Action with your Art
July 25, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 126 MBToday, we’re talking about taking action with your art…And what we mean by that, is when you find yourself a bit stuck somewhere, then how to do something about it. Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar Art Challenges Find all our Art Challenges at https://kickinthecreatives.com/ Keep up...
Ep 115 - 31 Ways to Share your Art
July 11, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 125 MBIn today’s podcast we are giving you 31 ideas of how to share your art on social media and in real life! It’s not always easy for us to find new ways to share things without being repetitive, but you don’t always just have to share your physical art. There are lots of different ways you can engage your audience.
Ep 114 Art Collaboration Ideas
June 27, 2022 06:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBIn today’s art podcast we are talking about art collaboration ideas. We are are going to give you some suggestions on different ways you could work with other artists and creatives.
Ep 113 Anna Zubarev Zentangle and Floral Artist
June 13, 2022 06:00 - 47 minutes - 88 MBIn today’s podcast, we are talking to Zentangle and floral artist Anna Zubarev. Anna creates the most beautiful floral designs. Watch her timelapse on Instagram and you will be mesmerised by her process. Anna shares: the lightbulb moment of discovering Zentangle, developing her own floral-inspired style, creating a range of colouring books and evolving into digital art alongside creating by hand
Ep 112 Why Cant I Talk About My Art?
May 30, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 134 MBIn today's art podcast episode, we talk about why it’s so difficult to talk about our own art. TARA This was a topic idea I had when I reaslised that I had no idea how to talk about my art. It started when I went to some group online art talks for people to sell their digital art. They were calling people up to talk about their art or pieces of their art. Not only do I not like talking in front of a lot of people I had absolutely no idea what to say.
Ep 111 Is It Time to Evolve your Art Style?
May 16, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBIn today's art podcast we ask “Is time to evolve your art style?” It seemed appropriate to talk about this today because Sandra feels like she is at a bit of a crossroads herself and we both always try to share our own experiences as artists with you.
Ep110 Art Reference Finding it and Creating your Own
May 02, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBIn today's podcast episode we’re going to talk about finding art reference and creating your own.
Ep 109 Artists NFTs for Beginners Part 2
April 17, 2022 06:30 - 51 minutes - 94.5 MBThis is part 2 of our podcast about NFTs for Beginners. You can find Ep 108 Artist’s NFTs for beginners Part 1 here. We will go into more about what polygon is, promoting your NFT and some of the scams you need to be aware of in this podcast.
Ep 108 Artists NFTs for Beginners
April 04, 2022 06:00 - 47 minutes - 87.7 MBToday, we are talking about NFTs. First of all, I do want to stress that neither one of us are experts. But sometimes I think it’s better actually to get guidance from someone who is not a beginner but not yet an expert, because you’ll more likely get the information you need in simple terms, without being blown away by a whole new language.
Ep 107 The Artists Playground
March 21, 2022 06:00 - 1 hour - 111 MBToday, we are talking about the Artist's playground. As we know, a child always performs better at school when they’re also allowed a bit of time to exercise, to play and to not be a slave to the rules. It’s their time to have fun and let go. It’s the same for artists. If they also allow themselves time out to let go and have some fun, then they will work better at their more serious pieces.
106 Take Your Inner Artist on a Date
March 07, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 116 MBToday, we are talking about why you should date your inner artist. And this is a concept briefly spoken about in Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist's Way. When you think about it, it really does make sense to look after that side of yourself, because if you don’t, your creative well is going to run dry pretty quickly and that can lead to a lack of inspiration and worse still, artists block, and that’s something you really don’t want.
Ep 105 Jason Chambers Becomes a Full Time Artist Thanks to NFTs
February 21, 2022 07:00 - 50 minutes - 92.9 MBOur podcast guest today is Artist Jason Chambers who recently quit his job to become a full-time artist. Something I am sure many of us dream of. Jason is a US-based artist who specializes in abstract cubism. Jason always wanted to be an artist, but life took him in a different direction. After selling a few of his paintings online a friend encouraged him to try selling his art as NFT’s. NFT’s are a way of selling art digitally, with proof of ownership. Although he was initially reluctant a...
Ep 104 Passion Projects as a Creative Outlet
February 07, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutes - 107 MBSo, a passion project simply means something you do entirely for your own pleasure and not something you start off with the intention of it leading to anything in particular. That doesn’t necessarily mean it won't lead anywhere, but you don’t do it with that sole intention. It’s purely for the joy.
Ep 103 Interview with Caricature Artist Kevin Wells aka Squiggle King
January 24, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 77.5 MBToday’s podcast guest is Caricature Artist Kevin Wells. Kevin who is also known as Squiggle King has always been a compulsive doodler. When he was 30 he became a London cabbie and for the first time in his adult life, he had more control over his time and decided to get art education. He did an A level in art and design at his local college, followed by a part-time Fine Art Degree course. At his degree show in 2005, he was selected the winner of the Windsor and Newton Watts prize, which led ...
Ep 102 Abstract Face Art with Artist Nick George
January 10, 2022 07:00 - 46 minutes - 85.8 MBOur podcast guest today is artist Nick George who paints abstract face art. We first spotted Nick’s work on Instagram and were completely wowed by it. It was very different to anything we had seen before. Imagine the silhouette of an exaggerated face filled with an eye, fragments of text, collage and cartoon characters. They have the feel of street art, like walls where posters and stickers have been layered and peeled back over time. We were also excited to see that Nick is teaching on Ka...
Ep 101 Ask us Anything Part 2 - Special Episode
December 13, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 148 MBWelcome to today's episode, which is episode 101, and part 2 of our previous special 100th episode. To celebrate the 100 episodes, we invited you listeners to ask us anything… And we got so many questions, that we decided to make it into a special double episode! So today is part two
Ep 100 Ask Us Anything
November 29, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 147 MBWelcome to today's art podcast episode, which is….. episode 100! And to celebrate our 100th episode, we invited you listeners to ask us anything… And we got so many questions, that we have decided to make this into a special double episode! So today is part one... We’re just so glad that you all enjoy it. And you’ve all helped us to reach 100 episodes so thank you!
Ep 99 How to Be a More Confident Artist
November 15, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBIn today’s art podcast we are talking about how to be a more confident artist. Is your lack of self-confidence holding you back? I don’t think it matters how experienced we become as artists, we all have this feeling at some point. But it can become a real problem when artist self-doubt just doesn’t go away because if we don’t learn how to get past it, it can stunt our progression as artists. And I do speak from experience because I used to be very unsure of my place in the art world, even...