Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
245 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsThe Pencil Kings Podcast interviews today’s top artists to uncover the story behind their work. These interviews are created for you - the Aspiring Artist, the Hobbyist and the Professional Artist. If you are looking for inspiring and insightful interviews from artists all over the world, you’re in the right place to learn the behind the scenes stories of how these artists got started and how they turned their passion into creative art careers.
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PK 194: The Journey to Building a Large Body of Artwork
April 12, 2019 19:20 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBArthur Haywood is working to creating art that inspires people to learn and want to read about the stories behind what the viewer sees. He is a classically trained painter and has created an incredible body of work for his book, The Great Library. In this interview, we talk about Arthur's journey and how he learned from several different schools to develop the skillset he now has. 1:30 - How Arthur and Mitch met at Artistacon when Arthur was showing his book of work 2:55 - Arthur descri...
PK 193: How to Unlock Your Full Creative Potential
March 20, 2019 22:02 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBRayna was stuck for 15 years... and then 3 questions changed everything. The questions allowed her to see her life from a completely different view allowing all kinds of amazing opportunities to come her way and now she helps other artists do the same. This fascinating conversation continues on with the creative coaches we've been speaking with to dig even deeper and see just how crucial your mindset is to everything you do. If you’ve felt like you’ve been held back, or that everyone e...
PK 191: Do you Love your art?
March 14, 2019 19:06 - 24 minutes - 17.1 MBIn this episode, Mitch talks about how you feel about the art that you are making and why if you aren't loving it, you could be in for a very rocky road. But even if you don't love it and still want to do it there is hope! The reason why it's important to realize this is that the people who really love what they are doing are actually quite rare, and this love can take you very far in any direction you want. However, where it gets dangerous is when you are the person who doesn't have t...
PK 191: 3 Simple Steps to Start Your Art Career
March 07, 2019 11:48 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBThis interview with Catherine Orer from theArtistEntrepreneur.com was like a rapid-fire Question and Answer session all around the topic of how do you take the next steps to build a viable art career. You'll also learn how artists make the process harder than it needs to be so you can get onto the fast track instead of being stuck. If you feel like you aren't making progress OR if you've always wondered what your next step should be - listen up because it's all covered in this interview! ...
PK 190: Artist Business Insights with Suzanne Redmond
February 27, 2019 15:40 - 42 minutes - 29.6 MBSuzanne Redmond has been interviewing artists for the Left Brain Artist Podcast just like we do with the Pencil Kings show and in this episode of the show she comes on to share a lot of the wisdom she has gained. Formerly being an accountant, Suzanne brings an interesting voice to the creative conversations because she has the business background that when combined with artists can see things in a different light. You'll learn from 3 separate stories Suzanne has discovered where artists ...
PK 189: The Future of Art Education with Mike Mattesi of DrawingForce.com
February 21, 2019 17:40 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBThis episode was originally recorded in early 2018 and has just been released. In this episode, Mike Mattesi and Mitch explore different ideas for the future of art education, how to focus and how niching-down can lead to becoming world-renowned. Highlights: 2:00 - What's new at DrawingForce.com 4:00 - Thinking forward to using VR in the classroom and teaching his method without being in the same classroom 7:30 - A business idea for the evolution of model photography and reference for a...
PK 188: Deep Dive into the Journey of an Animator
February 13, 2019 23:47 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBSand is known to the other Evolvers as having a unique ability for keeping the live homework rooms always full of energy and she did not disappoint in this interview! We covered a lot of ground in this episode talking about education, life as a working professional and the passion and drive it takes to make it as a full-time creative. For me, the big insight from Sand was exploring those who choose art as a career vs those who create art for a hobby. I was never able to understand why pe...
PK 187: Finding Bliss While Learning to Paint with Jan from Evolve
February 07, 2019 21:16 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MBJan rediscovered her love of art when she found some old paints at a garage sale. The last time she had done any art was when she was 6 years old and took an art class for a month. Those newly acquired paints brought art back into Jan’s life, but even though she was enjoying learning to paint on her own she wanted the mentorship and system to follow to take things to a whole other level to really see how far she could go with her art. That’s when she first heard about the Evolve program,...
PK 186: Daniel never dreamed that he would create realistic oil paintings.
January 30, 2019 19:24 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBDaniel never dreamed that he would create realistic oil paintings. In fact, he has never taken any art classes before participating in the http://www.EvolveArtist.com program. In this interview, you can see how far he has come in just a few months. What's interesting about Daniel's journey is that while he is creative; he is first and foremost a musician and had never considered developing the skills to become a visual artist. He will show you how even though art isn't the main passio...
PK 185: What it really takes to make great art with Michael from Evolve
December 21, 2018 12:38 - 31 minutes - 21.3 MBHave you always wanted to create art that gets noticed, but not sure if you have the talent to make it happen? If so, you'll love Michael's story as he is currently working through Block 4 of the Evolve Artist program (http://www.evolveartist.com) where students have learned the skills necessary to create professional level illustrative paintings. In this interview, he will tell you that talent has nothing to do with it because it's all about putting in the work which makes even the high...
PK 184: From starting to pro level art in 7 months - what?!
December 19, 2018 16:25 - 1 hour - 44.9 MBKristen's college professor told her she couldn't draw and after 10 years of believing that lie, she was inspired by the idea of showing her own work at an art convention. The only problem was that she was starting literally from the beginning. To get started with her art, she joined several different online courses and programs but kept running into the same problem... The courses she was trying to learn from were too far ahead of where she needed to be. She lacked the foundation that...
PK 183: Meet Evolve Community Superstar Peggy Durant
December 14, 2018 21:04 - 56 minutes - 38.9 MBMeet Peggy Durant - Community Superstar and student at Evolve Artist: http://evolveartist.com Peggy is on a great path and people are starting to take notice of her amazing artistic progress, but it wasn't always like this. About a year ago she had fallen off with her art practice and went for 8 months with doing very little. As good as her original intentions were; life can just seem to get in the way. And her 4 hour daily commute to work doesn't help... at 5 days a week that's 20 hou...
PK 182: Meet Evolve Artist Head Instructor Piper Talladay
December 06, 2018 11:29 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBAs the head instructor at Evolve Artist, Piper Talladay oversees all student homework submissions. She makes sure everyone is kept to the highest standards of the program while still moving ahead at a good pace and encouraged at each step of the way. She also has another career building her Equine Art business where she paints the portraits of horses. She uses her love of animals and especially horses to capture the special bond that humans and horses share. This first episode of the Evo...
PK 181: Evolve Artist Update - 2 Years Later...
December 03, 2018 16:48 - 47 minutes - 32.9 MBA little over two years ago the original idea for the Evolve Artist program was first discussed. It took a long time to go from the initial idea of taking the proven art curriculum Kevin was using in his school to getting the knowledge online and everything ready so it could be delivered into the hands of students anywhere in the world. It's now been a little bit over a year since the very first students have started and they are now moving into learning the same techniques that Kevin ...
PK 180: Consistently creating award winning art students with Kevin Murphy
November 22, 2018 17:38 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBLearn how Kevin Murphy has been helping complete beginner artists consistently win awards and scholarships. If you've always wanted to learn, or have been trying to learn for years with limited success his program could be the answer you have been looking for.
PK 179: Welcome back to the Pencil Kings Podcast!
November 17, 2018 23:11 - 28 minutes - 20 MBAfter a much needed break, we're back and here's what's been happening the past few months while we've been focusing on developing the new generation of art education with the Evolve program.
PK 178: Burn The Boats - What REALLY Makes You An Artist?
January 24, 2018 16:39 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBIt's one thing to create a beautiful work of art that's rendered to perfection, but it's an entirely different challenge to express complex ideas with your art. Today we talk with Dorian Vallejo and explore how he approaches his paintings and the thought process that goes into applying deeper meaning to your art. We'll also touch on why being comfortable in a career can hold you back, and what it really means to live a fully-engaged life as an artist.
PK 177: Becoming a Children's Book Illustrator - Interview With Matt B Lewis.
January 17, 2018 08:30 - 39 minutes - 54.2 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “You have to be true to yourself, you have to have 100% commitment. If you’re gonna do it, you’ve just gotta do it. You can’t half hit the mark.” ~ Matt B Lewis. Becoming a children’s book illustrator is a dream for many artists, but how can you turn this dream into reality and actually make a decent living from it? In this week’s podcast, Australian children’s book illustrator, Matt B Lewis, reveals how he eventually decided to ...
PK 176: How to Copyright Artwork - Interview With IP and Social Media Lawyer, Paul Lombic.
January 10, 2018 08:30 - 32 minutes - 22.5 MBShow notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “In Canada, as soon as you write down and you create the comic strip and you put pen to paper, you have author rights - right from that point of the creation.” ~ Paul Lomic. Ever wondered how to copyright artwork? If you’re an artist, illustrator or any other kind of creative, there will most likely come a point in your career when you feel the need to protect your work and prevent others using it without your permission. Afte...
PK 175: Travel and Living Creatively - Interview With Freelance Illustrator, Ladislas Chachignot.
January 03, 2018 08:30 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “If you want your life to change and evolve a bit, sometimes you have to take a step into the unknown and see what happens. Because, if you don’t do anything, for sure you won’t have anything.” ~ Ladislas Chachignot. Travel and living creatively often go hand in hand, with many artists all over the world moving to different countries to get inspiration and further their careers. But what if you’re too scared to make that first st...
PK 174: How to Start a Comic Book - Interview With Comic Book Illustrator, Ryan Onorato.
December 27, 2017 08:30 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Take the time and get at least one book done for yourself, because I just think it’s more impactful. When you go to these cons and you want to talk to people, if you hand them a finished book rather than a script or inked pages, that finished product is definitely something that’ll be an ace in your pocket.” ~ Ryan Onorato. If you want to know how to start a comic book (but seriously don’t know where to begin), this week’s interv...
PK 173: How to Make the Art You Really WANT to Make
December 20, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “If you’re painting the things that you are interested in, you’re probably going to have a better result than if you’re trying to satisfy what you think somebody else is expecting to see.” ~ David Palumbo. Are you itching to learn how to make the art you want to make? If you’re pursuing a creative career, putting together a portfolio which best represents your work can sometimes be tricky. Should you add the personal projects ...
PK 172: How to Break Into Comics: Interview With Creator of The Sire, Michael Dolce
December 13, 2017 08:30 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “You don’t need a publisher now to be successful. You don’t need the ‘gatekeepers’ any more. You don’t need to worry about the ‘gatekeepers’ any more. ” ~ Michael Dolce Want to know how to break into comics? Whether you’ve always wanted to write a graphic novel or illustrate pages for Marvel, DC or any other publishing house, this week’s podcast with Michael Dolce, creator of The Sire, has got the blueprint you need to get your p...
PK 171: How to Unlock Your Creativity - Interview with Author and Psychiatrist, Dr Srini Pillay
December 06, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 27 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “There is something in every one of us that is waiting for this motivation to arrive, that is waiting to be moved. Start scribbling if you don’t know what to do and allow this scribbling to continue. Because when new memories arise, novel ideas will also form. ” ~ Dr Srini Pillay. Want to know how to unlock your creativity? If you’ve ever made any art, you’ll be familiar with the feeling of getting into the ‘flow’ - that creativ...
PK 170: How to Live Creatively. Interview With Mixed Media Artist, Tracy Verdugo.
November 29, 2017 08:30 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “This whole idea that we should be as good as whoever it is next to us is just crazy. If you really want to do something badly enough and you step into it, then you will be taken care of.” ~ Tracy Verdugo Want to know more about how to live creatively? Sometimes, finding the one thing you’re truly passionate about as an artist can be tricky...and having some guidance along the way can really help. But where should you look to f...
PK 169: Witches, Demons, and Art. Inside the Creative Mind of Occult and Fantasy Artist, Jim Pavelec.
November 22, 2017 08:30 - 54 minutes - 37.5 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Make sure it’s something you really, really have a passion for...not just a thing that you think is gonna make money.” ~ Jim Pavelec Witches, demons, and art have always been strongly linked. If you look back through art history, you’ll find countless artists such as William Blake who have been inspired by the writings of Aleister Crowley and themes such as Ars Goetia… And now, in the 21st Century, occult and fantasy artist, Jim...
PK 168: Can Making Art Change Your Life? Interview with Tamara Laporte From Willowing Arts
November 15, 2017 08:30 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “That’s a key thing - to be willing to make art that you don’t like and be almost neutral about it, be objective about it, rather than making it mean anything.” ~ Tamara Laporte. Can making art change your life? Today’s guest, mixed media artist, Tamara Laporte, certainly thinks so. Like so many creative types, she struggled for years with self-doubt and hating every painting she produced. But then, one day, she made a pact wit...
PK 167: Travel and Creativity. How to Reboot The Artist in You.
November 08, 2017 08:30 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBShow notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Somebody always knows somebody in this creative industry. And, because of the internet, we have a global reach now.” ~ Jenni Onn. Travel and creativity are closely linked, with scientific research now suggesting that people who travel tend to become more creative as a result. But, have you ever wanted to just pack your bags and passport and jump on a plane to be inspired by the new sights and sounds of a different country? In...
PK 166: How to Promote Your Art on Instagram.
November 01, 2017 07:30 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Even if you don’t know what you want to do, just keep doing, keep trying, keep learning. Listen to yourself, listen to your heart, listen to what you love...and eventually the pieces will come together.” ~ Donna Adi. Want to know how to promote your art on Instagram to gain followers and attract the attention of the kind of clients you want to work with? In this week’s interview, we talk to Donna Adi, a mixed media illustrator f...
PK 165: How to Live Like an Artist...and Build a Successful Creative Career.
October 25, 2017 07:30 - 47 minutes - 33 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “I make art. It makes me happy. There’s a certain number of people that it also makes happy. And that’s better for me than scrolling through social media feeds and looking at all the terrible things that are happening.” ~ Marc Scheff. Want to learn how to live like an artist and build a successful creative career...but feel like you’re getting nowhere even though you’ve been working really hard? With social media, Kickstarter cam...
PK 164: Dragons, Myths and Illustration - How Collette J Ellis Turned Her Passion Into a Career
October 18, 2017 07:30 - 38 minutes - 26.6 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Illustration was something I knew I always wanted to do - it was just finding a way to do it full-time. And, as soon as I started drawing what I wanted to draw and what I was interested in, that’s when it started to change.” ~ Collette J Ellis. Dragons, myths and illustration are just some of the things that inspire today’s guest, Collette J Ellis. And, in this inspiring interview, you’ll hear how she turned her passion for maki...
PK 163: Can ANYONE Learn How to Draw? Interview With Jason Brubaker from Coffee Table Comics
October 11, 2017 07:30 - 45 minutes - 31.1 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “I wanna do stuff because I want a finished product at the end, or I want a piece of animation, or I want a comic book at the end of it. And I’m learning everything so I can do that finished product - I’m not learning everything just so I can learn everything.” ~ Jason Brubaker. Can anyone learn how to draw? Jason Brubaker, this week’s podcast guest, certainly thinks so. And he should know. After starting out as a completely se...
PK 162: Self Publishing for Artists.
October 04, 2017 07:30 - 40 minutes - 28.3 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “When you have the creative fire burning inside you, sometimes you just don’t know what to do with it and it has to come out” ~ JP Cawood. Self publishing can be a great way to get your ideas out there, but how do you even get started with a project as huge as this? In this week’s interview, we talk to JP Cawood, author of Love From Mars - a romantic sci-fi/fantasy novel. You’ll hear how she used her experience as a television ...
PK 161: How to Navigate Your way to Artistic Success.
September 27, 2017 07:30 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ The Pencil Kings podcast is sponsored by Freshbooks https://www.freshbooks.com/pencilkings email: [email protected] “People who are motivated know that it doesn’t start with motivation - it starts with a commitment to show up. Because, if you wait for the motivation, it’s never going to come.” ~ Sean McCabe. How do you navigate your way to artistic success? After all, the path towards a successful creative career can ofte...
PK 160: How to Turn Your Ideas Into an Animated Cartoon Series.
September 20, 2017 07:30 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “What I’d say to people with a great idea is to be prepared to take a few risks, be prepared to commit time, be prepared to learn new software, and be prepared to stick with your ideas.” ~ Peter Richardson. Want to know how to turn your ideas into an animated cartoon series? Do you have a cool creative idea trapped in your head and you're wondering how to turn your idea into something more? In this week’s interview, PK member, ...
PK 159: How to Become a Better Artist...in Just 4 Months!
September 13, 2017 07:30 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBShow notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “With what I’ve produced at the Evolve Art Academy, I’m very confident I could submit a portfolio to a prestigious art school and get accepted. Because that’s how much progress I’ve had.” ~ Michelle Lopez. Want to know how to become a better artist...but just don’t know where to start? Whether you’re a complete beginner or someone who wants to take their art skills further, we think you’ll find this week’s interview pretty intere...
PK 158: How to Create a Webcomic...That Gets Noticed!
September 06, 2017 07:30 - 40 minutes - 28 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ The Pencil Kings podcast is sponsored by Freshbooks “Just put your stuff up on everything, because you don’t know where the next big thing is gonna be.” ~ Fran Krause. Want to know how to create a webcomic...that actually gets noticed?! In this week’s interview, we speak to Fran Krause, creator of the famous ‘Deep Dark Fears’ web comic. You’ll hear how he went from an established career as an animation artist to making his fi...
PK 157: Creating Your Own Comic Books and Breaking Into the Industry.
August 30, 2017 07:30 - 52 minutes - 36.5 MBComplete Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “For the people who come to me and say: ‘how did you do it and how can we do the same?’ I say find your partner. Find somebody who already has a foot in the door of the business and bring him or her something to the table.” ~ Fabrice Sapolsky. Ever wanted to know more about creating your own comic books? In this week’s interview, we speak to Fabrice Sapolsky, co-creator of the Spider-Man Noir series published by Marvel...
PK 156: Printing For Artists Made Affordable. Interview With Matt Davies From Digital Print House.
August 23, 2017 07:30 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MBShow Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “At certain periods of time, the status quo should always be challenged for the better. Not a revolution, but a disruption to the way these things are done.” ~ Matt Davis. Ever wished printing for artists was more straightforward? Ever wished there was a one-stop printing shop dedicated to your needs as a creative? And, ever wished you could earn more than just a few bucks from selling your art on gallery websites? In this we...
PK 155: How to Become a Fantasy Illustrator. Interview With Fantasy Artist, Crystal Sully.
August 16, 2017 07:30 - 41 minutes - 28.4 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Find that thing that makes your heart sing (it sounds so cheesy, I know!) ; that thing you could draw or paint forever. Find a way to do that, and then market that and find which people buy that...and you’ll be golden! ” ~ Crystal Sully. Want to know more about how to become a fantasy illustrator? In this week’s artist interview, fantasy illustrator, Crystal Sully, reveals how she’s turned her love of drawing dragons in...
PK 154: How an Artist Agency can Help Your Career.
August 09, 2017 07:30 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “I think what’s really important is to work on a style that makes you happy. I think you have to create artwork or work in a style that you get really excited about.” ~ Anna Goodson. Can an art agency help your career? In this week’s interview, we talk to illustration agency owner, Anna Goodson. Since setting up in 1996 with a tiny budget, no clients (but stacks of ambition), Anna Goodson Illustration Agency has now grown ...
PK 153: How to Make an Animated Short Film
August 02, 2017 07:30 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “You can teach yourself so much from the internet these days” ~ Michael Cawood. Want to know how to make an animated short film? In this week’s interview, we speak to Michael Cawood, creator of the award-winning Devils, Angels & Dating, about his exciting new project, The Wrong Rock. You'll hear what it was like to work on big name movies, such as The Mummy, Happy Feet, and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, but you'll al...
PK 152: Want to Become a Magazine Designer or Illustrator?
July 26, 2017 07:30 - 25 minutes - 17.8 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “It doesn’t have to be perfect to be done. You can always rework it.” ~ Katie Buckleitner. Want to become a magazine designer or illustrator but don’t know where to start? In this week’s interview, we hear how Katie Buckleitner landed her dream job as a digital designer for one of the world’s most iconic publications, Cosmopolitan Magazine, in New York. You’ll hear how she worked on her skills and transitioned into graphic...
PK 151: Creativity, Art & Mindfulness. Interview With Hyperrealist Artist, Ian Ingram.
July 19, 2017 07:30 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “Just let go of any intention towards making a cool drawing, and somehow that cool drawing comes of itself.” ~ Ian Ingram. Art and mindfulness are closely linked,, but what really happens in your brain when you put pencil to paper and lose yourself completely in your art? In this interview, hyperrealist artist, Ian Ingram, explains why he swapped the craziness of US city life for the more relaxed surroundings of a seaside to...
PK 150: How to Have a Successful Art Career And Build Your Audience.
July 12, 2017 07:30 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MBFull show notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “There are so many moments in your daily life when you can actually draw! Lunch break is half an hour, you’ve finished your sandwiches in 20. 10 minutes left...what do you do? Do you go and check your Facebook status, or do you draw? If you want to be a better artist, you draw.” ~ Iris Compiet. Want to know how to have a successful art career and build your audience? In this week’s interview, fantasy artist and illustrator, ...
PK 149: How to ask for Feedback From an Artist.
July 05, 2017 07:30 - 18 minutes - 12.9 MBFull show notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ Want to know how to ask for feedback from an artist and take the next steps in your creative career? This episode will show you how to ask for feedback the right way, so the artist feedback you receive will be as on point as possible. It doesn't matter if you want to work in a studio or you want to work as a freelancer... Because, when you follow these key points, the feedback you receive will always be the most helpful it...
PK 148: What Does it Really Take to Make it as a Fine Artist?
June 28, 2017 07:30 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ PK 148: What Does it Really Take to Make it as a Fine Artist? “It takes application and it’s hard work, but that’s no different to building any other kind of career. Nothing comes easy!” ~ Barney Davey. What does it really take to make it as a fine artist? In this week’s interview, Barney Davey from www.artmarketingnews.com shares some of the biggest insights gained from years of experience in the art market and holds noth...
PK 147: Thinking of Becoming an Illustrator? How Artist, Kate Oleska, Switched Careers.
June 21, 2017 07:30 - 46 minutes - 32.3 MBPK 147: Thinking of Becoming an Illustrator? How Artist, Kate Oleska, Switched Careers. Full show notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “You just have to do what appeals to you and just do it! Because that’s how you’re gonna get a job that you want to be doing. You just have to grab every minute you have, every second, and just doodle, draw, do whatever you can and don’t get discouraged.” ~ Kate Oleska. Are you thinking of becoming an illustrator...but feel stuck in an un...
PK 146: How to Become an Illustrator.
June 14, 2017 07:30 - 43 minutes - 30.4 MBFull Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ “You have to do the legwork. I strongly believe you have to go to the conventions and physically meet people.” ~ Kensuke Okabayashi Want to know how to become an illustrator? This week, we speak to Kensuke Okabayashi, creator of the bestselling book, Manga for Dummies, and an artist who has worked on all kinds of projects, including Magic The Gathering . So how did he get started in the industry and get his first big break...
PK 145: How to Make an Art Portfolio...And Find More Paid Gigs!
June 07, 2017 07:30 - 45 minutes - 31.7 MBFull show notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/ Want to find out how to make an awesome art portfolio and find more clients? In this interview, we speak to Paul Yates, a concept and fantasy artist from Montreal, Canada. Since leaving uni and going freelance, Paul has scored a number of wins as an artist, including being featured in Spectrum - a leading magazine for fantasy art. However, despite this, Paul is struggling to find regular work as an artist. And that's why he ...