Are you ready to go freelance?
Steve Riederer had a career as a counsellor, but he found his day job left him feeling drained and unfulfilled.
However, at night when he spent time working on his art, he’d feel full of energy and much happier. So this got him thinking… what if…
What if I made the change?
Should you be exhibiting at art conventions? If you’ve got a strong body of work which has been well received so far, the next logical step might be to get a stall at your local art convention…
But what is this experience really like first time around? In this podcast, we speak to Kevin Chin, an artist who has recently shown his work at conventions across the USA. So read on if you want the inside story on what it’s really like to show your art to other people for the first time…
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Artistacon is a new kind of creative convention. It’s one where aspiring artists can get one-to-one advice on breaking into the creative industry from seasoned professionals, have their portfolios reviewed, learn new techniques and a whole lot more. And in this podcast, we speak to the guys behind it…
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And the Winners Are… First off – thank you to everyone that helped spread the word and that voted on the contest… And an even bigger thank you to everyone that submitted a video. You are the real winners for taking action and sharing your story and continuing to work on improving your art. Last
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Want to know how to get back into making art?
Picking up your pencils and diving back into being an artist again can be pretty scary at first…but relax. Because this new podcast with Derek Rodenbeck is full of great advice to help you get your art mojo back!
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pdate: Winners are posted here! This year is a big anniversary… ten years ago in 2006 I started my first website to post tutorials and step by step guides to help artists. That was back before anyone had heard of YouTube or Facebook and the phone I had used numbers to text instead of the
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Want the Top 10 Artist Interviews in one awesome podcast?
To celebrate reaching the 100th episode of the Pencil Kings podcast, we’ve taken the Top 10 Artist Interviews from the past two years and compiled them into one rather awesome package.
So, grab your headphones and prepare to take your art career up a notch…
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Want to know how to launch your creative project? Then who better to speak to than an artist, writer, and director who’s worked on countless films for Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks?
Meet Brenda Chapman. She made history as the first woman ever to be made ‘head of story’ on a major animated movie – The Lion King.
In this week’s podcast, she reveals some fascinating insights about working at Disney in the 1980s, gives you stacks of advice on how to launch your creative project…
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How do you find your voice as an artist? How do you make art with a style that’s uniquely yours and no-one else’s?
Renee Chio is now a big noise on Facebook and Instagram, with thousands of followers loving and sharing her creations…and countless commissions for her art.
But how did she find her voice and build up this huge following? The answers are all in this week’s podcast…
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ArtRage artist Phil Galloway always wanted to make a career out of his paintings and drawings.
But it was a chance conversation on Twitter that led to him discovering a whole new way of making art…and finding the creative opportunities he’d been looking for.
Find out how in this week’s podcast…
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