Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
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Mitch Bowler is the Founder of Pencil Kings and the Co-founder of Evolve Artist. He has worked with countless companies, including Pixar, Marvel, Dungeons & Dragons, Activision, and more. As a former 3D technical artist, Mitch has gone through the ups and downs of honing his craft, which is why he decided to revolutionize the way that art is taught. Both of his companies offer professional instruction and hands-on support from real artists in order to help creatives around the world take their work to the next level.
In this episode…What skills do you need in order to start making money from your art? While many artists focus on creative skills such as drawing or painting, these are not always the most important skills for landing your dream creative career.
According to Mitch Bowler, exploring and developing the skills that are in demand for creative projects is a necessary step for making your artistic dreams a reality. But, how do you know which creative skills are in demand—and which ones will be the right fit for you? Mitch Bowler has some tried-and-true strategies for testing different career ideas, discerning project-fit, and taking simple steps to find your creative calling.
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler demonstrates how you can discover—and develop—the skills necessary to land your dream creative career. Mitch shares his strategies for identifying which skills are in demand for creative projects, how to find your calling as an artist, and the simple ways to unlock new possibilities for your creative career. Stay tuned for more!
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PK 102: The organizers of Artistacon reveal how to make the most of your conference experience
PK 101: Getting back into being a full time artist after taking a long break
PK 100: The best bits from the Top 10 Pencil Kings interviews compiled into one handy podcast.
PK 099: Getting Your Big Creative Project Started and Funded with Princess Merida Creator Brenda Chapman
PK 098: Finding Your Voice as an Artist with Renee Chio
PK 097: How one tweet helped launch the career of digital artist Phil Galloway.
PK096: City of Gateway Creator Sean Murray on Fantasy Concept Art
PK 095: Corey Pelton Reveals How to Get Hired in the Video Game Industry
PK 094: Derek Rodenbeck is back to update his journey as a comic book artist and creative
PK 093: Understanding the reality of a freelance art career
PK 092: Learn to push past creative block with Youngman Brown of the Your Creative Push Podcast
PK 091: The best advice from hundreds of artist interviews with Carl Olson of the Digital Convervence Podcast
PK 090: A Blueprint for kickstarting your freelance career with Author and Illustrator Cale Atkinson
PK 089: How to break in as a digital artist and propel your career faster than you ever thought possible.
PK 088: Should Visual Artists Start a YouTube Channel?
PK 087: Blizzard cinematic VFX artist David Luong shares his path to getting into one of the world's premiere game studios and tells us what creative life looks like outside the studio.
PK 086: Why do creativity and depression often go together for many artists?
PK 085: Artist Eliot Min talks about making Manga Art and his new video game, Cerebrawl.
PK 084: Animation director Cinzia Angelini talks about making the Mila Film
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