Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
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Ever since meeting Derek I've been fascinated by his lifestyle and willingness to explore, discover and continually reinvent himself.
As a comic book creator, father, photographer, traveler, bodybuilder... there's just so many different interesting angles and I always love keeping up to hear what Derek has been up to recently.
6:07 - Derek catches us up on what's been going on since the last time we talked when he had just left on a road trip to 'be more one with nature'
14:10 - Travelling through Death Valley and rescuing someone from a burning truck
16:44 - Earning an income while on the road and being 'irresponsible' while having the trip of a lifetime
18:40 - How traveling together can test and grow your relationship
20:18 - Making money with Pokemon Go and how that experience taught him that money isn't everything, and how Derek is making money now on Craigslist
27:02 - What happened after the trip, and how Derek is finding creative fulfillment through Photography after so many years spent working as a comic book creator
36:25 - As someone who was interested in and working on comics before, and knowing what you know now, what would you tell your former self about comic books specifically?
41:10 - Advice to wannabe comic creators
43:57 - Pivoting and creating new creative projects to stay inspired
PK 203: Understanding Artistic Identity with Zhiwan Cheung
PK 202: Quality Over Quantity In Your Art And Life with Liron Yanconsky, Liron Art LLC
PK 201: Creative Side Hustles and Natural Light Photography with Sandra Coan, Founder of Sandra Coan Photography
PK 200: What I Learned from 4 Years of Interviewing Artists, with Youngman Brown, Host of Your Creative Push Podcast.
PK 199: How to Pursue Art Wherever You Live
PK 198: Should You Pay for Art Education?
PK 197: Breaking into Book Covers with Lauren Panepinto
PK 196: Marketing for Artists with Cindy Hohman
PK 194: The Journey to Building a Large Body of Artwork
PK 193: How to Unlock Your Full Creative Potential
PK 191: Do you Love your art?
PK 191: 3 Simple Steps to Start Your Art Career
PK 190: Artist Business Insights with Suzanne Redmond
PK 189: The Future of Art Education with Mike Mattesi of DrawingForce.com
PK 188: Deep Dive into the Journey of an Animator
PK 187: Finding Bliss While Learning to Paint with Jan from Evolve
PK 186: Daniel never dreamed that he would create realistic oil paintings.
PK 185: What it really takes to make great art with Michael from Evolve
PK 184: From starting to pro level art in 7 months - what?!
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