Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
Arts:Visual Arts
Show 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 take the plunge and go freelance after 18 years as a civil servant - a totally unrelated career.
Although he never went to art school, Matt has always drawn every single day. And, one day in 2017, he decided to see if he really could turn his hobby into a viable career.
Having enrolled in the Illustration Lighthouse program in September 2016, he’d already realized how important it is to find the one thing you love doing most and concentrate on that.
So that’s exactly what he did. And, by October, he’d already written, illustrated and published his first book, Monsters in the Garden - a gift to his young daughter.
Another picture book for his son followed in February 2017, by which time Matt felt ready to start taking his new creative career to the next stage.
But how exactly did he go about doing this? You’ll find out in this week’s inspiring podcast interview.
Highlights From This Podcast:
Why being self-taught needn’t be a barrier to your art career Why concentrating on the one thing you love doing most is so important How to find out about networking events in your local area Why determination and putting yourself out there are key factors in your success Why having a portfolio to show to prospective clients is crucial How to study and develop your skills as an artist How to quit the day job and finally start doing what you’ve always wanted to do.PK 103: Should You Be Exhibiting at Art conventions?
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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