Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
Arts:Visual Arts
Show 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 where you felt like you were truly expressing yourself as an artist...or should you include the pieces you think potential clients want to see?
It’s a lesson that professional artist and illustrator, David Palumbo, learned early on in his career.
At the time, the trend in fantasy illustration was for highly-rendered detailed pieces, but there was just one problem…because that’s not the style David felt most comfortable working in.
And, after a prospective client gave David’s painting of a dragon some negative feedback, he had an important realization which would influence his entire career.
He decided to use his personal projects to explore the style of painting he enjoyed most...and he’s never looked back.
So, if you’re stuck in that awkward dilemma between making the art you really enjoy...or forcing yourself to produce something you think will be commercially successful, you’ll find lots of useful insights in this week’s interview to help you move forwards.
It’s a fascinating journey into the creative process, and a reminder that artists invariably produce their best work when they’re truly enjoying making it.
Highlights From This Interview:
How to develop your own unique style through personal projects How to get back into making art after a hiatus Why using your spare time to prepare for the next project is so important Why working as a freelance artist isn’t for everyone Why networking with other artists is crucial to building a career as an artist Why you should never lose track of what really motivates you as an artist How not to let the market or clients dictate the kind of art you really want to makePK 183: Meet Evolve Community Superstar Peggy Durant
PK 182: Meet Evolve Artist Head Instructor Piper Talladay
PK 181: Evolve Artist Update - 2 Years Later...
PK 180: Consistently creating award winning art students with Kevin Murphy
PK 179: Welcome back to the Pencil Kings Podcast!
PK 178: Burn The Boats - What REALLY Makes You An Artist?
PK 177: Becoming a Children's Book Illustrator - Interview With Matt B Lewis.
PK 176: How to Copyright Artwork - Interview With IP and Social Media Lawyer, Paul Lombic.
PK 175: Travel and Living Creatively - Interview With Freelance Illustrator, Ladislas Chachignot.
PK 174: How to Start a Comic Book - Interview With Comic Book Illustrator, Ryan Onorato.
PK 172: How to Break Into Comics: Interview With Creator of The Sire, Michael Dolce
PK 171: How to Unlock Your Creativity - Interview with Author and Psychiatrist, Dr Srini Pillay
PK 170: How to Live Creatively. Interview With Mixed Media Artist, Tracy Verdugo.
PK 169: Witches, Demons, and Art. Inside the Creative Mind of Occult and Fantasy Artist, Jim Pavelec.
PK 168: Can Making Art Change Your Life? Interview with Tamara Laporte From Willowing Arts
PK 167: Travel and Creativity. How to Reboot The Artist in You.
PK 166: How to Promote Your Art on Instagram.
PK 165: How to Live Like an Artist...and Build a Successful Creative Career.
PK 164: Dragons, Myths and Illustration - How Collette J Ellis Turned Her Passion Into a Career
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