Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
Arts:Visual Arts
Show Notes at: https://www.pencilkings.com/podcast-home/
“Make sure it’s something you really, really have a passion for...not just a thing that you think is gonna make money.” ~ Jim Pavelec
Witches, demons, and art have always been strongly linked. If you look back through art history, you’ll find countless artists such as William Blake who have been inspired by the writings of Aleister Crowley and themes such as Ars Goetia…
And now, in the 21st Century, occult and fantasy artist, Jim Pavelec, is bringing these darkly wonderful themes to new audiences with his powerful paintings and prints.
But what does it take to make an impact in the art world today? Should you be making the art you truly want to make...or making the art you think might sell?
And, how can you as an artist learn to treat your creativity as a business without feeling too much like a salesperson?
In this week’s podcast interview, Jim Pavelec talks about making the break from a busy (but financially unstable) freelance fantasy artist career to building a huge new audience for his occult art.
You’ll hear a lot of common sense advice, some home truths, and a refreshing insight into the reality of carving out a career as an artist in this busy age of social media, art conventions, and establishing an online presence....
Key Takeaways From This Interview:
Why Jim decided to leave his career as a freelance fantasy artist and focus on making the art he felt truly passionate about
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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