Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today’s Best Artists
Arts:Visual Arts
Donna Adi is a mixed media illustrator and the creative director for her brand. She is well known for her unique and recognizable style of illustration, which takes its inspiration from celebrity culture and has garnered her over 190k followers on Instagram. Over the past three years, Donna has worked on a variety of creative fashion and beauty campaigns, collaborating with clients ranging from Barbie to Dior to Nike
In this episode…What do you love about your art? Does it still bring you happiness, or have you fallen into the pitfall of comparison? Whether your art is loved by millions or just a few friends, the most important aspect of being a creator is creating something you are proud of. For Donna Adi, a renowned mixed media illustrator, it took some time to stop seeing other artists’ success as her failure. Now, she finds happiness creating art both for herself and for her 190k Instagram followers.
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler interviews Donna Adi about the creative and mental process behind her well-known mixed media illustrations. Donna talks about what she learned from growing her Instagram following to almost 200k, how she stopped comparing herself to others, and why she takes time every day to do something she loves. Stay tuned.
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PK 139: How to Break Out of Art Jail - Interview With Chris Oatley From The Oatley Academy
PK 138: Get your professional art career started with the Illustration Lighthouse
PK 137: Is your fan art legal? Let's ask an IP Lawyer
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PK 135: How to Become a Fantasy Artist
PK 134: Interview With Stan Prokopenko, aka Proko: Why do YOU make art?
PK 133: Want to Unlock Your Creativity? Get Reckless!
PK 132: What if you spent 3 years on ONE single art project?
PK 131: How to Build a Successful Freelance Art Career...Without Burning Out!
PK 130: Creating a Graphic Novel and Launching it Successfully on Kickstarter
PK 129: Carl Potts on the Golden Age of Marvel...and How to Break Into the Comics Industry
PK 128: Are you a Creative Introvert?
PK127: Artist Kirsten Zirngibl on Da Vinci Syndrome, Synesthesia and Going Deeper With the Creative Process
PK 126: Artistacon 2016 - What Happened at The New Art Event of The Year?
PK 125: How to Stay Creative...Even When Things Don't go to Plan!
PK 124: How to Publish Your First Children's Book
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