Illustration trends vs your creative voice PLUS what materials to use

Two more chunky questions for this week's episode:

1. “How do I choose the right materials and techniques when I love them all?”
2. “How do I keep up with new tech and trends without hopping on every train and going bananas?”

It's a longer one this week! A podcast title that went in the bin was: Mouldy bingo dabbers: A love story. A moment of silence for that title. It woulda been great, but not very useful or searchable 😆

Alas.

Timestamps

• 00:00 – “How do I choose the right materials?”
• 01:00 – You don’t have to pick just one
• 02:00 – Mixing media
• 04:15 – Why learning 'the proper way' can sometimes kill your weirdness
• 06:30 – The gouache phase 
• 07:30 – Storytime: The incredible grasshopper drawings
• 09:00 – Wrong materials = the right results
• 10:00 – Drawing with stuff you don’t like
• 13:15 – Listener question: “How do I keep up with tech & trends without going mad?”
• 14:00 – Learning Procreate while making a book??
• 17:00 – Trends are sneaky
• 19:30 – Don't force yourself into a trend box
• 22:00 – Are you a fan or trying to be someone else?
• 24:00 – Going off-grid

Stuff we mention:

• Our Find Your Creative Voice: Fly Your Freak Flag course
  The doors are open! You can join right now.
• Want a fun excuse to make stuff without overthinking it?
  Try our free Colour Workshop

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Right, we’re off to draw with things that smell like school. Mmmm. 

Bye!

x Tania, Helen & Katie
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