Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews With Today's Best Artists
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The Pencil Kings Art Podcast interviews today's top artists to uncover the story behind their work. These interviews are created for you - the Aspiring Artist, the Hobbyist and the Professional Artist. If you are looking for inspiring and insightful interviews from artists all over the world, you're in the right place to learn the behind the scenes stories of how these artists got started and how they turned their passion into creative art careers.
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PK 083: What is the difference between an artist and a craftsman? We explore this question and many others with extremely talented Jake Mengers.
30/03/2016 Duración: 37minThe work of Jake Mengers speaks for itself - you can see the care that goes into all of the subtle details that make up the final pieces. It's this level of expertise and expression that Jake is so passionate about and tries to bring to the table with each project he takes on. But it's not just a one man show, and we explore the difference of this high level thinking and then bring it back to understanding how each and every one of us can work to bring the same level of passion into our work to push the art forms that we are involved in to a higher standard and ultimately break new ground.
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PK 082: Ready to get your creative career started? We explore the 3 key steps to get your career rolling.
23/03/2016 Duración: 44minMike Clarida is back with even more information on how to get your creative career off the ground by focusing on the 3 key steps, which are: - Portfolio - Outreach - Interviews But it doesn't just stop there, because Mike dives deep into each topic to explain the more important motivating factors that need to be there throughout the whole process.
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PK 081: From graduation to working at Disney. We explore just what it takes to get your creative career started and see where it can lead to.
16/03/2016 Duración: 43minMike Clarida did everything right coming out of art school. He was talented, and was getting interviews at some of the biggest entertainment companies. There was a problem, however... the timing was all wrong, and instead of going straight off to work at Disney in the beginning - he had to take a different approach. This interview covers what it takes to be a standout art student, why it might be worth paying a ton of money for art school, how to get noticed in a noisy world and at the end of the day keep a smile on your face while you're doing it. This is one episode you won't want to miss because Mike's passion for being creative and his depth of knowledge in forging a successful freelance career comes through crystal clear.
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PK 080: Introducing Pencil Kings Houses! Part 1 of 3: House Animation, where members are coming together to bond over their love of all things animated.
09/03/2016 Duración: 24minJeff Maksuta has been working and teaching animation for years and is the new leader of House Animation in the Pencil Kings Community. We talk about the first few assignments that are lined up for house animation and what members can expect.
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PK 079: Pencil Kings community member Chaz Sutherland talks to us about his transition and what he's learned over his career as an artist.
02/03/2016 Duración: 33minHow do you develop as an artist and find a fulfilling creative career? In this episode, established artist and Pencil Kings community member, Chaz Sutherland, talks about his career so far and his plans for the future. You'll learn about studying different art subjects at the same time, and how different personalities adapt to different creative roles. Finally, you'll discover how to play to your strengths as an artist by seeking out the creative projects which you enjoy doing the most.
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PK 078: Learn how a professional creative learner approaches each new subject with Marco Bauriedel.
25/02/2016 Duración: 36minShould you learn the strict fundamentals of art, or actually try and follow something a little more fun? The more we think about it, the more that having fun and having a goal is the best way to learn and stay motivated. Marco has learned to draw, paint, make 3d, program, make music... in other words, he's a master at learning, and today we sat down to ask him about this learning process. During the interview we also talk about being rejected from art school and what to do when we're told that we're not good enough to pursue a life as a creative.
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PK 077: We deconstruct figure drawing to its basic elements with Jon deMartin.
17/02/2016 Duración: 33minJon deMartin has spent the last 20 years exploring figure drawing and he's just released a book on how to draw figures using the same techniques as the classical artists. In this episode you'll learn about Jon's approach to figure drawing and how it's much different than the path most people take.
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PK 076: Derek Rodenbeck is back with the latest update in his journey to pursure his art career.
10/02/2016 Duración: 37minDerek Rodenbeck is back with the next update on his story as he continues to work and get his name out. It's been two month since we last caught up with Derek and as always the story has a few unexpected twists and turns that left Derek living in his car for a few days, and finding traction on social media which is leading to him being busy with paid work.
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PK 075: What are the fundamental skills that an artist needs in order to get started with their career?
03/02/2016 Duración: 33minToday Shane Madden joins us to talk about which skills you need to get start in a creative career. The answers we come up with will likely surprise you because it has nothing to do with being the best artist that you can be. The skills you need are actually far easier to acquire than you may have thought possible.
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PK 074: What's Really Stopping You From Making Art?
27/01/2016 Duración: 18minDo you want to be more creative...but always find there's something stopping you? In this podcast, Pencil Kings founder, Mitch Bowler, talks about his own battle with creative block and how he overcame it by learning how to have fun again with his art. Listen to his story now and see how you can shake off the rust and start believing in yourself as an artist again.
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PK 073: How to finish what you started as an artist in 2016
13/01/2016 Duración: 24minWant to know how to finish what you started as an artist in 2016? Frustrated by all those unfinished projects that started with all the best intentions....but then just fizzled out to nothing? It's time to take action. And, making an impact with your art is much easier than you think - especially when you start reaching out to other artists and helping them with their artistic journey. This episode also covers the 4 critical levels of artistic development, so you can see exactly where you are and what your next step is to improve. So make 2016 the year you make real progress as an artist and begin to reach your goals.
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PK 072: What is the life of a concept artist like and how do you get there? Pencil Kings instructor Ahmed Aldoori drops in to tell us what it's like.
08/01/2016 Duración: 35minEver wondered how to become a concept artist or how to approach other artists to get feedback on your work? In this podcast, Pencil Kings tutor Ahmed Aldoori talks about his career so far and how you can start creating yours
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PK 071: How can you create opportunities as an artist? Learn how Grey Jabesi moved countries and hustled his way to his rewarding creative career.
30/12/2015 Duración: 38minYou might feel that the odds are against you... there are so many artists out there, and not enough jobs. It might even feel a little hopeless at times, but it doesn't have to be this way at all and in this interview we'll show you a perfect example of how you can take charge of your career and start making things happen.
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PK 070: Update on starting a t-shirt business with Derek Rodenbeck.
23/12/2015 Duración: 42minDerek fills us in on what has happened with his new t-shirt business since the last time we talked with him and things are starting to turn around. We cover an extremely important thing in this interview, which is why you need to meet your customers face to face, and why you need to select a niche that you are going after. As soon as Derek did this, everything changed.
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PK 069: How does a photographer see the world differently? Aaron Kupferman shares his experiences gained through a lifetime of love of photography.
16/12/2015 Duración: 42minThis episode is a little different than the usual because we're covering photography here and there's so much that we can learn as artists by studying and understanding different mediums. While listening to Aaron's story you'll also uncover some tips that you can use to improve your own art, as well as what makes the difference between good art and technically-good art.
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PK 068: This guide to buying tablets will help you understand which tablet is the right one for you.
09/12/2015 Duración: 32minVicky Rubin from TabletsforArtists.com helps us to make sense of all the different tablets that are out there and why the age old wisdom of 'just buy a wacom' may no longer be the best advice depending on what your personal sitution is. We go over a lot of different models here, so make sure to check out http://www.pencilkings.com/vicky-rubin to get all the deails on these models as well as a handy guide to buying tablets in 2015.
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PK 067: How to go from a job you hate to a creative job you love? Marco Plouffe explains how he took a leap of faith and found a rewarding career.
02/12/2015 Duración: 43minSometimes you're stuck and you just need a big change, and the funny thing is that you can go from being stuck to being totally lit up in a very short time. That's what Marco did when he decided to leave his job, move to the city and go after his dream job to be a video game artist. We'll dive into his past to see where his creative came from and look for clues along the way that you can use to spark your own career.
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PK 066: What exactly does a theme park artist do, and how do you balance personal projects with your day job? Hendrik Visser explains how theme park design works and why is so fulfilling.
25/11/2015 Duración: 53minToday we explore how artists create artwork for theme parks, and why theme park design is such an interesting challenging career. We'll also cover how to make video games in your free time, and how to find a team of video game makers so that even if you're all alone at the moment you can find people to work with on exciting creative projects.
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PK 065: want to do even more with your art by printing your designs onto real objects? Dennis Brown lets us in on how he's prepping his printed works for a convention.
18/11/2015 Duración: 53minWhere do you start if you want to start printing your work onto other surfaces to create things like tshirts, patches, buttons and stickers? We dive deep into the answers to these questions in this interview.
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PK 064: What does finding your voice as an artist really mean? Brendan Carroll explains how he found his way as a fine artist.
11/11/2015 Duración: 38minFinding your voice is one of the hardest things to do as an artist, and sometimes it's even harder to know when you're on the right track. In this interview you'll learn what one artist did to find his voice by surrounding himself with other artists and continuing to work until he had something that he was ready to bring to the world.