Art Side of Life is a podcast and YouTube show dedicated to inspiring you to pursue your passion in life and take action to make a living as an artist. It is the perfect companion for your commute to school, work, or while you are creating. The artists share how to make a living as an artist, how t…
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Hey, guys! This is another special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Donovan (Fantasy & Mythology illustrator from Texas), Visi (Freelance illustrator from Colorado) and Keshna (Illustrator from New Jersey) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/donovan-visi-keshna Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This is another special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Alex (graphic designer from Poland) and Petar (3D artist from North Macedonia) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/alex-petar Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This is a special episode with the winners of the Art Side of Life YouTube 20k giveaway. I chat with Manuel (concept designer from Argentina) and Maria (comics designer from Mexico) about their artistic journey and tips for the artistic community. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/community-maria-manuel Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Greg Gunn. He is a creative director, illustrator, and animator from Los Angeles. He helps passionate people communicate their big ideas. We talk about his path as an artist and about teaching online. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/greg-gunn Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am catching up with Beatrice "Bea" Blue. We chat about what she has been up to since we talked last time - her time in Montreal, her new books and much more. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/beatrice-blue-2 Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Bonnie Christine, an artist and pattern & textile designer living in North Carolina. She is most known for her rich, flowery designs, making artworks for companies & products around the world. She also run a program called Flourish, where she shares tools, resources and trade secrets for designers to level up their creative business. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/bonnie-christine Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Sarah Beth Morgan, a freelance art director, motion designer & illustrator based in Portland, Oregon. She is most known for her work with studios such as Gentleman Scholar and Oddfellows. Enjoy!! Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jarom Vogel, who is an illustrator and programmer. He is well known for his colorful illustrations and has worked with clients such as Apple, Disney, Procreate, Spotify, Pepsi, Adobe, Nobrow, HarperCollins, Skillshare, and others. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sarah-beth-morgan Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jarom Vogel, who is an illustrator and programmer. He is well known for his colorful illustrations and has worked with clients such as Apple, Disney, Procreate, Spotify, Pepsi, Adobe, Nobrow, HarperCollins, Skillshare, and others. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Daniel Folta, the student of classical oil painting at The Art Academy and Evolve Artist program. He apprenticed under master portrait-painter Kevin Murphy, our guest in episode 197. He talks about his experiences of choosing the right art education, being an apprentice under Kevin, and becoming a full-time artist, making a living from making art. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Peggy Dean, the best-selling author of The Ultimate Brush Lettering Guide, Botanical Line Drawing and Peggy Dean’s Guide to Nature Drawing & Watercolor. Enjoy!! Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lord Gris about what's new with her! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Donna Adi, a creative director, illustrator and photographer from Los Angeles. We talk about how her hobby of magical realism turned into a full-time career, working with well-known fashion brands all around the world! Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Cat Coq, a location-independent artist, and designer. Her success as a creative and businesswoman has afforded her the opportunity to travel the world as a permanent "nomad.” Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Kevin Murphy, an internationally recognized award-winning portrait painter and illustrator. We talk about his art education program Evolve Artist* , a comprehensive home-study art program that gives students a clear path to artistic mastery with oil paint. At a fraction of the costs, it challenges the traditional Art schools education and delivers consistent results to the students over and over again. Understanding that technical proficiency is the underpinning of all good art, Evolve offers a rigorous program to develop these skills. Employing a unique approach of contemporary methods built upon the traditions of the old masters, Evolve provides an education that quickly delivers results to its students. Students in the Evolve program use custom mixed Old Holland paints which ensure that everyone works with only the best materials from day one. Everything you need is included inside a box that gets mailed to you as you complete each part of the course. Your exercises are reviewed by the Evolve instructor team who have apprenticed under master-painter Kevin Murphy. Students from all over the world connect in the online community and motivate each other as they share their journeys and progress through the program. *Please note: I am Evolve Artist Program's affiliate partner. This means I get paid a small commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use my link to make a purchase. Thank you for supporting Art Side of Life! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Subscribe to Art Side of Life Podcast to get notified when I post new episodes! artsideoflife.com/itunes artsideoflife.com/spotify Follow me on Instagram instagram.com/art_side_of_life instagram.com/ivkam Subscribe to Art Side of Life artsideoflife.com/subscribe Thanks for listening! Special thanks to Kevin for joining me today. If you enjoyed this interview please let me know with a review, hopefully, 5 stars because I would like to reach many artists like you! See you in the next episode :) Bye!
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Djamila Knopf about what's new with her! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Holly Fae an artist and entrepreneur with a wealthy knowledge of how to make a living with your art. Enjoy!! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ahmed Aldoori about what's new with him! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Andy Estrada, on Instagram known as andy_estra, an illustrator from Texas. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Andy Estrada, on Instagram known as andy_estra, an illustrator from Texas. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/andy-estrada-part2/ - will be released on Dec 27, 2018 Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Jake Parker, an illustrator, concept artist, and teacher from Utah. He is a creator of the #inktober challenge. He has worked on animated films, comics and picture books. Now he freelances out of his home studio. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/mr-jake-parker/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Laura Price a.k.a Lulusketches, an artist at Disney animation and YouTuber in sunny LA! Shownotes: https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Laura Price a.k.a Lulusketches, an artist at Disney animation and YouTuber in sunny LA! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/laura-price-part2/ - will be released on Dec 13, 2018 Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Bea Blue, Wouter Tulp, Cyarine and Felipe Machado share their favorite art books and other books. Full interviews here: Bea Blue https://artsideoflife.com/beatrice-blue/ Wouter Tulp https://artsideoflife.com/wouter-tulp/ Cyarine https://artsideoflife.com/cyarine-laura-brouwers/ Felipe Machado https://artsideoflife.com/felipe-machado/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Nina Vakueva, on Instagram known as Sirpangur, a comic artist and freelancer from Russia known for webcomic “Lilith’s word”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Nina Vakueva, on Instagram known as Sirpangur, a comic artist and freelancer from Russia known for webcomic “Lilith’s word”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sirpangur-nina-vakueva-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Alisa Vysochina, Tomasz Mro, Chantal Horeis, Marco Bucci, Djamila Knopf, and Carrosurreal share their favorite art supplies and art tools. You can find all the tools and resources at https://artsideoflife.com/resources Full interviews here: Alisa Vysochina https://artsideoflife.com/alisa-vysochina/ Tomasz Mro https://artsideoflife.com/tomasz-mrozkiewicz/ Chantal Horeis https://artsideoflife.com/chantal-horeis/ Marco Bucci https://artsideoflife.com/marco-bucci/ & https://artsideoflife.com/marco-bucci-2/ Djamila Knopf https://artsideoflife.com/djamila-knopf/ Carosurreal https://artsideoflife.com/carosurreal-carolina-parada/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Andrew Price, better known as Blender Guru about important topic of work life balance as an artist. It’s another year after interview! Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/blender-guru-andrew-price-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Ester Conceicao a.k.a Tehchan, Matt Urbanowicz, Victoria Ying and Armand Baltazar share tips and advice about their art process Full interviews here: Ester Conceicao a.k.a Tehchan https://artsideoflife.com/tehchan-ester-conceicao/ Mateusz Urbanowicz https://artsideoflife.com/mateusz-urbanowicz/ Victoria Ying https://artsideoflife.com/victoria-ying/ Armand Baltazar https://artsideoflife.com/armand-baltazar/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Sweeney Boo, a freelance artist from Canada known for her graphic novel “Eat and Love Yourself”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with Sweeney Boo, a freelance artist from Canada known for her graphic novel “Eat and Love Yourself”. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/sweeney-boo-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Marco Bucci. We talk about how he teaches art online and how he was able to grow his following on YouTube so much in the past year. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/marco-bucci-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Erin Dollar, a super talented textile artist and patterns designer from the sunny San Diego. She is the founder of Cotton & Flax, where she creates beautiful textile designs using her unique hand printed fabrics. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/erin-dollar/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! This episode is about highlights from the previous Art Side of Life interviews. Pernille Oerum, John Nevarez, Audra Auclair, Nathan Fowkes, Eliza Ivanova, Asia Ladowska, Sean A Murray and Ahmed Aldoori share their tips and advice for starting artists. Full interviews here: Pernille Oerum https://artsideoflife.com/pernille-orum/ John Nevarez https://artsideoflife.com/john-nevarez/ Audra Auclair https://artsideoflife.com/audra-auclair/ Nathan Fowkes https://artsideoflife.com/nathan-fowkes/ Eliza Ivanova https://artsideoflife.com/eliza-ivanova/ Asia Ladowska https://artsideoflife.com/asia-ladowska/ & https://artsideoflife.com/asia-ladowska-2/ Sean A Murray https://artsideoflife.com/sean-andrew-murray/ Ahmed Aldoori https://artsideoflife.com/ahmed-aldoori/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with David Alvarez, also known as DaveXP on Instagram who is a digital artist and illustrator from Costa Rica. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode split into two parts, I am chatting with David Alvarez, also known as DaveXP on Instagram who is a digital artist and illustrator from Costa Rica. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part1/ https://artsideoflife.com/davexp-david-alvarez-part2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lucas Graciano, an award-winning freelance artist teaching at Watts Atelier in California. He focuses on fantasy illustration doing book covers, card art, and other promotional works. Show notes: https://artsideoflife.com/lucas-graciano/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Matt Rhodes, an Art Director at Bioware. He has worked on Jade Empire, Mass Effect, Dragon Age 2 and Inquisition. His personal project called Tellurion is an attempt to tell a story entirely through visuals. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/matt-rhodes/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ruby Lee, a character designer from NZ with experience in film and TV. She worked as Lead Designer, Art Director for Nickelodeon and 7Towns and as Costume Designer on Hobbit, Elysium, Ghost in the Shell. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/ruby-lee/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Asia Ladowska. We talk about how she quit her job to become a full-time freelancer, what she learned and experienced along the way. We also talk about her book she will be publishing through Kickstarter soon! Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/asia-ladowska-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Alpaca Carlesi, a Freelance Illustrator from Chile! She likes to draw in different styles, digital and traditional, especially anime and fanart. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/alpaca-carlesi/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with David Colman, better known online as DavidsDoodles. He is an illustrator, who has worked as a visual development artist, character designer, story artist and art director in the animation since 2003. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/davidsdoodles-david-colman/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Cameron Knight, a freelance Illustrator known for drawing comics. He is working on own comic called Cliques, which follows 4 best friends living in a city where the population use weapons called Saber edges. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/cameron-knight/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Lois van Baarle, better known as Loish. We talk about the past year, how she conquered the fear of doing workshops and how she enjoys it so much now! We also talk about 3rd book Lois wants to publish! Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/loish-2/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Maya Kern, a self-employed comic artist, illustrator, and musician. She is most known for her novels, comics, her popular online shop and Patreon where she shares her newest web comics. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/maya-kern/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Ilse Harting, a Freelancer Illustrator and Concept Artist from the Netherlands who is known for her fantasy character creations and illustrations. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/ilse-harting/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Jax Sheridan, aka Clockbirds, an artist and psychology student from Sydney, Australia who is most known for her fantasy illustrations and her popular YouTube channel where she shares speedpaints and tutorials. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/clockbirds-jax-sheridan/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Marc Allante, a contemporary artist from Hong Kong, known for merging traditional Chinese inks with European painting techniques in a contemporary art that reflects the fusion of his Chinese-French ancestry. Subscribe to Art Side of Life Podcast to get notified when I post new episodes! https://artsideoflife.com/itunes Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/marc-allante/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Kesh, a freelance illustrator and filmmaker from India, most known for his popular YouTube channel where he shares tips and tricks and ups and downs of his artistic journey! Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/kesh-art/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Isadora Zeferino, a freelance illustrator and visual development artist from Rio de Janeiro. She is most known for her positive artworks on her social media. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/isadora-zeferino/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Esben L. Rasmussen, a Concept Artist & Illustrator, originally from Denmark, currently working as a Senior Illustrator at RIOT Games in LA. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/esben-lash-rasmussen/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners
Hey, guys! In this episode, I am chatting with Isabelle Staub, a freelance illustrator and artist most known for her beautiful female portraits, character designs and her series where she repainted Disney princesses in her unique style. Full Interview notes, guest contacts, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/isabelle-staub/ Special offer for Art Side of Life listeners