The Women of Illustration Podcast

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I'm going to introduce you inspiring female artists from all over the world. Each with unique accents, cultures, and struggles so we can begin to learn from each other on how to get noticed in this male-dominated industry.

Dina Rodriguez


    • Jul 5, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 33 EPISODES


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    Ep 36: How to attract the exact kind of illustration clients you want with Donna Adi

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2020 121:58


    In this episode with illustrator with Donna Adi, we go over her exact strategy to finding her fashion niche and working with huge clients like Vogue, Boss, Puma, and Nike. We learn the exact steps she took to help you attract clients using social media, build your portfolio, and price your work what you’re worth. Follow Donna on all the things. https://donnadi.com https://www.instagram.com/donna_adi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrf9Wl2DzwglwYcjKVCUmoQ

    Ep 35: How to prepare to leave your day job for your dream job with Sravya Attaluri

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2020 75:09


    In this episode with illustrator with Sravya Attaluri we go over all the best ways to prepare to leave your day job before you go full-time freelance. How you can build up a side hustle, put money aside, landing your first illustration clients, and getting all your ducks in a row before you give your final notice. Follow Sravya on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/sravya_attaluri/ https://www.artbysravya.com/

    Ep 34: Is fan art a waste of time or gold mine with Holly Dunn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2020 59:21


    In this episode with illustrator Holly Dunn we talk about the benefits of doing fan art along with some of the consequences you might run into when it comes to copyright infringement. Luckily there is a legal way of drawing all of your favorite pop culture references but you will need to find a way to add your own voice into the mix.

    Ep 32: The secret to completing a 100 day project for artists with Gina McMillen

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 75:46


    In this episode with illustrator Gina McMillen we talk about how to gain the confidence to put your work out there and how a 100-day project might just be the answer you have been looking for. We get into the proper planning to ensure you stay consistent and motivated to finish a large ongoing project while getting into some failures and sore spots you’ll hit along the way. Follow Gina on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/gina_mcmillen/ https://www.ginamcmillen.com/

    Ep 31: Fighting depression while maintaining your art business with Megan Davis

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 62:29


    In this episode with illustrator Megan Davis, we talk about how to break through self-doubt and depression in order to reach your dreams as an artist. Learn from our failures and how we stay focused on the hustle especially when a rough patch hits. Follow Megan on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/kindredxhellbound/ https://kindredxhellbound.ca/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/kindredxh/shop

    Ep 30: The pros and cons of running a subscription box with Veronica Dearly

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 83:26


    In this episode with illustrator Veronica Dearly we talk about the ins and out of offering new products on a monthly basis to your customs as a subscription box. We go over how Veronica built her audience, markets her products, and makes a deeper connection to the special people that help support every month.

    Ep 28: Keeping a career in motion through burnouts and pitfalls with Becca Clason

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2020 89:10


    In this episode with illustrator Becca Clason, we talk about our biggest failures and success stories as full-time artists. We discuss everything from the biggest pitfalls of working with commercial clients to learning how to feel grateful for where you are in your career. Learn from our regretful history so you don’t have to make the same mistake we did getting into illustration. Follow Becca on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/beccaclason/ https://www.instagram.com/letter_west/ https://www.somighty.com/ https://www.beccaclason.com/

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    Teaser: Season 3 is coming with better audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2020 11:22


    Launching Season 3 with both seasoned and beginner female artists with tons of advice on burnout, finding your voice, doing a 100-day project, making money on Patreon and so much more.

    Ep 27: Creating a product subscription service using Patreon with Exotic Cancer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019 53:51


    Follow her on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/exotic.cancer/https://www.redbubble.com/people/elebeahttps://www.patreon.com/exoticcancer/

    Ep 26: How to find your unique voice as an artist with Sasa Elebea

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2019 55:34


    Follow Sasa on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/sasa_elebea/https://www.redbubble.com/people/elebeahttps://www.elebea.com/

    Ep 25: How to join forces and collaborate with other creatives with My Enemy’s Enemy

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2019 63:50


    Follow them on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/my_enemys_enemy/https://ismyfriend.shop/https://www.instagram.com/asiwillit/

    Ep 24: Getting hired and avoiding nightmare illustration clients with Mary Purdie

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 88:47


    Follow Mary on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/drawnbymaryhttps://www.patreon.com/drawnbymaryhttp://drawnbymary.comFollow Women of Illustration:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillustration/https://www.patreon.com/womenofillustrationhttps://www.patreon.com/womenofillustration

    Ep 23: How to overcome Instagram trolls with Bridget Moore

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2019 58:02


    Follow Lisa on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/handsomegirldesigns/Follow Women of Illustration:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillustration/https://www.patreon.com/womenofillustration

    Ep 22: How to become a professional mural artist with Lisa Quine

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 96:04


    Follow Lisa on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/lisa_quine/https://www.amazon.com/shop/lisa_quinehttps://www.lisaquine.com/Follow Women of Illustration:

    Ep 21: Building an Instagram community to 1 million followers with Brooke Robinson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2019 90:50


    Follow Brooke on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/goodtype/https://twitter.com/LoveGoodTypehttps://www.facebook.com/lovegoodtype/https://www.instagram.com/brookethesunsurfer/Follow Women of Illustration:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillustration/

    Ep 20: What does it take to self publish your own book with Natalie Byrne

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2019 69:22


    Read full show notes:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/self-publish-your-own-bookFollow Natalie on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/nataliebyrne/http://nat-b.com/Get featured on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 19: The pros and cons of starting your own clothing label with Natalie Michelle Watson

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 74:58


    Read full show notes:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/start-clothing-labelFollow Natalie on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/nataliemichellewatson/https://nataliemichellewatson.com/Get featured on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 18: Choosing the right audience for your artwork with Jenna Blazevich

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2019 71:31


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/choosing-your-audienceFollow Jenna on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/vichcraft/https://vichcraft.shop/https://twitter.com/VichcraftGet featured on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 17: Switching from a design job to a full time illustration career with Olga Zalite

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 114:40


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/ep-18-switching-design-to-illustration-with-olga-zaliteFollow Olga on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/foodgreedstruggle/http://olgazalite.com/https://dribbble.com/zaliteGet featured on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 16: Balancing a full time job with a full time side hustle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 79:37


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/ep-17-kelly-malkaFollow Kelly on all the things:https://www.instagram.com/bykellymalka/https://www.etsy.com/shop/kellymalka/http://www.kellymalka.com/Get featured on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Teaser: Season 2 is coming and it's going to blow you away

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2019 21:48


    Apply to be on the podcast:https://lettershoppe.typeform.com/to/URbE65Get Featured by becoming a Patron:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 12: How to self publish your own comic book with Tatiana Gill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2019 56:34


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/self-publish-comic-bookFollow Tatiana on all the things:https://instagram.com/tatsgillhttp://www.tatianagill.com/https://twitter.com/tatsgillhttps://www.facebook.com/tatianagillSign up for early access to my new social media course:http://lettershoppe.com/socila-media-...Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 11: Getting paid as a comic book illustrator with Tatiana Gill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 44:29


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/getting-paid-as-a-comic-book-illustratorFollow Tatiana on all the things:https://instagram.com/tatsgillhttp://www.tatianagill.com/https://twitter.com/tatsgillhttps://www.facebook.com/tatianagillSign up for early access to my new social media course:http://lettershoppe.com/socila-media-...Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 10: Getting started as a comic book artist with Tatiana Gill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2018 35:17


    Watch this episode and see full show notes at:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/getting-started-comic-book-artistFollow Tatiana on all the things:https://instagram.com/tatsgillhttp://www.tatianagill.com/https://twitter.com/tatsgillhttps://www.facebook.com/tatianagillSign up for early access to my new social media course:http://lettershoppe.com/socila-media-...Support us on Patreon:https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust...Follow us on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 09: Starting out with an art mentorship with Angi Pauly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2018 50:54


    Watch this episode and get full show notes:https://www.womenofillustration.com/e... Follow Angi on all the things: https://instagram.com/angi.pauly https://behance.net/Angipauly https://www.artstation.com/angipauly http://adventurersmarket.bigcartel.com Sign up for early access to my new social media course: http://lettershoppe.com/socila-media-... Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 08: The pros and cons of going to art school with Angi Pauly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2018 38:22


    Watch this episode and get full show notes: https://www.womenofillustration.com/e... Follow Angi on all the things: https://instagram.com/angi.pauly https://behance.net/Angipauly https://www.artstation.com/angipauly http://adventurersmarket.bigcartel.com Sign up for early access to my new social media course: http://lettershoppe.com/socila-media-... Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu... Interested in being our next writer volunteer? Email me at dina@womenofillustration.com and pitch some ideas.

    Ep 07: Being a self taught artist learning illustration online with Angi Pauly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 57:53


    Watch this episode and get full show notes:https://www.womenofillustration.com/e... Follow Angi on all the things: https://instagram.com/angi.pauly https://behance.net/Angipauly https://www.artstation.com/angipauly http://adventurersmarket.bigcartel.com Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/womenofillust... Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womenofillu...

    Ep 06: Making money from your art with Samantha Lopez and Kat Hubbs

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2018 40:52


    Watch this episode and get full show notes at: http://womenofillustration.com/episod... Follow Samantha: https://instagram.com/samxlopez https://samxlopez.com https://twitter.com/samxlopez https://dribbble.com/samanthalopez Follow Kat: http://kathubbs.com https://www.instagram.com/kathubbs/ https://twitter.com/KatHubbs https://www.behance.net/kathubbs Support Women of IllustratIon: http://womenofillustration.com http://instagram.com/womenofillustration http://patreon.com/womenofillustration

    Ep 05: Building up your own creative community with Samantha Lopez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2018 30:10


    Watch the full episode and get the full show notes here:https://www.womenofillustration.com/episodes/communityFollow Samantha here: https://instagram.com/samxlopez https://samxlopez.com https://twitter.com/samxlopez https://dribbble.com/samanthalopez Learn more about volunteering here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/looking... Support Women of IllustratIon: http://womenofillustration.com http://instagram.com/womenofillustration http://patreon.com/womenofillustration

    Ep 04: How to create your own opportunities in illustration with Samantha Lopez

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 29:47


    Watch this episode and get full show notes here: https://www.womenofillustration.com/e... Follow Samantha here: https://instagram.com/samxlopez https://samxlopez.com https://twitter.com/samxlopez https://dribbble.com/samanthalopez Join Women of Illustration on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/womenofillustrationGrab Your Button Swag: https://www.womenofillustration.com/b...

    Ep 03: How to find your illustration niche with Irene Feleo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2018 35:09


    In this episode, we come back with Illustrator and Animator Irene Feleo on the topic of how to find your niche as an artist. This is the last episode in our 3-part series on finding your unique style so customers and clients can start to recognize your work.

    Ep 02: How to find more time to practice illustration with Irene Feleo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2018 30:37


    In this episode with Illustrator and Animator Irene Feleo, we talk about how to carve out time for your practice. We'll discover how to find that perfect work-life balance in a way that doesn't drive you totally insane.

    Ep 01: The best ways to practice your craft with Irene Feleo

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 43:02


    Holy Guacamole, it's here! The very first episode of Women of Illustration is ready for your eyeballs, and I’m so excited to share it with the world. Buckle up for this 40 min interview with NY Illustrator and Animator, Irene Feleo as we discuss the best ways to practice your craft as an artist. Irene is originally from Australia but moved to the states recently to work as an Animator at a production studio in New York called Spontaneous. She loves to use strong and bold hyper color palettes along with fine lines, dotted patterns, and geometric shapes. Working across various mediums from digital, painting and embroidery - Irene loves to let her freak flag fly by taking a more abstract and unexpected approach to her work. In this episode, we help answer all your burning questions on how to know your ready to sell your services as an artist, how to take the pressure off when drawing, and whether or not copying others is the best place to start.

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