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Andrew Fairclough grew up skateboarding on the northeast coast of Australia, copying boards out of Rad Magazine, and winning a drawing contest in a skate publication at 12 years old. He went on to build a career designing for Nike, Billabong, and Rolling Stone before founding True Grit Texture Supply, whose brushes and textures are now used daily by some of the best illustrators in the world. In this episode we cover Andrew's winding path from a beach town in New South Wales through the snowboard industry in Canada, commercial design agencies in Sydney, and eventually into the illustration career and business he runs today. He breaks down how his signature pulp sci-fi and skateboard-influenced style developed, how a Skillshare class with 30 million Facebook views launched True Grit, and why delusion is the most underrated skill a young creative can have. We also get into what it means to build tools that empower artists without replacing them, the balance between running a business and staying creative, and where he sees the hand-drawn arts heading. Plus a Smashing Pumpkins deep cut that perfectly sums up why craftsmanship still matters. This episode is sponsored by Musgrave Pencil Company- use code PENCILPUSHERS at MusgravePencil.com for 10% off!
Andrew Fairclough has demonstrated exceptional skills in building and managing his business, True Grit Texture Supply, while also effectively optimizing it for growth. Join Andrew Fairclough, Mark Brickey, and Lincoln Design Co At Into The Woods Creative Conference: https://intothewoodscon.com/ Join us Tuesdays and Thursdays for new episodes of Adventures In Design, where we'll help you turn your daydreams into your day job! Subscribe To Adventures In Design Today! Are you tired of missing out on the full conversations and valuable insights shared on Adventures In Design? Upgrade to our Circle of Trust and gain access to over 1600 podcasts and workshops. As a member, you'll be able to hear the entire conversation and get more in-depth information to help manage your freelance, small business, or career. Plus, you'll have access to exclusive bonus content and get to enjoy even more good times and laughs with the AID community. Don't wait. Sign up for the Circle of Trust today and take your listening experience to the next level! https://aid.network/
Our pal, Andrew Fairclough of Kindred Studio joins us on the Pod! Andrew is an amazing Illustration artist from Australia, having worked from LA for a number of years before returning home! You may also know of him as the owner of True Grit Texture supply! Andrews tools have helped thousands of aspiring artist all over the world perfect their craft and carve their own unique styles. On this episode we talk about his humble beginnings as a designer and we also break down one of his illustrations. You don't not want to miss this one, Pals! . Thank you for being a Pal, Andrew! To show that you're a #PalofthePod, share this video, and comment what you'd like to hear us chat about next!
Best of MTC: Andrew Fairclough, Illustrator, Designer, Art-Directorwww.MeettheCreatives.orghttps://linktr.ee/meetthecreativesny
Andrew Fairclough—illustrator, designer, and founder of True Grit Texture Supply—talks to Giuseppe Castellano about the early days of his career and the founding of True Grit; why he prefers limited color palettes; what illustrators can do to stay on their feet from a “knock-back”; and more.
Andrew Fairclough is an amazing illustrator/designer living in LA! We love his vintage/comic book inspired artwork and we had so much fun talking to him! We chatted with him about his business, Kindred Studios, and his texture company, True Grit. He's super inspiring and you'll love him as much as we do!
Best of MTC: Andrew Fairclough, Illustrator, Designer, Art-Director www.Linktr.ee/MeettheCreativesNY
Helping us bring some outside perspective today is our special guest and Jacky Winter artist Andrew Fairclough. Andrew is an Australian illustrator, designer and typographer based in LA. After a misspent youth completing a Business Degree, Andrew moved on to designing skate and snowboard graphics in between bouts of self-instruction and full time work in a design agency in his hometown of Sydney. Andrew’s work is inspired by mid-century spot illustrations and design as well as vintage sci-fi, comics, surrealism, DIY art culture, and the textural wonders of degraded print. For many other designers and Illustrators, Andrew might be more well-known as the founder and creative behind the True Grit Texture Supply co - The business he established in 2015 out of his love for all things texture and is now a thriving business in it’s own right. Remember! We are now an ENHANCED podcast. That's right - If you listen to our podcast in Overcast or Pocket Casts, or Castro, you can get super special images, links, and chapter breaks in your player while you listen. Featured links from our discussion - Want to get these in your inbox every Friday? Sign up for our text-only tinyletter at tinyletter.com/jackywinter Lara Firefox is picking a new logo, and it wants your honest opinion https://www.fastcompany.com/90210732/firefox-is-picking-a-new-logo-and-it-wants-your-honest-opinion Evolving the Firefox Brand https://blog.mozilla.org/opendesign/evolving-the-firefox-brand/ Branding Firefox https://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal/branding-firefox Brand New https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/ The Beta Principle: Skip Perfection & Launch Early https://99u.adobe.com/articles/6313/the-beta-principle-skip-perfection-launch-early Jeremy Artslog http://artslog.com/stories/ Diet Madison Avenue https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/01/business/media/instagram-lawsuit-diet-madison-avenue.html The Shit List http://theshitlist.org/ State of the Union Exhibition http://www.art-museum.unimelb.edu.au/exhibitions/future-exhibitions/exhib-date/2018-07-24/exhib/state-of-the-union NAVA https://visualarts.net.au/about/ Andrew Nobody Knows What The Hell They Are Doing https://99u.adobe.com/articles/32985/nobody-knows-what-the-hell-they-are-doing It’s Nice That https://www.itsnicethat.com/ Fast Company https://www.fastcompany.com/ Medium https://medium.com/ Culture Gabfest http://www.slate.com/articles/podcasts/culturegabfest.html Andrew's Socials https://www.kindredstudio.net/ https://www.instagram.com/kindred_studio/ https://www.instagram.com/truegrittexturesupply/ Thumbs Up / Thumbs Down Paperback Paradise https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artist-updates-favorite-sweet-valley-high-goosebumps-covers-2018 Paperback Paradise on Instagram http://instagram.com/paperbackparadise If you like the show or these links or think we sound like nice people, please go and leave us a rating or review on iTunes. It helps other people find the show and boosts our downloads which in turn lets us know that what we're doing is worth doing more of! To subscribe, view show notes or previous episodes head on over to our podcast page at http://jackywinter.givesyouthe.biz/ Special thanks to Jacky Winter (the band, with much better shirts than us) for the music. Listen to them over at Soundcloud. Everything else Jacky Winter (us) can be found at http://www.jackywinter.com/
On this episode of Meet the Creatives, I talk to my new friend SJ. We talk about how your career is like boxing, how his naiveté of film classics actually helped him become a better director, how to land a job in film and more! SJ is from Johannesburg South Africa, but now lives in Cape Town. After his studies he joined 7Films as a young director; moulding him into the director he is today. He is now a majority shareholder of 7films, an award-winning Production Company rated 2nd in South Africa. His work won silver and gold Loeries at the 2016 Loerie Awards; at the age of 22 he was the youngest winner. He won Gold at Cannes Lions in 2017 and silver at the 2017 Pendoring Awards. He is an ambitious, risk-taking individual, who is quick to learn and adapt. His style is inspired by real stories with real characters; he believes reality is stranger than fiction. Taking on filmmaking as a personal responsibility to the world at large.
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Andrew Fairclough, Illustrator, Designer, Art-Director - Kindred Studio is the multi-disciplinary moniker of Los Angeles based Illustrator, Designer and Art Director Andrew Fairclough. After a misspent youth completing a Business Degree, Andrew moved on to designing skate and snowboard graphics in between bouts of self-instruction and full-time work in a design agency. Andrew’s work is inspired by mid-century spot illustrations and design as well as vintage sci-fi, comics, surrealism, DIY art culture, and the textural wonders of degraded print. Often working with a restricted color palette Andrew’s work seeks to hint at the nostalgia and tactility of found art, whilst also creating something completely new. In early 2016 Andrew founded True Grit Texture Supply as a one-stop shop for high-quality textures, photoshop brushes, and resources for the texturally minded creative. Learn more: https://www.truegrittexturesupply.com/