The Sketchy Van Podcast

How do you know when you're good enough? - Morgan Weistling

Morgan Weistling is one of the best living painters around (in my opinion). He started his career doing movie posters, and then transitioned full time into western fine art. He displays work at some of the most prestigious galleries around the U.S. and sells paintings for upwards of $100,000 and more. 

In this episode we talk about his career, and how he managed to build the confidence to try to be creative for a living.

Creativity and Making it Work Practically - Sir Richard Taylor

Sir Richard Taylor is most well known for co-founding Wētā Workshop with his wife Tania Taylor. He has won dozens of awards, and has worked on some of the biggest film, TV and game projects.

In this episode we talk about what he feels the most important attributes are for having a creative career, the difficulties associated with taking risks, and practical advice for anyone wanting to do it for a living.

Do you Need a Mentor to Be an Artist? - Patrick Ballesteros

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Introduction to Figure Construction by Michael Hampton:

https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

Introduction to Drawing by Ryan Benjamin

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials: Mini Course on Gesture Drawing: https://kristiansknees.gumroad.com/l/gesture

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How to become a PRO artist without Art School - Peter Han

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Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials:

Mini Course on Gesture Drawing:

https://kristiansknees.gumroad.com/l/gesture

Introduction to Figure Construction:

https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

Introduction to Drawing:

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

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He made $25,000 in a month from a Gumroad tutorial - Ben Eblen

Ben Eblen is a software developer turned artist. He transitioned from programming as a day job to making a full time living as an artist and art teacher. He spent most of his 20's working in tech doing art on the side and building an instagram following. Over two years, Ben's following rocketed to 200k+ on instagram using a lot of the same strategies he was learning working in tech to building an audience. Things like using time on post as a marker for the instagram algorithm, and capitalizing on that by making his images of lost of text on them so people stay and read and as a result boosting the "engagement" on the backend of instagram.

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https://www.instagram.com/ben_eblen_design/

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Plane Jane:

https://beneblendesignnewsletter.ck.page/f9ec45ecfb

Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials: https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

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This is the #1 Problem for Artists - Greg Broadmore

At Wētā Workshop in New Zealand, I talked with Greg Broadmore, a concept artist for District 9 and Avatar. Greg stressed beating self-doubt and finding a drawing rhythm. He shared how his graphic novel blends structure and intuition, sometimes using alcohol to beat creative blocks. Greg emphasized the importance of authenticity over commercial success, urging artists to embrace their unique style and dive into projects, underscoring the wonder of creating art.

Follow Greg: https://www.instagram.com/greg_broadmore/?hl=en

Greg's Graphic Novel:

https://www.amazon.com/Dr-Grordbort-Presents-Greg-Broadmore/dp/1782761918/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cl6yToUZx9jfWnF_pOYYFL9ixzs64eV8x37MSOci7XphF4FjWnBcsCAW73j6QZr8Yh-nDXJvHtYOmL9hBuR_bZXkHT8y69o1sS3Vkh4572Mbn24wdncE1oWbUYRmpr_HxBKW9iUjBnCDE-FlnccZWru_17pAu_f4-ykueuuf9Ig.lsixRK340eYsggpqMO9YSnkV4rMiuNdhjEIBgzo3qz0&dib_tag=se&qid=1711583148&refinements=p_27%3AGreg+Broadmore&s=books&sr=1-1

Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials:

https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

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Practical Living as a Freelancer - Sketchy Van Podcast #65 Jon Jags Nee

Jon is a visual effects artist, YouTuber, body builder and foodie. He's also my brother. He's worked with tons of big brands in the entertainment / hobby game space doing visual effects. In this episode we talk a bit about how he made his career sustainable financially, and emotionally.

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https://www.jags.tv

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From film sets to drawing anime boys for a living - Sketchy Van Podcast #64 Bryce Kho

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Bryce is an artist who makes most of his living off selling prints of his artwork at conventions. He started his career in film, working on sets for things like reality TV and commercials. While doing that he was drawing in his free time. Over the years he built up the skills to draw to the point where he was able to start selling his work. In this episode we talk about how his initial love for his artwork helped him stand out because of the lack of pressure on it, and how to motivate yourself to draw more.

Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials:

https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

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Sorry for shaky tripod on Bryce, I lost my other one and forgot to replace it before we recorded. I used an old LED light stand instead

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Finding a Job in Games - Sketchy Van Podcast #63 J Hill

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J is 3d modeler and designer known for his work on Apex Legends, Back 4 Blood, and Evolve. In this episode we talk about how he got his start and the importance of finding what you care about as an artist.

Mentorship:

https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship

Tutorials: https://www.proko.com/s/FLC2?af=706140

https://www.proko.com/s/nkat?af=706140

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Independent comics and making it work - Sketchy Van Podcast #62 Daniel Warren Johnson

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Dan's a comic book artist and writer known for (but not limited to) his creator owned comic books like Do a Power Bomb, Extremity, and his runs on comic books like and Marvel's Beta Ray Bill. Follow

Dan:    / @danielwarrenjohnson1  

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