The Sketchy Van Podcast

Art Teacher’s Advice to students - Sketchy Van Podcast #53 Ben young

Ben Young is a fine artist, illustrator and instructor at the Watts Atelier. He began he career taking classes at the Watts and was invited to teach shortly after. Since then Ben has taught at the school and has been developing his career as a fine artist.

In this episode we talk about how he got his start and how he keeps it fun for himself.

Making A Business out of Art - Sketchy Van Podcast #52 Kehasuk

Kehasuk is an artist / illustrator known for his fan-art prints that he sells at conventions. How did Kehasuk go from sleeping in his car and sketching strangers to selling his fan-art prints at 60+ conventions a year?

In this episode, the artist / illustrator shares his amazing journey of building an art business from scratch and living his dream of traveling and creating.

Finding a Career as a Character Concept Artist - Sketchy Van Podcast #51 Ryan Pallett

Ryan is a character concept artist known for his 2d graphic figures. He's worked on projects like PUBG and Apex legends designing skins.
In this episode we talk about finding your niche as an artist and how he made doing art professionally financially sustainable.

Sketchy Van Podcast #50 - Rockentry and Sophia Chalks

Rock Entry (Oswaldo Zuniga) and SophiaChalks are rock climbers, influencers, climbing teachers and meme makers. I've been following them as I've taken up rock climbing as a hobby in the past year or so. I've been super inspired by their dedication to content creation and sharing their experiences getting into climbing. In this episode we talk about their experience moving from their corporate lives to becoming full-time content creators / running online businesses, and how they've been finding it more fulfilling in spite of making less money.

Sketchy Van Podcast #49 - Obese to Beast (John Glaude)

John is a fitness influencer, artist and streamer known for his weight loss journey. He gained popularity from his Youtube content where he outlined his journey to getting to a healthy weight. John has also appeared on TV shows like Ellen and Dr Phil to share his story and inspire others. In this episode we talk about what it means to commit fully to something difficult, changing your mindset and allowing yourself to do the things you want to do.

Sketchy Van Podcast #48 - Kaveh Taherian

Kaveh is an illustrator, comic book artist, podcaster, and movie dude. I met him at Wondercon in Anaheim while wondering around, and we bonded over our mutual love of Marshall Vandruff.

In this episode we talk about his experience making an indie comic from scratch, working in films and what it's like being a professional creative person.

Sketchy Van Podcast #47 - Alex Sinclair

Alex is a comic book colorist, fine artist, illustrator, and painter. He's worked with some of the legends of comic books like Jim Lee, and has influences a huge number of people through his art.

In this episode we talk about his experiencing pursing art as a career, and how he's managed to keep it sustainable for nearly 30 years.

Sketchy Van Podcast #46 - Dom Lay

Dom is an illustrator, concept artist, and teacher. I've known Dom since my first classes in art school, and we've seen each other develop over the years. In this episode we talk about his feelings about success, and the purpose art serves in his life.

Sketchy Van Podcast #45 - Steve Michael Hampton

Steve is a fine artist, illustrator and art teacher living in Southern California. He is known for his teaching and his book Figure Drawing, Design and Invention. I

n this episode we talk about the futility of getting all of your meaning from art, the subjective nature of getting better, and why it's important to diversify your skills.

Sketchy Van Podcast #44 - Rembert Montald

Rembert is a storyboard artist, animator, illustrator, fine artist and concept artist currently working at Riot games. He is known for his work on various League of Legends / Valorant related properties.

In this episode we talk about his experience becoming an artist, doing things like moving to Croatia for a few years to be able to have the time and resources to dedicate himself to art. We also talk about why he does what he does, and how anyone can do what he did.