It’s been a long while since we took a break from the podcast, but we’re coming back and this is the first episode letting you know what’s been going on the past 10 months. The podcast has always been a bit of a question mark – it gets recorded, edited and shot out onto the …
PK 179: Welcome Back to the PK Podcast! – With Mitch Bowler Read More »
This interview with Dorian Vallejo is a repost of the original interview. It had a profound effect on Pencil Kings founder Mitch Bowler and led to opening the door to starting on the Evolve Artist program. While you are listening – ask yourself if there’s anywhere in your own life that you could also go-all-in …
PK 178: Sometimes You Need to Burn the Boats – Interview With Dorian Vallejo Read More »
Travel and living creatively often go hand in hand, with many artists all over the world moving to different countries to get inspiration and further their careers. But what if you’re too scared to make that first step? And what actually happens when you take the plunge, move to a city in a different country …
If you want to know how to start a comic book (but seriously don’t know where to begin), this week’s interview with illustrator, Ryan Onorato, should give you all the steps you need to get going. Having recently completed his first comic series, the wonderfully bizarre Pizza Tree, he’s got plenty of great advice to …
PK 174: How to Start a Comic Book – Interview With Comic Book Illustrator, Ryan Onorato. Read More »
Are you itching to learn how to make the art you want to make? If you’re pursuing a creative career, putting together a portfolio which best represents your work can sometimes be tricky. Should you add the personal projects where you felt like you were truly expressing yourself as an artist…or should you include the …
Want to know how to break into comics? Whether you’ve always wanted to write a graphic novel or illustrate pages for Marvel, DC or any other publishing house, this week’s podcast with Michael Dolce, creator of The Sire, has got the blueprint you need to get your project off the ground. Having successfully launched numerous …
PK 172: How to Break Into Comics: Interview With Michael Dolce, Creator of The Sire. Read More »
Want to know how to unlock your creativity? If you’ve ever made any art, you’ll be familiar with the feeling of getting into the ‘flow’ – that creative state of mind where time just seems to melt away and you reach an almost meditative state while drawing or painting. But have you ever wondered what’s …
Want to know more about how to live creatively? Sometimes, finding the one thing you’re truly passionate about as an artist can be tricky…and having some guidance along the way can really help. But where should you look to for guidance…and how can you get to that stage in your life when you’re completely satisfied …
PK 170: How to Live Creatively. Interview With Mixed Media Artist, Tracy Verdugo. Read More »
Witches, demons, and art have always been strongly linked. If you look back through art history, you’ll find countless artists such as William Blake who have been inspired by the writings of Aleister Crowley and themes such as Ars Goetia… And now, in the 21st Century, occult and fantasy artist, Jim Pavelec, is bringing these …
Can making art change your life? Today’s guest, mixed media artist, Tamara Laporte, certainly thinks so. Like so many creative types, she struggled for years with self-doubt and hating every painting she produced. But then, one day, she made a pact with herself to give up making art if it continued to make her feel …