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Welcome! You’ve arrived at the latest and greatest art podcast! Art Condition will be interviewing industry experts, freelance professionals and serious hobbyists to discuss a wide variety of art related topics with a focus on the practice and the business of art, and how we can maintain mental health and well being in the face of all the challenges that artists must confront. Our hope is to expand the pool of resources and information for artists as well as inform (and entertain!) consumers and aficionados who may benefit from learning more about the inner workings of the art world and how much work it takes to make it work.
What are some good passive income options for artists with an interest in fantasy and sci-fi genres How do you get them started? What’s involved in creating you own game systems and how do you get them funded and marketed? How can you do all of this while working at a full time job in a busy studio?
Read MoreHow a career as an art director and concept artist led to the creation of a new studio, developing an ambitious IP and the desire to mentor others toward success.
Read MoreHow much should I be charging for my art?? Who should I be talking to to get accurate information about commissions and freelance work? Where should I find commissions? What are the best and worst ways to deal with clients?
Read MoreThere is a HUGE variety of niches an artist can fall into in the world of visual development, promotional art and commercial illustration. How wide is the field? What are the broad categories that an artist can start exploring to find the right fit for themselves? What can help you decide on what field to go after? If you choose a path to follow how hard is it to change course?
Read MoreWhat is it like to transition from a comfy, secure job at a reliable company to full time independent freelance? What inspires that kind fo change? How do you balance your personal life with that much work in front of you?
Read MoreHow do you find the best Social Media platform for your content? What works for one persona may not work for another. Even when two people are putting out similar content, they may find their respective markets in completely different places. What influences the decisions artists make in sharing their content?
Read MoreWhat has it been like trying to make it through 2020 as an artist? How do you compensate when so much of you livelihood is connected to large social events like conventions?
Read MoreWhat does it take to launch a successful Kickstarter? What research should you do before hand? How can you budget and plan for expenses so you don’t come up short?
Read MoreWhat is it like to be an artist in the publishing industry? How do you get into that field? How do you balance personal projects with client and contract work?
Read MoreThis is it, your crash course in marketing. For many artists, marketing is an utterly foreign and incomprehensible language. We are going to get it figured out!
Read MoreEverything you need to know for getting Patreon up and running while setting yourself up for maximum long term success
Read MoreA dozen different projects and don’t know which one you should focus on? How do you do them all? How being a “jack of all trades” can be more fulfilling than “master of on
Read MoreThis week we are talking to the creators of Flavor Text Adventures, the greatest Dungeons and Dragons supplement material on the web.
Read MoreThis week we are digging into the world of marketing, how it works for artists and how we can use it to our best advantage without feeling like a greasy, slime-ball, salesman whos just out for a quick buck.
Read MoreWhat is it like in the world of concept art? How do you get started and/or advance your career? We will talk to Mike, a senior artist in the Game dev industry and Peter a junior freelance artist trying to build his career
Our guests this week will be
Mike May
Mike May is an artist/illustrator who has contributed artwork to many printed media, including D&D magazines & books, & since 1996, has worked on 16 published video games, where he has worked as modeler, texture artist, animator, figure artist, UI artist, and is currently a concept artist on The Elder Scrolls Online, where he has worked for the past 13 years. Mike was the Keynote speaker for the Art Institute graduating ceremony in 2013, and recently did a live art demo for Quake Con At Home (Aug 2020).
https://www.twitch.tv/mikemayart
https://www.instagram.com/mikemayart/
https://www.artstation.com/thefeeb
Pater Lin
Peter is currently freelancing concept art, illustration, character design, creature design as well as building a new personal ip
https://www.artstation.com/peterlindesign
https://www.instagram.com/peterlindesign
https://www.twitter.com/peterlindesign
Other artists mentioned in the show:
https://www.artstation.com/natalia_stolarz
https://www.artstation.com/nimlot
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Tattooing, painting, saving the world
Upcoming Guests
I have been drawing and painting since the first time mullets were cool. Since then, I have built a successful, 25-year long career as a tattoo artist and freelance illustrator. In recent years I have taken my personal and professional experiences and applied them to teaching and mentoring others to build strong technical skills as well as useful business planning.
