Fork in the Road between starving and thriving artist
Discover what’s at the Fork in the Road between starving and thriving artist.
I’m Andy, and I’m a kids book illustrator obsessed with the concept of how you can change course from that of the starving artist to the path of the thriving artist.
I believe all the answers are out there right in front of us in the artists we know and love. Because as they say success leaves clues, so I’m becoming part detective and part guinea pig. As each week I’ll be interviewing artists that are making money, surviving and thriving. Then I'll be implementing what I learn in my own creative practice.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 16 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Will people steal my creative ideas if I document my journey?
Is documenting your journey a really bad idea? Surely people will steal your ideas! Here’s my thoughts on the subject. To get involved and ask a question you can leave me a voice message on Anchor. O…
00:07:49 |
Fri 03 Sep 2021
The best content you can make to promote your artwork
Illustrating and chatting on my Sketchy live on YouTube 9:00pm ACST and answering questions: What’s the best content you can make to promote your artwork?
00:08:48 |
Thu 02 Sep 2021
Living and working as an artist in a bus
My first podcast recording during my sketchy live in our bus Milly. That is our new home and art studio. Join in and ask a question 9:00pm ACST on YouTube, Twitter or Twitch where I’ll be answering y…
00:05:37 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
Planning kids book illustrations using a storyboard
Today I received the first draft of the story for the second Elijah and Crumpet kids book that I’ll be illustrating. I chat about planning the book using a storyboard, the benefit of working in layer…
00:11:40 |
Fri 06 Aug 2021
How I’m handling tight deadlines with my second kids book
I talk about deadlines and tight turnarounds for my second kids book and how I am going to manage it.
00:08:04 |
Wed 04 Aug 2021
Live-streaming your art as a parent creator
Livestreams have been proven to be a great way for artists to connect with their community. But if you are a parent of young kids how do you do it if you can’t find a babysitter or you are in lockdow…
00:05:03 |
Thu 29 Jul 2021
Easy content creation for time poor artists
I’ve been trying to figure out for years what is the easiest way to document your journey and create content without it taking up all of your precious art time. And I think I may have it finally figu…
00:04:48 |
Tue 16 Feb 2021
What’s the most important factor for becoming a thriving artist?
The answer might not be what you think. It certainly took me by surprise.
9% Said that ‘Skill Set’ was the most important factor. It’s certainly heartening when I feel that my personal skill set has…
00:17:21 |
Sun 14 Feb 2021
Traditional Art on Twitch with Michael Warth
Michael Warth is a traditional artist that’s embracing this new digital era. From live-streaming his creative process on Twitch to discussing art with fellow artists from around the world on his ‘All…
00:54:50 |
Sun 07 Feb 2021
How do I treat my art like a business?
How do you make art your full time gig?
You treat your art as a business.
How do you treat art as a business?
I’m not sure but here are some ideas I’ve had.
- Charge more for your artwork
- Conten…
00:21:50 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Winning on Instagram Reels
In today’s episode I’m chatting about my recent success using Instagram Reels and how you can incorporate the creative work that you are working on and integrate it with trending hashtags to help you…
00:10:59 |
Thu 12 Nov 2020
The ridiculous morning routine of a parent artist
I’ve stumbled upon the perfect morning routine for me as a parent artist that that runs his own business and has very little time to create . It’s not going to work for everyone, or maybe anyone but …
00:13:08 |
Wed 02 Sep 2020
The secret to broadcasting Adobe Illustrator using Prism LIVE Studio
This is one of my first 'Sketchy LIVE' episodes where i hope to record my podcast live on youtube and interact with your comments as they come in. This broadcast was more of an experiment than anythi…
00:06:42 |
Sat 22 Aug 2020
Creating a kids book live on YouTube
I chat about what it’s like illustrating the Elijah & Crumpet kids book live. Also why I moved the live streams from Instagram live to YouTube. Now that I’m using Prism live studio for desktop, and w…
00:14:29 |
Tue 18 Aug 2020
Habits to help me stay consistent
These last few weeks I have been anything but consistent, but all that’s about to change… hopefully. I’m slowly working out that there are a few things that if I do them everyday will help me stay co…
00:09:51 |
Fri 07 Aug 2020
Gary Vee’s ‘Document, Don’t Create’ requires a lot of creating
As an Artist with a full time day job and even possibly kids, the time to create your art is more precious than its ever been. So why would you devote some of that special time to documenting your jo…
00:18:07 |
Sat 27 Jun 2020
Bringing your Children’s Book story to life on social media - with Will Mosley
I’m experimenting with highlighting key takeaways, things that have come up and things I’ve learned from my interviews with other creators. And I’ll explore these ideas further. And today I talk abou…
00:10:54 |
Fri 26 Jun 2020
Jamie Iria - Build your own creative community through podcasting
I speak with Jamie Iria from the creative spin podcast and his multifaceted business Creative 7 based in Toronto. We talk to Jamie about what made him decided to create a podcast that would complimen…
00:34:44 |
Thu 25 Jun 2020
I’ve Finished the Illustrations for the Elijah & Crumpet kids book!... almost
I’ve finally illustrated my way to the end of the Elijah and Crumpet kids book. So where to from here?
00:08:27 |
Sun 14 Jun 2020
Will Mosley - Personal Brand & Content Creation For Artists
I’ve been inspired to change my content around after listening to Will Mosley’s awesome podcast. My plan is to create one piece of pillar content during the day, in the form of my sketchy lives on In…
00:19:33 |
Wed 10 Jun 2020
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