Kick in The Creatives Podcast

In today’s creative podcast we are talking to Jeff Schmidt . Jeff is an illustrator, speaker and author of the best selling book, Heart Attack , which is all about finding hope, joy, and inspiration through recovery.  As a young professional in his 40s, Jeff‘s life was thrown into chaos after he experienced a series of heart attacks. Today, we talk about how he used his passion for drawing, partic...

In today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the most important skills an artist can have. And you might think the most important skills are things that revolve around knowing how to draw and paint! But there are so many more skills you need to work on if you want to be a successful artist. Being good at what you do, isn’t enough. Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/artist-skills/ Our S...

On Today’s art podcast we are going to talk about the things we wish we had known when we were beginner artists. And hopefully, it might help some of our listeners who have just started out. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyone how to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. They offer online lessons, support and also provide the ma...

In today’s art podcast we are going to help you figure out how to start drawing again if you’ve stopped and want to get back on track. It easily happens and there can be lots of reasons behind it, so the first thing you need to think about is what’s caused you to lose your way and how you can get back into the habit. Our Sponsor Evolve Art This podcast is sponsored by Evolve. Evolve can teach anyo...

In today’s art podcast we are talking about the AHA moments we experience as artists and there is no more useful AHA moment than the good old ‘happy accident!’ And it’s often the happy accidents that help us progress, because it almost always means that we’ve learned something… It’s just that we learned it by mistake. Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach...

In today's art podcast we are talking to Carmel Jenkin . Carmel is a figurative artist from Melbourne Australia who specialises in the female form. We both came across Carmel at around the same time but on different social media platforms. We were immediate fans. Her paintings are incredibly beautiful and unique.

In today’s podcast we are talking about how to stay focused on your art. According to a study conducted by Northwest University, highly creative people are generally more easily distracted than the average person! Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolv...

On today’s podcast we talk about about why artists need to be brave. So, the most successful artists out there are often the ones who have been brave and not been afraid to try new things …and they’ve just put themselves out there no matter what the outcome or reaction might be. But that’s not easy for everyone. Particularly if you’re an introvert! Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponso...

Today, we’re talking about taking action with your art…And what we mean by that, is when you find yourself a bit stuck somewhere, then how to do something about it.   Learn to Paint with Evolve This podcast is sponsored by Evolve Evolve can teach you to paint in a realism style to a professional level in a year. You can watch a free webinar from Evolve by going to kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebi...

In today’s podcast we are giving you 31 ideas of how to share your art on social media and in real life! It’s not always easy for us to find new ways to share things without being repetitive, but you don’t always just have to share your physical art. There are lots of different ways you can engage your audience.

In today’s art podcast we are talking about art collaboration ideas. We are are going to give you some suggestions on different ways you could work with other artists and creatives.

In today’s podcast, we are talking to Zentangle and floral artist Anna Zubarev . Anna creates the most beautiful floral designs. Watch her timelapse on Instagram and you will be mesmerised by her process. Anna shares: the lightbulb moment of discovering Zentangle, developing her own floral-inspired style, creating a range of colouring books and evolving into digital art alongside creating by hand

  In today's art podcast episode, we talk about why it’s so difficult to talk about our own art.   TARA This was a topic idea I had when I reaslised that I had no idea how to talk about my art. It started when I went to some group online art talks for people to sell their digital art.  They were calling people up to talk about their art or pieces of their art. Not only do I not like talking in fro...

In today's art podcast we ask “Is time to evolve your art style?” It seemed appropriate to talk about this today because Sandra feels like she is at a bit of a crossroads herself and we both always try to share our own experiences as artists with you.

In today's podcast episode we’re going to talk about finding art reference and creating your own.

This is part 2 of our podcast about NFTs for Beginners. You can find Ep 108 Artist’s NFTs for beginners Part 1 here . We will go into more about what polygon is, promoting your NFT and some of the scams you need to be aware of in this podcast.

Today, we are talking about NFTs. First of all, I do want to stress that neither one of us are experts. But sometimes I think it’s better actually to get guidance from someone who is not a beginner but not yet an expert, because you’ll more likely get the information you need in simple terms, without being blown away by a whole new language.

Today, we are talking about the Artist's playground.   As we know, a child always performs better at school when they’re also allowed a bit of time to exercise, to play and to not be a slave to the rules. It’s their time to have fun and let go.   It’s the same for artists. If they also allow themselves time out to let go and have some fun, then they will work better at their more serious pieces.

Today, we are talking about why you should date your inner artist. And this is a concept briefly spoken about in Julia Cameron’s book, The Artist's Way. When you think about it, it really does make sense to look after that side of yourself, because if you don’t, your creative well is going to run dry pretty quickly and that can lead to a lack of inspiration and worse still, artists block, and that...

Our podcast guest today is Artist Jason Chambers who recently quit his job to become a full-time artist. Something I am sure many of us dream of. Jason is a US-based artist who specializes in abstract cubism. Jason always wanted to be an artist, but life took him in a different direction. After selling a few of his paintings online a friend encouraged him to try selling his art as NFT’s. NFT’s are...

So, a passion project simply means something you do entirely for your own pleasure and not something you start off with the intention of it leading to anything in particular. That doesn’t necessarily mean it won't lead anywhere, but you don’t do it with that sole intention. It’s purely for the joy.

Today’s podcast guest is Caricature Artist Kevin Wells. Kevin who is also known as Squiggle King has always been a compulsive doodler. When he was 30 he became a London cabbie and for the first time in his adult life, he had more control over his time and decided to get art education. He did an A level in art and design at his local college, followed by a part-time Fine Art Degree course. At his d...

Our podcast guest today is artist Nick George who paints abstract face art. We first spotted Nick’s work on Instagram and were completely wowed by it. It was very different to anything we had seen before. Imagine the silhouette of an exaggerated face filled with an eye, fragments of text, collage and cartoon characters. They have the feel of street art, like walls where posters and stickers have b...

Welcome to today's episode, which is episode 101, and part 2 of our previous special 100th episode. To celebrate the 100 episodes, we invited you listeners to ask us anything… And we got so many questions, that we decided to make it into a special double episode! So today is part two

Welcome to today's art podcast episode, which is….. episode 100!     And to celebrate our 100th episode, we invited you listeners to ask us anything… And we got so many questions, that we have decided to make this into a special double episode! So today is part one...   We’re just so glad that you all enjoy it. And you’ve all helped us to reach 100 episodes so thank you!