Paid 2 Draw – An Illustration Podcast

Paid 2 Draw is back with an all-new season! On the first episode, Vicky and Dave get to talk to the almighty Dave Arcade —a cartoon surrealist and visual storyteller from Salt Lake City, Utah. Dave explains how he found his hyper-intricate isometric style and shares his approach to creating uniquely personal work by simply drawing what you think is cool. He talks shop about his background in adver...

Abraham Lule is a Mexican designer, typographer and art director based in New York. He describes his hand-crafted packaging and branding work as “design with a human touch.” With an unparalleled work ethic, Abraham is eager to learn new tools and techniques whenever he gets the chance. He always makes time for personal projects to improve upon his brush lettering skills.  His background in da...

Diana Beltrán Herrera is a Colombian artist and designer who uses paper to create and transform things. With a sharp eye for detail she is a living example of why it pays off to take the time to specialize in one thing.  From Bristol, UK, Diana talks to Vicky & Dave about why she stuck with paper as a medium, how she connects with nature and what her pristine lab-like studio means to her...

Monique Aimee is a multidisciplinary artist based out of Boston. Her work ranges from digital illustrations to hand-painted murals to chain-stitch patches — all with themes of empowerment and self-care. She studied illustration in Boston and typography in Melbourne. On this episode of Paid 2 Draw, she explains how she went from being a sign maker in a basement for Whole Foods to becoming a super-s...

Scott Biersack aka @youbringfire is a freelance designer specializing in lettering and type design based in Phoenix, AZ. He’s worked for clients like Adobe, Bacardi, BuzzFeed, Netflix, Snapchat, Starbucks, and Target. Living by the mantra “No Work, All Play”, Scott brings his fire for creating to every new creative challenge.  In episode 5, Vicky and Dave have an honest conversation with Scot...

Helen Li is an Australian illustrator and tattoo artist living in Poland. She has worked for clients like Nike, Google, Adobe, Dropbox and Snapchat, and has illustrated the book “The Art of Drag” for Nobrow. Her work is full of joy and personality. On the 4th episode of P2D, Helen talks about her journey from Sydney to New York and Warsaw. And how her path led her from finance to graphic design to...

Martina Flor is a lettering artist, author and educator. Based in Berlin, she runs one of the world’s leading studios in lettering design and custom typography. On this episode Vicky & Dave talk to Martina about her journey from Argentina to the Netherlands and to Germany. How she found a sense of belonging in the type community, what teaching has taught her about her own process, and how her...

On the second episode of Paid 2 Draw, Argentinian illustrator and graphic designer Eugenia Mello talks to Vicky and Dave about how to dance with a pencil. Her beautiful work is full of movement, emotions and vibrant colors. She talks about how growing up in the Caribbean has informed her style and what an impact dancing and ballet have had on her approach to image-making and visual storytelling.&n...

Nicole Rifkin talks about the importance of giving back to the community that made you and how the DIY punk scene influenced her career path. She talks about how working hard all the time was her choice and how lucky she has been to have so much support. On the very first episode of Paid 2 Draw, Vicky and Dave have a heart-felt discussion with Nicole about kindness, competition, pro bono work, dyi...

Paid 2 Draw is a new illustration podcast hosted by David Leutert and Viktoria Cichoń, two illustrators and lettering artists from Berlin. In the first season they interview 8 inspiring creatives about how they manage to get paid doing what they love. Episode 1 airs May 31st, 2022. Featuring Nicole Rifkin, Eugenia Mello, Martina Flor, Helen Li, Scott Biersack, Monique Aimee, Diana Beltrán Herrera...