The Sketchy Van Podcast

Mentorship: https://www.kristiannee.com/projects/mentorship Free Procreate Sketch Brushes: https://kristiansknees.gumroad.com/ Bryan is a fine artist, illustrator, and art teacher known for his plein air and sci fi paintings. He is also the founder of an easel company called STRADA. In this episode we talk about finding your voice as an artist, the importance of doing your own thing, and the balan...

Mentorship: https://www.patreon.com/KristianNee Free Procreate Sketch Brushes: https://kristiansknees.gumroad.com/ Sean is an artist and YouTube video editor for Proko. He started getting his degree in History with aspirations of being a history teacher, and then switched degrees before graduating to art because he found it more interesting. From there Sean started working on movies at production...

Steve is a fine artist, illustrator, and art instructor known for his dynamic figurative work and his teaching. Steve has taught all over the world at some of the most prestigious schools and studios like Art Center and Disney Animation. He's also been able to make a living as a fine art oil painter, and illustrator. In this episode we talk about why it's important to learn technical skill as an a...

Gabbie and Wade holm are both hiking guides who live and work in West Glacier, Montana. For their job, they take people on multiple day backpacking trips through the wilderness of Montana. In their day to day, they have to deal with bears, extreme environmental / physical challenges, and the harsh living conditions that come with living in the Wilderness of Montana. In this episode, we talk about...

Jisu is an artist, and illustrator known for her pop-art illustrations. I met her at New York Comic Con when I interviewed her for a Proko episode. In this episode, we talk about the importance of finding your own voice as an artist, and learning to stop letting other influence your work.

Ben Young is a fine artist, illustrator and instructor at the Watts Atelier. He began he career taking classes at the Watts and was invited to teach shortly after. Since then Ben has taught at the school and has been developing his career as a fine artist. In this episode we talk about how he got his start and how he keeps it fun for himself.

Kehasuk is an artist / illustrator known for his fan-art prints that he sells at conventions. How did Kehasuk go from sleeping in his car and sketching strangers to selling his fan-art prints at 60+ conventions a year? In this episode, the artist / illustrator shares his amazing journey of building an art business from scratch and living his dream of traveling and creating.

Ryan is a character concept artist known for his 2d graphic figures. He's worked on projects like PUBG and Apex legends designing skins. In this episode we talk about finding your niche as an artist and how he made doing art professionally financially sustainable.

Rock Entry (Oswaldo Zuniga) and SophiaChalks are rock climbers, influencers, climbing teachers and meme makers. I've been following them as I've taken up rock climbing as a hobby in the past year or so. I've been super inspired by their dedication to content creation and sharing their experiences getting into climbing. In this episode we talk about their experience moving from their corporate live...

John is a fitness influencer, artist and streamer known for his weight loss journey. He gained popularity from his Youtube content where he outlined his journey to getting to a healthy weight. John has also appeared on TV shows like Ellen and Dr Phil to share his story and inspire others. In this episode we talk about what it means to commit fully to something difficult, changing your mindset and...

Kaveh is an illustrator, comic book artist, podcaster, and movie dude. I met him at Wondercon in Anaheim while wondering around, and we bonded over our mutual love of Marshall Vandruff. In this episode we talk about his experience making an indie comic from scratch, working in films and what it's like being a professional creative person.

Alex is a comic book colorist, fine artist, illustrator, and painter. He's worked with some of the legends of comic books like Jim Lee, and has influences a huge number of people through his art. In this episode we talk about his experiencing pursing art as a career, and how he's managed to keep it sustainable for nearly 30 years.

Dom is an illustrator, concept artist, and teacher. I've known Dom since my first classes in art school, and we've seen each other develop over the years. In this episode we talk about his feelings about success, and the purpose art serves in his life.

Steve is a fine artist, illustrator and art teacher living in Southern California. He is known for his teaching and his book Figure Drawing, Design and Invention. I n this episode we talk about the futility of getting all of your meaning from art, the subjective nature of getting better, and why it's important to diversify your skills.

Rembert is a storyboard artist, animator, illustrator, fine artist and concept artist currently working at Riot games. He is known for his work on various League of Legends / Valorant related properties. In this episode we talk about his experience becoming an artist, doing things like moving to Croatia for a few years to be able to have the time and resources to dedicate himself to art. We also t...

Ryan is a comic book artist, illustrator, and art teacher. He's has worked in video games, comics, and movies for companies like DC, Marvel, and Blizzard just to name a few. He began his career at Wildstorm comics in the 90's where Jim Lee mentored him to become the artist he is today. In this episode we talk about how he learned to be creative, how he's been able to make a living at it, the strug...

Flashgitz is an animation duo who have been making cartoons for the past 15 years. Tom and Don began their careers at the age of 14 on Newgrounds.com where they collaborated making cartoons together. They stuck with it and have made a YouTube channel with 3 Million + subs. In this episode we talk about their reason behind sticking with it for so long, their advice to aspiring creators, and whether...

Geek Climber is a calisthenics and climbing YouTuber who has gained popularity through completing physical challenges as person of "average" physical health. In this episode we talk about his experience of building his Youtube channel, what his plans for the future are, why he does it, and where his priorities are.

Devin is an artist, and illustrator. She began her career as an artist as a teenager and from there has worked for companies like Pixar, Marvel, and Disney just to name a few. She describes herself as the "beta" for what being an artist online was going to be like going viral at a young age. In this episode we talk about dealing with creative burnout, the dangers of social media, and the realities...

Makenna is an illustrator, and fine artist currently attending the Watts Atelier. She's just beginning her career as an artist, but has taken several risks in order to make that happen. In this episode we talk about following signs from the universe, making your own decisions and how much it would suck to be a ball doctor.

Jeff Watts is a fine artist based in Encinitas, California. He is known by most people who watch this channel as an art teacher and founder of the Watts Atelier. His school has had a profound effect on hundreds of artists I really admire. I attended the school for about 2 years, and there I learned a ton about art, the art spirit, discipline, and hard work. In this episode we talk about how he sta...

Patrick Jones is an illustrator, educator, and fine artist living in Australia. Patrick is known for his beautiful fantasy illustration, and figure drawing skills. He began his career in advertising illustration, and transitioned into full time fine art. In this episode we talk about the importance of pursuing meaning over money, stepping outside of safe places, the reasons why he paints so much....

Alvin is an illustrator, artist, art director, storyteller, educator and game developer. He is known for his work in entertaining working in comics, and video games for companies like Marvel, Riot, DC and Wildstorm to name a few. He's also incredibly nice, and down to earth. I'm a big fan of Alvin, and his artwork. In this episode we talk about what success as artist means, the importance of takin...

Stephen is an illustrator, character designer, educator, and cool guy. He's worked for big animation studios designing characters like Kim Possible, and Danny Phantom just to name a couple, been a mentor and educator to thousands of students online, and has traveled the world. In this episode we talk about the shallow nature of pursuing only career success, and how a meaningful life can be had wit...

Mike is a fine artist living in Southern California known for his surreal, dreamy style on subjects like human experience, themes of religion, and sex. You probably have seen the image he created for the cover of the Joe Rogan Podcast. In this episode we talk about what it means to find validation as a professional artist after creating iconic images. We also talk about how the audience for a piec...