PK 241: How to Become a Character Designer
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
Release Date: 03/11/2021
PK 243: Launching A Board Game on Kickstarter
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week’s episode we get the final chapter on designing and launching your own board game. We had Dan on the podcast in the past to talk about the process so far in Episode 230 (https://www.pencilkings.com/daniel-piche/) and now that he’s just about to launch again here’s the update of the story as he's just about to release his new board game to the world.
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PK 242: Reinventing Yourself as an Artist
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week’s episode, Diego Jourdan Pereira walks us through how he went from a career as an illustrator working in licensing and completely reinvented himself as an author and book designer.
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PK 241: How to Become a Character Designer
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week’s episode, Mitch Bowler from Pencil Kings breaks down a simple five-step process that he would use to break into having a career as a character designer.
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PK 240: Publishing Your Animated Short
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week’s episode, we’re speaking with Michael Cawood who had been on the podcast previously to speak about his independently animated film, ‘The Wrong Rock’ which has since been completed and published and is generating a lot of views on YouTube and which was also made the shortlist for consideration to be included in the Oscar Awards.
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PK 239: Mentorship and Education for Creative Careers
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
Mitch wraps up his series on getting serious about using your creativity to generate income and talks about the different types of resources you can use to move towards your goal.
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PK 238: Testing Creative Career Ideas
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler demonstrates how you can discover—and develop—the skills necessary to land your dream creative career. Mitch shares his strategies for identifying which skills are in demand for creative projects, how to find your calling as an artist, and the simple ways to unlock new possibilities for your creative career. Stay tuned for more!
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PK 237: Making Your Art Career Path Real
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler reveals how to ground your art career path in reality using job descriptions. Listen in as Mitch talks about how to discern what creative skills are in demand for a specific field, why experience isn’t the only metric for determining if you are qualified for a job, and the importance of breaking out of your comfort zone as you make your dreams a reality. Stay tuned.
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PK 236: The 12 Month Art Career Goal
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler shares his expert strategies for transforming your creative dreams into a reality in the next 12 months. Mitch highlights the importance of setting a concrete goal as an artist, how to determine the right path to take on your creative journey, and his tips for making real progress with your next project. Stay tuned!
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PK 235: 4 Phases of a Creative Career
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, hostMitch Bowler discusses how to transition from a dreamer to a doer in the new year. Mitch shares the essential steps for taking your art career to the next level, the story of how he first broke into the industry, and his journey to becoming the artist and teacher he is today. Listen in to learn more about how to achieve your artistic and career goals in 2021!
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PK 234: 2020: The Year of Time
Pencil Kings | Inspiring Artist Interviews with Today's Best Artists
In this week's episode of Pencil Kings, host Mitch Bowler reflects on how 2020 allowed him to take stock of his creative pursuits—and the time he spent working on them. He discusses the common challenges artists face with making time to pursue their creative endeavors, the importance of saying “no” when carving out time for your art, and his strategies for sticking to your artistic goals in 2021. Stay tuned.
info_outlineMitch Bowler is the Founder of Pencil Kings and the Co-founder of Evolve Artist. He has worked with countless companies, including Pixar, Marvel, Dungeons & Dragons, Activision, and more.
As a former 3D technical artist, Mitch has gone through the ups and downs of honing his craft, which is why he decided to revolutionize the way that art is taught.
Both of his companies offer professional instruction and hands-on support from real artists in order to help creatives around the world take their work to the next level.
Here's a glimpse of what you'll learn:
- How to ground your ideas of what a character designer does by looking at reference books
- Why not loving the character design process can be a huge red flag, and what to do if this is you.
- How to look for jobs and make your dream career more realistic.
- How and why to participate in online communities
- Putting together a portfolio based on your earlier research
- How to have an awesome creative career even if you realize that character design isn’t as fun as you thought it might be
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In this week’s episode, Mitch Bowler from Pencil Kings breaks down a simple five-step process that he would use to break into having a career as a character designer.
This talk skips right over technical skill development and gets right to the heart of the key steps any artist will need to take to land their dream job, even if they have no idea how to get started. The cool thing about this plan is that you can get started right now, and when you put your mind to it and just follow the steps you could be landing your dream career as a character designer in the next 12 months.