Art Side of Life®

Art Side of Life® is a podcast and YouTube show dedicated to inspiring artists to pursue their passion in life and take action to make money as an artist. It is the perfect companion for your commute to school, work, or while you are creating. The artists share how to make money as an artist, how to get first art jobs, how to get freelance artist jobs, commissions, and clients, how to improve your art skills, how to find your style and grow your Instagram and social media following. Get inspired and motivated by successful artists like Loish, Cyarine, Picolo, Eleeza, Jason Brubaker, Wouter Tulp, Marco Bucci, Brett Bean, Stephen Silver, Nathan Fowkes, Schmoedraws, Asia Ladowska, Jake Parker, Proko, Audra Auclair, Ahmed Aldoori and many others! Each episode presents the journey of a successful Artist who shares their personal background, their art style, medium, tools and also strategies how they make money and stay motivated in their projects. For the ones of you who are just starting, the guests also share what they learned from their mistakes, and the action steps to achieve success...

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Ep.12: On finding your unique style with Robb Mommaerts


Hey guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Robb Mommaerts, a graphic designer, and illustrator from Wisconsin. He specializes in drawing comics, children’s books, game art, and character design. In Sep'17, he runs a Kickstarter for his first art book “Ink Tank”.

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  • Childhood inspiration: Stories and characters by Hanna Barbera (Tom & Jerry, Scooby-Doo, Flintstones)
  • University Robb went to: University of Wisconsin Whitewater
  • Arketype - advertising agency where Robb spent 10 years
  • Cryptozoic Entertainment - producer of tabletop games and collectibles where Robb has been working remotely for past 6 years
  • Artists Robb admires - Jack Davis, Jim Henson, Mike Mignola, Frank Frazetta
  • Art tools:
    • Winsor & Newton Series 7 Watercolor Brush
    • Faber Castell Pitt Artist Pens
    • Adobe Photoshop & Illustrator
    • iPad Pro with Apple Pencil
    • iMac
  • Art shop: Dick Blick - best art supplies at the best discounts
  • Event where you can meet Robb: Chicago Comic Convention - C2E2
  • Book(s):
    • For more information about Robb’s upcoming book Ink Tank - forgepublishing.com
    • Then | Now: Childhood revisited - childhood art from professional artists THEN and NOW!
    • Any book with art of Jack Davis
    • Books by Julia Dweck

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 September 20, 2017  54m