Kick in The Creatives Podcast - We talk Creativity, Art and Writing with Creative Challenges and Gossip Tara and Sandra, met by happy accident. Tara had been listening to a Podcast that Sandra just happened to be being interviewed on, and having her own podcast at the time, she invited Sandra to be a guest. The two of them quickly hit it off and went on chatting, long after the recording had stopped… And they haven’t shut up since! Tara was a whizz at idea generation, but having been a graphic designer for 25 years, she had long lost her connection with a ‘real’ pencil. Sandra, on the other hand, was and still is, a realism painter, yet she had the inability to just ‘let go’ in her sketchbook. Over the following weeks, they began setting each other creative challenges. As a result, Tara rekindled her love for drawing by hand, and Sandra horrified to be handed a ‘chunky marker’ to draw with by Tara, was forced to let go of her pedantic sketching style and just ‘have fun in her sketchbook.’ It was clear that the two of them as a duo, were a good influence on each other and having finally met in the flesh, they became firm friends. Knowing the power that creative challenges had held for them, they decided that they wanted to help other people find and embrace their creative side and just ‘have a go.’
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4 days ago
4 days ago
Welcome to today's episode, which is all about taking part in an art show. We are doing this now as Sandra did an art exhibition a few years ago with a friend and Tara recently did a stall at an art and craft show. We are definitely not experts but can share what we learned as beginners.
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https://kickinthecreatives.com/art-show/
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
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Character and Cartoon Course
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Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
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Monday May 15, 2023
Monday May 15, 2023
Today’s art podcast is at the request of one of our listeners, Debora. It is all about abstract art. Although neither of us are pure abstract painters, Tara paints semi abstract faces and we both have an appreciation for abstract art.
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https://kickinthecreatives.com/abstract-art/
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday May 01, 2023
Monday May 01, 2023
Today’s art podcast is an unusual one. All we know, is that we have both been going through an art block and instead of talking about it between ourselves as we’d normally do, we thought we would save our chat and share it with you. Mainly because we try to keep things real on here. And the reality is, that not all art comes easily and not all artists always feel like painting.
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Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Our Sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind is a productivity shot, but unlike other energy drinks, Magic Mind’s benefits don’t come from excessive amounts of stimulating compounds such as caffeine.
Each shot is packed instead with natural ingredients, such as Nootropics and adaptogens which are scientifically designed to improve mood and support focus, calmness, energy, and productivity.
To get your shot of magic, you can go to…
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And to get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days, use the code KITC
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Our art podcast guest today is Megan Auman. Megan is an artist, metalsmith teacher, writer, and business coach. In addition to making and selling her jewelry, she helps artists and makers grow their businesses through her books, online classes, and coaching. Now, after Megan reached out to us, I read her book, Try It and See it's all about mindset shifts to help creatives get things done. I loved the the book. It was a real kick up the creatives for me. And so I was curious to hear more from her. So I really hope you enjoy the show.
Shownotes
You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/productive-artist-megan-auman/
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Our Sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind is a productivity shot, but unlike other energy drinks, Magic Mind’s benefits don’t come from excessive amounts of stimulating compounds such as caffeine.
Each shot is packed instead with natural ingredients, such as Nootropics and adaptogens which are scientifically designed to improve mood and support focus, calmness, energy, and productivity.
To get your shot of magic, you can go to…
http://magicmind.com/kickinthecreatives
And to get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days, use the code KITC
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
In todays’s art podcast we are going to talk about the joys of doodling and how drawing for fun can boost your creativity
Shownotes
You can find the shownotes for this episode at https://kickinthecreatives.com/joys-doodling-podcast/
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Our Sponsor
This episode is sponsored by Magic Mind is a productivity shot, but unlike other energy drinks, Magic Mind’s benefits don’t come from excessive amounts of stimulating compounds such as caffeine.
Each shot is packed instead with natural ingredients, such as Nootropics and adaptogens which are scientifically designed to improve mood and support focus, calmness, energy, and productivity.
To get your shot of magic, you can go to…
http://magicmind.com/kickinthecreatives
And to get up to 56% off your subscription for the next 10 days, use the code KITC
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Mar 20, 2023
Monday Mar 20, 2023
In today’s art podcast we are going to talk about A.I. (artificial intelligence) for artists.
When Tara suggested this topic, I was not keen. Frankly I’ve always been wildly opposed to AI, for so many reasons, and to be honest, I still am, and I’ll go in to the reasons why later on. But, I can’t deny, despite my huge reservations, I do recognise that it can be really useful for some people.
Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/aiforartists
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Mar 06, 2023
Monday Mar 06, 2023
In today’s art podcast we are going to talk about finding your art niche. Where do you fit in?
Well, first of all, we should clarify that you don’t need a niche if you are purely painting for fun, although most people are drawn to certain subjects.
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https://kickinthecreatives.com/finding-your-art-niche/
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Feb 20, 2023
Monday Feb 20, 2023
In today’s art podcast we are going to talk about how to get back on track with your art after taking a break. And we thought this would be quite a good episode to do at this time of year, because like a lot of people, we took a break over Christmas, and it took us a while to get back into the swing of things.
Shownotes: https://kickinthecreatives.com/back-to-art-after-break/
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
https://kickinthecreatives.com/cartooncourse
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Our podcast guest today is Zach Wolfson. Zach studied poetry, creative writing and filmmaking at Colorado College where he got his underdrad degree. He is now a filmmaker and educator based in Denver where he founded a video content and strategy studio.
Zach teaches artists and creatives how to promote themselves in an authentic way using video. In this podcast he'll be sharing tips to help you create videos for social media.
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Monday Jan 23, 2023
Today's episode is a little bit different.
You get to be a fly-on-the-wall on one of the art conversations Sandra and I would normally have off air.
It all started when I asked a Sandra a question after we'd recorded a podcast and she said, why not record this and let's see what happens.
SO we did, and there's no editing either.
So get your paints out and join us for some studio art chat.
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 materials you need.
To find out more sign up for a free art masterclass at
https://kickinthecreatives.com/evolvewebinar
Our Art Challenges
We have 3 challenges every month:
https://kickinthecreatives.com/all-creative-challenges/
On Social Media
Character and Cartoon Course
Just a quick reminder about our new Characters and Cartoons course
Don’t forget we have an early bird offer of $29 dollars!