9 episodes
CreateQuest Podcast CreateQuest
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We're artists who want to empower creatives with good imagination and ideas. By blending philosophy and art, we hope to encourage more people to identify as creatives so they can design the lives they want to live.
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Critiques -- Giving and Receiving Feedback on Art
How to give and get feedback on your artwork. This is the episode you've been waiting for on the art and science of critiques. How to embrace the discomfort and grow as an artist!
00:00:14 - Our upgraded studios!
00:01:26 - What we've been up to lately
00:04:27 - A good critique is...
00:06:27 - What is a feedback loop?
00:10:21 - Different types of feedback
00:17:21 - Asking questions to provide value
00:22:48 - Location matters
00:27:01 - How to ask
00:33:13 - Beginner's mind
00:36:51 - Receiving feedback with grace
Resources Mentioned in this Episode:
Peak by Anders Ericsson
Proko Forums - https://www.proko.com/
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The Art of Impossible
An update on the New and Improved CreateQuest, plus one of the best books that Chris and Josh have ever read!
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In this episode:
00:21 The New Website and The Future
02:12 The Book - The Art of Impossible
05:48 An 80/20 Approach to Just Get Started
13:05 The Definition of Hyperbole
17:41 Turning a Curiosity into a Passion and Purpose
24:58 Everyone is a Creator ---
Music Credits: The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5745-the-ice-giants
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Episode 7 - CreateQuest Update!
On this episode we're going completely unscripted, unedited in a single take and having some fun updating everyone on the latest changes with CreateQuest and our lives. Hope you enjoy!
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On Style: The Throwdown
In episode 6 / 1 of the CreateQuest Podcast, Chris, Josh, and Mike discuss artistic style! What was expected to be a heated conversation ended up being quite enlightening as they found a solid middle-ground on the subject of style. Does it cripple artists? Do artists use style as an excuse? Is there a place for style? Find out in this episode!
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In this episode:
00:18 The new name
00:50 A new guest
02:32 What is the problem with style?
09:45 On fear, pain, and moving forward
14:07 Developing artistic style naturally like language
18:00 Cultivating artistic influences
22:35 Good questions
26:21 Influence maps
35:24 Other ways to cultivate influences
42:22 Motive and style
46:43 Style for commercial artists
52:10 Advice on developing your handwriting
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Books, resources, and links:
Kim Jung Gi - https://www.kimjunggius.com
Ralph Waldo Emerson - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson
Andrew Wyeth - https://andrewwyeth.com
Elizabeth Gilbert; Eat, Pray, Love - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Eat_Pray_Love/QdCNeNx6LJUC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Duolingo - https://www.duolingo.com
Austin Kleon; Steal like an Artist - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Steal_Like_an_Artist/NVZuUSJtpcQC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Stan Prokopenko, Marshall Vandruff; Draftsmen - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJOjvsj3j0
Steve Huston; Figure Drawing for Artists - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxJOjvsj3j0
Pinterest - https://pinterest.com/
John Singer Sargent - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Singer_Sargent
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Follow us:
Chris’s Website – https://chrisbeaven.com
Josh’s Website – https://www.joshuagraphic.com/
Mike's Websites - https://michaelorwick.com/ and https://orwickarts.com/
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Music Credits:
The Ice Giants by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5745-the-ice-giants
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Artistic Motive
Chris leads the conversation in Episode 5 of the euCreativ Show -- on Motive. If your art is a tool for communication, make sure you have something to communicate. This is the longest conversation we've had for the show, and (even edited) it runs over an hour, but the topic is probably one of the most impactful things we could say to artists as artists.
We also want to get a conversation going. Let us know what is challenging you the most as you work to improve your craft by leaving a comment below or LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE at https://anchor.fm/eucreativ.
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In this episode:
02:00 The Impact of Motive vs. Skill for Skill's Sake
06:40 A Balancing Act - But Why Wait?
10:42 Societal Pressures AGAINST Motive
13:55 How to Bring Motive to Your Work
18:20 Entering a Project with Motive and Feeling
23:30 One of the Best Resources Chris has Found
26:38 Tactile Motives
30:36 Finding a Why
35:36 Art That Changed the World
42:07 Art for Storytelling
45:28 Don't Wait for the Technical
54:07 Foreshadowing a Fight on Style
56:21 Distilling the Conversation
58:05 Art is Life
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Books, resources, and links:
Robert Henri, The Art Spirit - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Art_Spirit/i50gAAAAMAAJ
Steve Huston, Figure Drawing for Artists - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Figure_Drawing_for_Artists/ZFi7CwAAQBAJ
Kimon Nicolaides, The Natural Way to Draw - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Natural_Way_to_Draw_A_Working_Plan_f/bxp5CgAAQBAJ
Richard Schmid, Alla Prima - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Alla_Prima/VK-WAAAACAAJ
Simon Sinek, Start With Why - https://www.google.com/books/edition/Start_with_why/fkOKDQAAQBAJ
Ayn Rand, The Fountainhead - https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Fountainhead/qcDM4-3R168C
Jeff Watts, Watts Atelier - https://wattsatelier.com/
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Follow us:
Chris’s Website – https://chrisbeaven.com
Josh’s Website – https://www.joshuagraphic.com/
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Music Credits:
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song...
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Motivation as an Artist - Undestanding Growth
Understanding your growth as a creator! In this episode of the euCreativ Show, we discuss the myth of talent, having a growth mindset rather than a fixed mindset, and understanding that the path to true mastery is full of ups and downs.
We also want to get a conversation going. Let us know what is challenging you the most as you work to improve your craft by leaving a comment below or LEAVE US A VOICE MESSAGE at https://anchor.fm/eucreativ.
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In this episode:
Symptoms
01:30 Growth Mindset Vs. Fixed Mindset.
Source
04:18 Discouragement over lack of obvious growth. Goals vs Process. Plateaus. Backslides.
09:05 Personality Types: Master, Obsessive, Hacker, Dabbler.
13:49 Frustration through talent of others.
Solutions
16:10 Understanding what's going to happen with growth.
17:00 Flow (Growth Zone - Satisfaction with Work) and Deliberate Practice (Picking the right tasks).
22:00 Action Items!
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Books, resources, and links:
Carol Dweck, Mindset - https://books.google.com/books/about/Mindset.html?id=fT6U0Ee7_kQC
George Leonard; Mastery – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Mastery/c_M9DgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Steven Pressfield; The War of Art, Do the Work, Turning Pro, The Artist’s Journey – https://blackirishbooks.com/books/
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; Flow – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Flow/QVjPsd1UukEC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Steve Huston; Figure Drawing for Artists – https://www.google.com/books/edition/Figure_Drawing_for_Artists/yWw6DAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
New Masters Academy – https://www.nma.art/
Chris’s Website – https://chrisbeaven.com
Josh’s Website – https://www.joshuagraphic.com/
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Music Credits:
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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