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My Interview is out! And I'm making YouTube videos now. (Patreon)

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2017-10-10 14:08:53

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Guuuuys,

I'm so excited to announce that my very first interview got released today. I had the pleasure of chatting with Iva from Art Side of Life about art, business and stuff. She was super nice and we kept talking for a while after the camera was off. So if you like to see my face turning red, go check it out. :D

Also this came out just at the right moment, because I decided to revive my dusty old Youtube channel. I'm making speedsketch videos with voiceovers. My computer has a hard time handeling large files with lots of layers (aka my colouring process), so I'll see if I can do anything about that.

Actually, I've been wanting to make videos for a while, but I always found an excuse not to. First of all, I'm a crazy perfectionist. So I thought my videos had to be GREAT. Lots of effects, cuts, a cool intro, music and whatnot. Also, talking into a microphone in a foreign language can be fucking scary. It makes you so vulnerable to trolls and whoever is out there on the internet (I'm probably blowing this out of proportion in my head, but you know how mean people can be). If somebody doesn't like my art, that's fine with me, but my personality... That's just something I haven't had to deal with online. So I was pretty scared. But I decided to not worry about it and to just jump in. And I told my perfectionist side to just shut up. I can always tweak things as I go.

So I hope you guys enjoy my videos. :]

Let me know what you think!

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Interview with Djamila Knopf | Art Side of Life | Ep. 26

Hey guys, in this episode, I am chatting with Djamila Knopf, an amazing illustrator from Germany. She uses human form to explore and portray abstract concepts and symbolism. Her drawings are influenced by Japanese animation and anything mythical and fantastical. Subscribe to my channel to get notified when I post new videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_8EF6wpafOGN6X5lnM6YFQ?sub_confirmation=1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Interview notes, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/djamila-knopf/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Get in touch with Djamila Website: http://www.djamilaknopf.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/djamilaknopf/ Patreon: https://artsideoflife.com/djamilapatreon Store: https://artsideoflife.com/djamilastorenvy --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key Takeaway “Do whatever feels good to you, do what you like, what feels natural to you. Find out who you are, what inspires you and follow through. Be yourself and you will be fine.” :) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Resources mentioned Note: some of the resources below may be affiliate links, meaning I get paid a commission (at no extra cost to you) if you use that link to make a purchase. Movie - Sailor Moon http://amzn.to/2fUp5uV Podcast - One Fantastic Week https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/one-fantastic-week/id949599706?mt=2 Artists that Djamila follows - Kelly McKernan & Audra Auclair http://www.kellymckernan.com/ https://artsideoflife.com/audra-auclair/ Inspirational artist: Tran Nguyen - she does surreal, dreamlike dreamings - watercolor acrylics and color pencils https://www.instagram.com/mynameistran/ Art Tools: Schmincke watercolor Acrylic paints - great because, they don’t lift up paper that much https://artsideoflife.com/schmincke-aquarell Hot pressed watercolor paper - Canson Moulin Roy http://amzn.to/2yL3hJ9 ink drawings - Hahnemuhle paper http://amzn.to/2fOrEOF Online tutorials - Sycra https://artsideoflife.com/sycra Blog from an art director - Lauren Panepinto - http://muddycolors.blogspot.ch/p/lauren-panepinto.html Art directors want to be connected and want to be talked to at conventions Ghibli museum book 1 month in advance at LAWSON CONVENIENCE store - info http://www.ghibli-museum.jp/en/ticket-information/ Art books: James Jean - Fables covers http://amzn.to/2y5iKXL Anatomy - Michael Hampton - Figure Drawing: Design and Invention http://amzn.to/2yL4Cjg Color & Light - James Gurney https://artsideoflife.com/gurney-color-light Mateus Nestre: Framed Ink - a composition bible http://amzn.to/2vrPEfZ Tools Standing desk - BEEKANT Ikea http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/S19022530/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Full Interview notes, key takeaways, and resources: https://artsideoflife.com/djamila-knopf/ Podcast (Apple) https://artsideoflife.com/djamila-itunes (Android) https://artsideoflife.com/djamila-stitcher Follow Art Side of Life on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/art_side_of_life Subscribe to Art Side of Life http://subscribe.artsideoflife.com/newsletter Thanks for Watching! Share this episode on Instagram Share this episode on Facebook - http://bit.ly/2kquPl3 Share this episode on Twitter - http://bit.ly/2z1wUHd Special thanks to Djamila for joining me today. If you enjoyed this video please let me know by giving this video a thumbs up and writing a comment down below! See you in the next episode :) Bye! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ivkam/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- All artworks by Djamila Knopf, used with permission