Brad Woodard of Brave the Woods – Illustrator
02/08/19 • 28 min
Brad Woodard is an Illustrator and designer who, along with his wife, Krystal, operates the studio Brave the Woods. Brad has worked with Target, Baskin Robbins, Simon and Schuster, Intel, Harley Davidson, Honda and loads of others. He teaches workshops in person and online. His classes on the Skillshare platform have been taken by over 50,000 people. His work has been featured in HOW, Communication Arts, Grain Edit and more.
The Question
“What has been the most effective way you’ve found to promote your illustration business?”
The Notes
In our interview, Brad shares insights about self promotion. We discuss his work with Skillshare, the assets and creative resources he’s created for RetroSupply, and how interacting with others in the creative community all play a role in the promotion of his studio. As you listen, you’ll hear us dig deeper into the topic to find the heart of the issue, his true secret to success.
Brad’s work can be seen at www.bravethewoods.com. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @brave_the_woods.
Be sure to check out Skillshare.com. It’s a online learning platform with courses on everything from illustration (like the courses taught by Brad) to cooking, technology to business. While we speak warmly about Skillshare in this episode, we did not receive any compensation and this episode is no way intended to be an advertisement for their services. We just genuinely like them.
At the endroll, we mention Creative Mornings. They have great talks in the archive that you can watch online and many cities have monthly in-person events for free. Check them out. You’ll be glad you did. https://creativemornings.com/
One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Tweet him at @evanmacdonald or follow the show at @OTRQpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com
Use the offer code “OTRQ” at Libro.fm and get three audiobooks for the price of one!
Brad Woodard is an Illustrator and designer who, along with his wife, Krystal, operates the studio Brave the Woods. Brad has worked with Target, Baskin Robbins, Simon and Schuster, Intel, Harley Davidson, Honda and loads of others. He teaches workshops in person and online. His classes on the Skillshare platform have been taken by over 50,000 people. His work has been featured in HOW, Communication Arts, Grain Edit and more.
The Question
“What has been the most effective way you’ve found to promote your illustration business?”
The Notes
In our interview, Brad shares insights about self promotion. We discuss his work with Skillshare, the assets and creative resources he’s created for RetroSupply, and how interacting with others in the creative community all play a role in the promotion of his studio. As you listen, you’ll hear us dig deeper into the topic to find the heart of the issue, his true secret to success.
Brad’s work can be seen at www.bravethewoods.com. Follow him on Instagram and Twitter at @brave_the_woods.
Be sure to check out Skillshare.com. It’s a online learning platform with courses on everything from illustration (like the courses taught by Brad) to cooking, technology to business. While we speak warmly about Skillshare in this episode, we did not receive any compensation and this episode is no way intended to be an advertisement for their services. We just genuinely like them.
At the endroll, we mention Creative Mornings. They have great talks in the archive that you can watch online and many cities have monthly in-person events for free. Check them out. You’ll be glad you did. https://creativemornings.com/
One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Tweet him at @evanmacdonald or follow the show at @OTRQpodcast on Twitter and Instagram. Learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com
Use the offer code “OTRQ” at Libro.fm and get three audiobooks for the price of one!
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James Best – Comedy Writer
James Best is an Emmy nominated television writer living in New York City. His first tv gig was writing twitter and webseries for 30 Rock. From there he wrote for VH1, Billy on the Street, and Nickelodeon's comedy/mystery show Welcome to the Wayne. Currently, he's developing comedy and animation pilots for studios in LA and writing sketches for the reboot of Studio C. But that's just what everyone does with a Master's in Poetry from NYU.
The Question
“How does failure fit into your creative process?”
In our interview, James tell two stories of incredible luck. One which started his TV writing career was birthed into existence, and another where he completely miffed it. We also talk about the role of failure in the creative process. He shares some sage wisdom about destruction, why creating “the worst piece of crap in the world” can be a step to success, and how solving for not X is a great way to find a creative spark.
Find more about James Best on Twitter and Instagram, he is @jamesbestiv on both. See more of his work at www.freejamesbest.com.
One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Tweet him at @evanmacdonald and learn more about the show at onethingrealquick.com
Use the offer code “OTRQ” at Libro.fm and get three audiobooks for the price of one!
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Leslie Chapman – Goldsmith
Leslie Chapman is a Canadian goldsmith from Yukon Territory. In the 70’s she and her husband left Calgary Alberta as part of the “back to the land” movement, building their own home in an area that they would later discover was a gold mineral deposit. This would lead to another discovery, the art of goldsmithing.
The Question: “How important is your connection with the source of your materials to your creative work and process?”
Leslie shares some insights about what she calls a “chain of custody.” From environmentally conscious gold mining practices to hand forming each piece of jewelry, the objects she is designing pass from the earth, into her hands, and finally into the hands of her customers.
Check out Leslie’s work at http://fortymilegoldworkshop.ca.
One Thing Real Quick is produced by Evan MacDonald. Music by Evan. Editing help this week by John M Craig.
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