Podcasts by Art Supply Posse

133: Top3 Art Supplies with Rebecca Weeks Howard and Catherine Monahon from 2022-02-08T11:47

Both Rebecca and Catherine have been previous guests and done full interviews. They return to tell us their top three art supplies.

132: Art and Mental Health with Naila Lyles-Elcock from 2022-01-25T13:15

Naila Lyles-Elcock chats about art and mental health, teaching, and art supplies. Naila mainly uses acrylic paint and markers.

Naila's Website: https://dbnaila.com



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131: $25 Beginners Art Supply Kit from 2022-01-11T12:17

Kim and Alan took a challenge to assemble an art supply kit for $25. No easy task. Kim went a step farther and used 25 Australian dollars (AUD), which are less than USD, despite prices being higher...

130: A Life in Color with Hava Gurevich from 2021-12-28T15:31

Hava Gurevich is fascinated by colour and it shows in all her paintings. Hava shares many wise tips about creating art and using art for personal discovery.

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129: The Unique Feel of Art Materials with Catherine Monahon from 2021-12-14T14:16

Catherine Monahon talks with Kim about the tactile properties of clay and other art materials. Catherine has her own podcast dedicated to art materials called Material Feels.

128: Top 3 with Terry Horn and Katie Alleena from 2021-11-30T11:54

Terry Horn & Katie Alleena Top3



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3 Paint markers like Molotow, Montana

2 Leuchtturm 1917 notebook (new range with 120 gsm paper)

1 TWSBI Go founta...

128: Top3 with Terry Horn and Katie Alleena from 2021-11-30T11:54

Terry Horn & Katie Alleena Top3



Terry

3 Paint markers like Molotow, Montana

2 Leuchtturm 1917 notebook (new range with 120 gsm paper)

1 TWSBI Go founta...

127: Art Teacher Rebecca Weeks Howard from 2021-11-16T14:32

Rebecca Weeks Howard is an art teacher working in the school system.

126: Top 3 with PT Russell and LaDonna from 2021-11-02T10:50

PT Russell and La Donna share their Top 3 art supplies

125: Art Teacher Terry Horn from 2021-10-19T15:24

Terry Horn is an art teacher originally from Texas, currently teaching art to students in China.

124: Top 3 with Sade and Chris from ScrawlrBox from 2021-10-05T00:25

Sade is a watercolourist who tell us her top three art supplies. Chris from ScrawlrBox spends his days testing and curating art supplies. Chris returns and accepts the challenge to pick his top thr...

123: Paper Sculptures with Diana Beltran Herrera from 2021-09-22T01:29

Diana Beltran Herrera creates amazing sculptures you won't believe are made of paper – even when you know they are. Diana's art is very unique with a strong preference for nature. In this interview...

122: Top 3 Art Supplies with Teresa Hummel and Tessa from 2021-09-07T12:15

Returning guest Teresa Hummel tells us her top three art supplies, as does listener and new guest Tessa (@particlextheory)

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121: Digital Art with Flo from 2021-08-24T18:25

Flo teaches digital art using the Procreate app.

https://artwithflo.com

120: Favourite Art Supplies with Kageyama and Enon Avital from 2021-08-10T11:32:41

In this brand new format Kim chats with people in the posse about their favourite three art supplies. First guests are Kageyama and Enon Avital.

Enon is a previous guest. He was on episode...

119: Comic Artist Christine Larsen from 2021-07-28T01:26:47

Christine Larsen is a comic artist and illustrator. Christine works with Dark Horse, Image, IDW, Boom! Studios, Simon & Schuster, and the Cartoon Network. She is an adjunct instructor at the Univer...

118: Zine Mogul Ed Kemp from 2021-07-13T16:50:56

Ed is a zinester from New Jersey. He’s been making and creating zines for the past 10 years, but he’s been into the zine scene since the 90’s, when he came across them through the skate and punk ro...

117: Urban Sketching with Tina Koyama from 2021-06-29T17:39:50

Tina Koyama has been an urban sketcher for about 10 years.

tinakoyama.com

@miatagrrl on Instagram

Her career was in writing; she’d always been creative but had never draw...

116: Mary Doodles from 2021-06-15T13:14:03

A talk about earning an independent income as an artist, and following inspiration. Mary is an artist, creator, adventurer, and all-round curious person. She is currently inspired by attention, rea...

115: Collage Art with Margarete Miller from 2021-06-01T19:52:30

Margarete Miller is a collage artist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She discovered collage art after having kids, needing something for herself. Margarete said she first tried sewing, but hat...

114: Craftivism with Betsy Greer from 2021-05-14T12:25:47

Betsy Greer is well known for her work in Craftivism. Betsy had a long journey, via an elitist art crowd, before finding out that crafts were here thing, and crafters "her people".

Parent...

113: Paper Preferences and Possibilities from 2021-04-13T17:26:46

What are your paper preferences? Lois Ho of Pebble Stationery returns to Art Supply Posse to chat with Kim about paper.

Lois was previously on episode 60 of Art Supply Posse to talk about ...

112: Art & Business with Clementine Willowilde from 2021-04-07T13:41:58

Clementine chats with Kim about how becoming a full-time artist meant learning about business and how to market her art. Plus several other topics and of course art supplies.

Website: http...

111: Oil Painting with Andrew Cadima from 2021-03-16T20:13:28

Andrew Cadima is a painter, musician, and music teacher. Andrew chats with Kim about painting and his favourite art supplies.

110: Art Supply and Teaching Chat with Mike Hawthorne Part 3 of 3 from 2021-02-24T18:30:34

Mike Hawthorne chats about teaching art and art supplies.

Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comics of Spider-Man, Superman and Deadpool.
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109: Happiness Will Follow — Intrinsically Mike Hawthorne Part 2/3 from 2021-02-09T18:30

Mike Hawthorne talks about his graphic novel memoir Happiness Will Follow. This is a three-part series.

Mike is a comic book artist and graphic novelist mostly known for his Marvel comic...

102: Making Jewelry with Murdoch 💍 💎 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Murdoch is a jewellery artist.

101: Making Shimmer Paint with Connie Vartianen 🎨 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Connie Vartianen is an artist and school teacher who creates hand made shimmer paints.

100: Ana Reinert 🍾 🎉 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

It's the Art Supply Posse 100th episode celebration with Ana Reinert 🍾 🎉

87: Vintage Art Supplies and Pencils with Isaac Gorden from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Isaac Gorden goes through his impressive stash of unused art supplies. Handmade Japanese watercolours, Parisian pastels, and rare pencils. Along the way, Isaac and Kim discuss being too precious wi...

Watercoloring Stars and Cats with Art by Panza from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Jessica Panzarino, aka Art by Panza, chats about her watercolour paintings.

Chris Lambert of ScrawlrBox from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

A talk with Chris Lambert about his art supply subscription box ScrawlrBox.

65: Alcohol-Based Inks and Yupo Paper with Katy Smeets from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Learn about using alcohol-based inks on Yupo paper with Katy Smeets.

Katy uses inks to create abstract patterns. She uses these as textures for digital art, such as her animal se...

63: The Business of Art with Maria Brophy 💰 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Learn how to get paid as an artist in this Art Supply Posse chat with art business consultant Maria Brophy.

62: Pottery Artist Julia Skott 🏺 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Have you ever wondered how your coffee mug is made? Learn how ceramics are made from pottery artist Julia Skott.

61: Being a Working Artist with Painter and Surfer Drew Brophy 🏄‍♂️ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An interview with Drew Brophy full of wise and inspiring insights from 30 years experience working as an artist.

55: All the Colours and Beyond - Tetrachromacy with Concetta Antico 🌈 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kim Interviews Concetta Antico; an artist, art teacher and true tetrachromat. She can see up to 100 million more colours than almost anyone else in the world. Concetta’s abilities have been verifie...

54: Rachel Hazell The Travelling Bookbinder 📚 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kim interviews Rachel Hazell “The Travelling Bookbinder” about artist books.

53: Story Supply Co 📘 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Ana interviews Vito Grippi and Gabe Dunmire, the co-founders of Story Supply Co, and we announce our Patreon.

52: Urban Sketching with Liz Steel 🏘 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Liz Steel talks about becoming an urban sketcher, journalling her life, and teaching art.

51: Inkcited - Fountain pen ink art with Nick Stewart 💦 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An episode featuring artist Nick Stewart. It’s all about making art using the unique properties of fountain pen inks. Shading, sheening, chromatography, and bleach. Also, how we plan to get involve...

50: Happy As Larry 😃 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

An interview with Jen Saunders of Larry Post – an art supply and stationery retailer near Sydney Australia on a mission to get people sketching and painting outdoors.

49: The Posse Rides Again - Relaunch Trailer 🐎 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We announce the return of the podcast, talk about the new format, the new discussion forum, and all the other developments at Art Supply Posse.

48: The Brad Finale 🎉 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We interview Brad Dowdy of the Pen Addict Podcast and say goodbye to Art Supply Posse, at least for now.

47: Unicorn Origin Story 🦄 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy shares her origin story and generously turns off her air conditioner for the recording.

46: A Little Bit of Paint 💄 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy guests on a fabulous new podcast and Heather learns to put paint on her face.

45: Art with Kids 👶 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy and Heather make plans to learn more about New Mexico, and Kathy chats about making art with kids.

44: Rosiechild Photography 🌹 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy is trapped in a theater and Heather talks about her history with photography.

43: Hey Hello from Chicago 👋 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather is in Chicago and Art Supply Posse is back.

42: Unicorn Photography 📷 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather is in between apartments and Kathy talks about her history with photography.

41: Heather's Art Supplies are Moving 📦 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather and Kathy talk about their eventful weekends. Kathy has been traveling, and Heather is getting ready for a move.

40: Back on the Horse 🐴 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy and Heather get back on the horse after a couple weeks of sickness and exhausting road trips to chat about lots of mini topics and the April 2017 ArtSnacks box.

39: Kitties and Birthdays and Gel Pens 🎂 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather and Kathy channel their inner middle school girls to talk about kitty cats, birthday parties, and gel pens.

38: Colors and Quarks 💥 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather and Kathy discuss the fundamentals of human color perception and the history of color reproduction in dyes and pigments.

37: Paintbrushes 101 🖌️ from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy and Heather review critical follow up on weather and cats. ⛈ 😺 Also, Kathy gives a 101 lesson in the history of paintbrush manufacturing and a review of all their modern shapes and sizes.

36: Cats and Weather 😺 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy and Heather catch up on some cat and weather related topics before discussing gauche.

35: Kangaroos and Kickstarters 🇦🇺 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather isn't sick anymore, Kathy launches a picture book Kickstarter, and we all learn a little bit about marsupials.

34: Disney Movies and Heart Beats 💗 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Kathy and Heather chat about pink Apple watches, share their heart beats with each other, and discuss the tools and processes used in early Disney animation.

33: Art Supplies, Pens, and Internet Friends 📱 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather and Kathy catch up on a week full of art supply news before discussing drawing tablets and veering off into a healthy tangent about Harry Potter spoiler policies.

32: Printmaking 101 📜 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Join Heather and Kathy to talk about Printmaking. Well, Heather talks about it and Kathy has some thoughts as well.

31: Fighting with Sharpies 📢 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Heather and Kathy talk about pen pals, listener submitted creative spaces, and making signs for the Womens March.

30: Art Journaling 📔 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Heather and Kathy talk about art journaling, the ArtSnacks January box, and Heather's upcoming trip to San Diego. Plus a tiny person Kathy knows pretty well makes a surprise appearance.

29: Mail Art 💌 from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week, Heather and Kathy talk about Mail Art, how it works, some links to other things and what awesomeness it creates.

9: Watercolor Pencils without a Snappy Title from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We take a plunge with water soluble colored pencils, we host our first giveaway and do a little fangirling.

8: Color Me Pencil from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

The first in a new on-going series about colored pencils. This week we discuss wax- and oil-based colored pencil ad nauseum.

7: More Maura! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we host our first interview with artist, illustrator and educator, Maura Cluthe. Meanwhile, Heather recovers from camping crud and Ana works too much.

6: Cats-Up and Bullying from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we discuss surviving bullying, being brave and a backlog of follow-up.

5: A Brush(Pen) with Greatness from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Part Two in our on-going series on markers. This week we discuss brush pens plus Heather gets her first "big girl" pan watercolor set and we try to figure out the difference between pigment, dye an...

4: You So Fine(liner) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

This week we cover a fair bit of follow-up, answer our first #askasp questions, and dive into the first part of our multi-part series on markers, starting with fineliners. And we got a theme song!

3: Gettin' Schooled from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Heather and Ana start their first week of "art camp" and talk about online art classes, creative workshops, and how to make time for art.

2: Getting Panned about Watercolors from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Today we talk about portable pan watercolors, the perfect supply for painting on the go.

1: Let’s Talk About Sketchbooks, Baby from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

We start off with the most basic building block for making art, the sketchbook.

0: Pilot from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393

Just a quick episode to kick-off our podcast and tell you a little bit about who we are and what this show will be about, even though we didn't have a name when we started. Thanks for tuning in!

108: Intrinsically Mike Hawthorne 1/3 from 2021-01-26T19:49:54

Mike Hawthorne returns to Art Supply Posse. This is a three-part series. This first part is a chat about creating art and how Mike discovered his talent. Mike has written his first autobiographical...

107: Oil Pastels from 2021-01-19T18:30

Kim and Alan talk about using oil pastels

Oil pastels Wikipedia entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_pastel

Mungyo Gallery oil pastels  72 box set https://www.amazon.com.au/...

106: Art Practice Reflections 2020 from 2020-12-29T14:30

Alan Trautman and Kim reflect on their art practice over the past year, highlighting the good bits.

105: Art Chat with Dana Barbieri from 2020-12-08T10:30

Kim chats with Dana Barbieri about making art and different kinds of art supplies. Dana works across multiple mediums, including fibre, acrylic, water-soluble crayon, and gouache.

Art supp...

104: Character Design with Ivory Ocean from 2020-11-24T19:00

Jane Mills, aka Ivory Ocean, returns to Art Supply Posse to discuss drawing yourself as a cartoon character. Why? Because your character can do things you can't. Ivory's character Spacegirl can tra...

103: Fun Illustrations and Comics with Ramona MacLean from 2020-11-10T19:00

Ramona MacLean is a freelance illustrator who creates colourful illustrations and comics with fun characters. Ramona has several Skillshare classes.

99: A Touch of Fude from 2020-09-15T18:15:01

Fude nibs are a very special art supply. They are used for drawing due to their line variation. ??Fude nibs were created in Asia to mimic the traditional calligraphy brush. Fude means brush in Japa...

98: Back to Art School with Teresa Hummel from 2020-09-01T18:30:05

Teresa Hummel talks about her experiences taking art classes. Teresa compares them to her current enrolment in the Evolve courses offered by previous Art Supply Posse guest Kevin Murphy.

97: Pastel Pencil Art with Hannah Charlton from 2020-08-18T19:00:06

Hannah Charlton talks about drawing pet portraits and wildlife art with pastel pencils.

96: Ballpoint Art from 2020-08-04T19:15:09

Yes, there is amazing art created only with a humble ballpoint pen.? Chris from Scrawlrbox returns to talk about how crosshatching, line variation, and applying water, can be used to create? art wi...

95: Paint Markers with Alan Trautman from 2020-07-21T20:15:22

Making Art With Paint Markers - featuring Alan Trautman

94: Ink Alchemy with Kiwi Inks from 2020-07-07T20:00:07

Our first interview with a maker of inks. Kiwi inks is named after founder Kapui’s mentor from New Zealand, who instructed him in ink making.

Discount of 15% for listeners with code: ARTS...

93: Graphite Pencils from 2020-06-23T18:00:21

Art using graphite pencils with guest host Chris Lambert of Scrawlrbox. Kim and Chris discuss the advantages of using graphite pencils to create art.

92: Origami with Brendan Plumb from 2020-06-09T19:00:02

Origami with Brendan Plumb - @foldymcfoldface

Sponsored by wellappointeddesk.com

Sherlock Holmes notebooks by Art Supply Posse: https://wellappointeddesk.bigcartel.com/product/art...

91: Art with Brie of Documented Journey from 2020-05-26T20:00:07

Brie of Documented Journey. Brie grew up surrounded by art. Her mother had an art degree, and her father was an architect. Brie’s journals feature botanicals and nature. Her journals are chronologi...

90: Watercolors and Urban Sketching with Jim Richards from 2020-05-12T18:00:08

Jim Richards is an urban sketcher and art teacher. Jim has travelled the world working on urban planning projects for large cities. Visit Jim’s website to learn about his book and classes. http://j...

89: Costuming with Kristine von Hilderbrandt from 2020-04-28T17:00:38

Kristine Von Hilderbrandt is a costume designer, fashion historian, pattern maker, seamstress, and florist.

88: Start Creating Now with AntonioMabs from 2020-04-14T17:00:03

Want some motivation to start drawing, or creating anything? Listen to this very inspiring chat with artist AntonioMabs.

86: Art Supply Sensitivities with Julia van der Wyk from 2020-03-17T10:00:09

Julia van der Wyk likes her paintings to evoke a sense of place. She is an artist, musician, and classically trained singer.

85: Watercoloring Stars and Cats with Art by Panza from 2020-03-03T10:00:12

Jessica Panzarino, aka Art by Panza, chats about her watercolour paintings.

84: Chris Lambert of ScrawlrBox from 2020-02-18T11:59:38

A talk with Chris Lambert about his art supply subscription box ScrawlrBox.

83: A Painting Tour with Shirley Peters from 2020-02-04T10:00:14

Shirley Peters is internationally known for painting cyclists during Le Tour de France. She also paints landscapes, urban scenes and figurative works.

82: Paint Pouring and Artist Websites with Kirby Plessas from 2020-01-21T10:00:03

Kirby Plessas is an artist and cyber investigator. Kirby talks with Kim about her paint pouring art, and the importance of having your own domain name and website as an artist.

81: Travel and Art Journals with Rachel Greig from 2020-01-07T10:00:01

Rachel Greig started her career as a travel photographer. She soon began pasting ephemera from her travels into scrapbooks, which led her to mixed-media journaling. Today, Rachel teaches art and tr...

80: Explicit Embroidery with Sarah Nelson from 2019-12-16T10:00:03

Sarah Nelson creates artistic embroidery containing swear words.? Sarah talks about her reasons and people's reactions.?

79: Kami Paper from 2019-12-03T10:00:09

Kim took part in a sumi-e ink painting workshop and interviewed the founder of Kami Paper in Melbourne, Australia. Kami specialise in handmade papers. They stock over 1,000 different papers, mainly...

78: Socially Conscious Art with Noah Scalin from 2019-11-19T10:00:01

Noah Scalin is an artist best known for his Skull-A-Day project which continues the tradition of “memento mori” in art. Julia Skott returns as guest host of Art Supply Posse to interview Noah Scali...

77: The Artist’s Role in Society with The Art History Babes from 2019-11-05T10:00:04

Corrie of The Art History Babes podcast discusses some of the roles artists have played in history and how art has influenced society.

76: Discovering Unused Art Supplies with Alan Trautmann from 2019-10-22T10:00:15

Art Supply Posse is starting a new series where anyone can talk about their favourite or unused art supplies.

75: Abstracts and Old Books with Sara Schroeder from 2019-10-08T10:00:15

Sara Schroeder talks about creating abstract art, teaching art, and her "Old Book Revival Project" which encourages people to create artwork in old books that are no longer being read.

74: Learn Fountain Pen Ink Art with Nick Stewart from 2019-09-24T10:00:05

Nick Stewart returns to discuss his course on using fountain pen ink as a unique art medium.

73: Fashion Illustration with Mokshini from 2019-09-10T10:00:08

Mokshini's style is influenced by fashion illustration, but she often contradicts traditional fashion norms by painting women of all shapes and sizes in relatable, whimsical, every day situations.

72: Enjoy the Process with Enon Avital of Dapper Notes from 2019-08-27T10:00:03

Enon Avital of Dapper Notes talks in detail about making things by hand, using his own unique pocket notebook business Dapper Notes as an example. This side business he runs is more than making pap...

71: Art Education with Kevin Murphy from 2019-08-13T10:00:18

Kevin Murphy has created artwork for Game of Thrones, the Rolling Stones, and hundreds of book covers; specializing in science fiction and fantasy. Today, Kevin challenges how art is taught – or no...

70: Zines, Streams, Space Art with Jane Mills from 2019-07-30T10:00:05

Jane Mills creates space art, zines, comics and plays music in several bands.

69: Whimsical Art with Holly St Clair from 2019-07-09T10:00:04

Holly St Claire is a freelance illustrator known for her whimsical drawings. Holly tells us how she realised that she needed art in her life and how she could earn a living from illustration.

68: Art Therapy with Gosia Orlinska from 2019-07-02T10:00:10

Gosia Orlinska talks about her work as an art therapist.

67: Freelance Illustration with Chris Rowland from 2019-06-18T10:00:07

Enjoy a lively chat with professional illustrator Chris Rowland. Lots of art supplies, with everything from favourite pencils to dealing with family life and clients as a freelance graphic artist.

66: Meditative Doodles with Candace Milner from 2019-06-04T11:30:35

Candace Milner creates "meditative doodles". Colourful, repetitive patterns that anyone can create.

64: Fiber Art with Victoria Lee Connors from 2019-05-07T10:30

Victoria Lee Connors travels the world creating landscapes made of wool fiber, using canvas on an easel, just like a landscape painter.

60: Pebble Stationery and Tomoe River Paper from 2019-03-12T10:15

Pebble Stationery make affordably priced notebooks with Tomoe River paper. This paper is particularly well suited to drawing and painting with inks.

59: Just Start - Hand Lettering with Matt Vergotis from 2019-02-26T12:30

Matt Vergotis is known for his hand lettering work, creating company logos using brush pens. Matt chats with Kim about his process, favourite pens, and joining a band.

58: Snail Mail Superstar Sara McNally from 2019-02-12T08:30

Sara McNally talks to Kim about snail mail, letterpress printing, and writing in both the bad and the good times.

57: Find Your People with Naomi Bulger from 2019-01-30T13:15

This interview with letter writing enthusiast, and all round creative person Naomi Bulger, is a realist’s take on becoming an artist. It’s very refreshing and inspiring.

56: Combing Analogue and Digital Art in Procreate with Brooke Glaser from 2019-01-22T11:42

A talk about combining analogue and digital art, using the Procreate app, with Brooke Glaser.

28: New Year, New Habits from 2016-12-21T16:00

This week Heather is joined by Kathy Campbell to discuss end of year reflections and artistic ambitions for 2017. This is the last episode of 2016; Art Supply Posse will return on January 11th.

27: Explicitly Mike Hawthorne from 2016-12-14T15:30

Comic book artist, family man and all-around good guy Mike Hawthorne kept Heather and I laughing with his wit and wisdom this week. Mike illustrates the wonderfully bawdy Marvel comic book Deadpool...

26: All Up In Bind from 2016-12-07T16:00

We spend this week trying to describe bookbinding basics using hand gestures and rattling tools you can't see. So we've got lots of links to videos to help illustrate our points. We also talk about...

25: Gift Guide 2016 from 2016-11-30T16:00

We round up our favorite gift ideas to get you and your favorite artist inspired for 2017.

24: Muggin' with Kathy Weller from 2016-11-23T16:00

This week Heather and I get a little goofy with the charming and effervescent illustrator, and lettering artist Kathy Weller. We talk about ugly sketches, Wacom tablets and CINTIQs and some of our ...

23: The Pantser Episode from 2016-11-16T16:00

This week, we fly by the seat of our pants and talk a bit about creative work spaces, follow-up and Ana's love for Jaime Hernandez and Mary Blair. No judgement.

22: Copics and Coloring with Hannah from 2016-11-09T16:00

This week fellow Hallmark designer Hannah Carey helps us learn the ins and outs of Copic markers.

21: Did Someone Say Letterpress? from 2016-11-02T22:30

This week we are joined by Bob Atkins from Skylab Letterpress to talk about letterpress printing and the somewhat circuitous route to finding your calling.

20: Heather's a Bookie from 2016-10-26T16:00

Ana and Heather are back from their trips out east. Heather corners Ana and asks lots of questions about bookmaking.

19: Leap Without A Net from 2016-10-12T16:00

This week we discuss our Inktober projects, Big Magic, Learn-to-Draw books and reader feedback. We pour it all in, add ice, a dash of bitters, shake, and garnish with a lime. We serve it up in a C...

18: Fountain Pens for Drawing from 2016-10-05T16:00

In our first week of Inktober, we dive in with fountain pens for drawings. Want to swim in the inky sea with us?

17: Falling for Joey Feldman from 2016-09-28T16:00

Rock n' roll and pop culture artist, Joey Feldman shares his origin story, how he met his mentor and what's on his utility belt. Batteries to power, turbines to speed... ready to move out!

16: Lettering 101 from 2016-09-22T00:46

This week, take two. Lettering 101, a little Upping, and some Inktober Spoilers. We discuss the difference between lettering, calligraphy and typography and then I stick a nib in my mouth. The thin...

15: Owing a Lot to Marty Owings from 2016-09-14T16:00

This week we chat with YouTube art supply reviewer and artist and art enabler Marty Owings of Owings Art who inspired and entertained us with his velvety voice and enthusiasm for all things creative.

14: Our Personal Color Agenda from 2016-09-08T00:45

Pushing our color agenda for another episode with limited palettes, artists we love and some newsy bits to make your head spin.

13: Hue Do You Think You Are? from 2016-08-31T16:00

Ana is back from the SF Pen Show with a gravelly voice, we talk about color theory and Heather thinks Pantone are just little "chippy things".

12: Fall Back To School from 2016-08-24T16:00

This week we talk about back-to-school rituals, the smell of fresh pencils and do a little follow-up about the A-word. Not our most art supply-centric episode – we'll be back in our 1-subject note...

11: Using the A-Word from 2016-08-17T13:40

We start out this week, nerding out with Harry Potter and KC Comicon and then we tackle the serious topic of, if and when, we call ourselves "artists."

10: Once More, With Weirdos from 2016-08-10T15:26

A little news, a little follow-up, and our last colored pencil segment, the weirdos, the misfits, and the ones that defy category.