The Professional Artist

Episode 061: August 23, 2025 This week Lazarus guest hosts with a Ted Talk style lecture on how artists intelligently design artworks, with examples. This is a re-take of episode 060 fixing what Laz screwed up last time. Lazarus Chernik LinksIllustration & Design: https://www.echo-x.comAuthor: https://lazarus.black Watch on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/echoxartist Or join the conversation live on YouTube: Echo Chernik YouTube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@EchoChernik

Make no mistake - all A.I. Gen images and videos are illegal. If a school wants to train an entire class based upon a work of art, they must pay the original artist for it. But AI Gen companies stole and continue to steal artist’s work against US Constitutional law and are manipulating the system to avoid penalties. But besides fighting them, how can artist’s survive in the mean time?

Steve Argyle is one of the most popular artists for Magic: The Gathering, but it is hardly the only place you’ve seen his work. Echo and Nigel interview Steve about his art and career path.

Guest Host Lazarus talks about building and configuring an artist portfolio website.

Lazarus is currently the creative director for Echo-X and has built — and led teams to build — many multi million dollar web sites. 

Nigel Sade and Echo discuss juggling personal art and commissions - the artist’s version of work/life balance.

Tremani Sutcliffe is an award-winning illustrator who is developing her own Tabletop Role-Playing IP.