Every Saturday at 4:10pm Eastern Time (1:10pm Pacific), The Professional Artist is broadcast by the United Public Radio Network from 107.7FM New Orleans and simulcast here, YouTube, Facebook,and Twitch.
Echo Chernik has thirty years of experience as a professional illustrator for hundreds of companies and products of all kinds. Each week, Echo and very special guests share their experience and wisdom with the rest of the industry. Please feel free to email echo@echo-x.com with questions and suggestions! Thank you for visiting!
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.
Guest Host Lazarus talks about pricing art, from fine art galleries and auction houses, to comic cons and artist alleys, to every aspect of the commercial world.
