Promoting yourself, your art, your ideas, your crowdfunding project . . . there's a million ways to do it all. We're hanging out and talking self promotion, art, and every thing in between.

Hangin' Out Podcast

Episode 37 - Promotion

In episode 35 we hang out with Katie Croonenberghs, artist of Kamakru art. She describes her leap of faith into illustration, and provides a breakdown of her business model and convention experience.

Episode 35 - Katie Croonenberghs

Episode 34 is live and we're hangin' out. Join in and listen as we breakdown current projects, processes, and business plans .

Episode 34

In episode 33 we talk to Stephen Najarian! He brings some serious insight to conventions and taking the leap as an artist. There are some audio issues, despite editing, but they clear up after the 10 minute mark. Hang out with us!

Episode 33 - Stephen Najarian

Here's the audio from our latest bonus episode. Check out our YouTube channel to watch Allen paint while you listen! This is a real hangin' out episode, so prepare to listen to two guys talk at length about art and art accessories.

Episode 32 - Bonus Episode

Allen's back from Emerald City Comic Con and he's got a ton of convention tips and tricks to share as we discuss the madness of a con, breakdown current commissions, and talk about running a quick-stop.

Episode 31

We made it to 30 episodes. Thanks for hangin' out all this time. In this episode we cover our progress since a year ago, the practices we've found most effective, avoiding pitfalls, social media sucking you dry, and lot of other stuff.

Episode 30

Episode 29 - It's all about finding real jobs that don't suck, finding real jobs that boost your creativity, finding real jobs that support your art, the pros and cons of the Surface Book 2, Allen's admiration of Wacom, why you shouldn't buy a Cintiq, and much more.

Episode 29 - Get a Job, Bum

Start your week off right with a discussion featuring one of the best. Bear and Allen hang out with the kind and talented Dave Rapoza in episode 28. Dave talks working with huge clients like Marvel, remaining relevant through honesty, making fun of art, publishing his own book alongside Dan Warren, remaining disciplined as an artist and human being, and how he manages to balance and conquer all these things. It's a great episode, and we encourage you to check out Dave's work online, support him buy purchasing his tutorials, and keep up with his continuing Steve Lichman adventures.

Episode 28 :: Dave Rapoza - From Commercial to Personal

And we're live with Episode 27! It's a great hang out this week, with two paintings behind our boys and two more already started. Bear and Allen discuss the challenges and triumphs of these works along with the motivation and inspiration that keeps them pushing forward.

Episode 27 :: Inspiration and Motivation

Bear and Allen won't shut up about digital illustration and design in this weeks busy episode. Come hang out, and look forward to information on our Patreon and how you can support the show and future guests.

Episode 26 :: Design and Illustration

This episode is all about meditative breaks in life, searching for art shows, applying to conventions, challenging yourself in new work, Patreon, portraits, and pricing your art. Come hang out!

Episode 24 :: Forward Progress

We ring in the new year with a heated discussion on everything. Gen-Con, approaching family and art, getting drunk in Oxford, MS, and our current projects are all up for grabs in the first episode of 2018.

Episode 23 :: Hangin' Out In 2018

It's the final Episode of the year and a Holiday special featuring beer breakdowns from Caleb E Anderson of Wicked Weed in Asheville, N.C. Caleb tells us the nitty-gritty on why beer is so great, offers wisdom as an art appreciator, and breaks down he's latest illustrated enjoyments. Come hang out, and look forward to 2018, the year of Hangin' Out.

Episode 22 :: Art and Cartoons with a Beer Guru

Episode 21 includes a discussion over our series on education plus how Bear and Allen are approaching their current bodies of work. Come hang out!

Episode 21 :: Hangin' Out With Bear and Allen

Hangin' Out with Bear and Allen is a weekly art and illustration web show that aims to bring you the concepts, processes, and habits that create happiness and success in the lives of creative individuals. We feature popular studio artists and illustrators, covering varying topics each week. Come hang out with us while you work.

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