Listen Top Shows Blog

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

Update: 2025-08-12

Share

Description

Trying to impress the wrong crowd? Samantha Cotterill, Jake Parker, and Lee White discuss the temptation to create for your peers and how to return to your authentic expression.

3 Point Perspective Podcast is sponsored by SVSLearn.com, the place where becoming a great illustrator starts!

Click here for this episode’s links and show notes.

Comments

In Channel

Illustrators React to Google's Storybook AI

Illustrators React to Google's Storybook AI

2025-09-0901:07:00

Reinvent Your Art in Four Months

Reinvent Your Art in Four Months

2025-09-0201:14:44

Rediscovering the Joy of Creating

Rediscovering the Joy of Creating

2025-08-2601:09:32

Illustrators: Allow Yourself to Play!

Illustrators: Allow Yourself to Play!

2025-08-2001:25:11

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

2025-08-1201:12:40

Illustrators: Don’t Sleep on Branding!

Illustrators: Don’t Sleep on Branding!

2025-08-0501:02:21

Help! I Have Too Many Ideas!

Help! I Have Too Many Ideas!

2025-07-2901:16:13

Best of 3PP: Am I Ready?

Best of 3PP: Am I Ready?

2025-07-2201:06:13

How to Succeed at Art Fairs (and Who Should Avoid Them)

How to Succeed at Art Fairs (and Who Should Avoid Them)

2025-07-1501:04:05

Bad Art Advice

Bad Art Advice

2025-07-0801:05:49

Why Most Artists Stay Broke (and How to Escape It)

Why Most Artists Stay Broke (and How to Escape It)

2025-07-0101:25:50

Why You Need a Mentor and How to Get One

Why You Need a Mentor and How to Get One

2025-06-2401:20:34

The Hidden Cost of Being Too Precious with Your Art

The Hidden Cost of Being Too Precious with Your Art

2025-06-1749:31

Getting Ahead Despite AI

Getting Ahead Despite AI

2025-06-1001:11:22

All About Online Shops

All About Online Shops

2025-06-0301:28:13

What is a Starred Review and Why Does It Matter?

What is a Starred Review and Why Does It Matter?

2025-05-2701:05:44

Saying Goodbye to Will Terry

Saying Goodbye to Will Terry

2025-05-2001:02:18

Do You Find Your Art Style, or Does It Find You?

Do You Find Your Art Style, or Does It Find You?

2025-05-1301:14:21

My Coworker Used AI Art in Her Children’s Book

My Coworker Used AI Art in Her Children’s Book

2025-05-0601:09:30

Am I Wasting My Time?

Am I Wasting My Time?

2025-04-2901:03:15

00:00

00:00

x

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

Make Art for Your Audience, Not for Approval

Preston Smith, Lee White, Jake Parker, Will Terry, Anthony Wheeler, Austin Shurtliff, David Hohn, Daniel Tu, Samantha Cotterrill, Lily Howell, Lisa Faught, Analise Black