Art Is King

How to start your creative career right now. Take the first actionable step towards your goals. One step. That is it. Once you have taken one step to do something, then there is something to talk about, something to adjust and determine if that is the proper direction. But first there must be something! Start that Podcast, Drawing, Writing, Blogging, Streaming, Dancing, Singing, Recording, Producing, Publishing, Sketching, Attending, Creating, Watching, Learning, Applying, Searching, Asking, Collaborating, Contributing, Submitting, you get the point! #StartNow2020 with the first step. Start Now with what you have. See you around the internets!http://www.instagram.com/deltatangomikehttp://www.twitter.com/deltatangomikehttps://www.facebook.com/DeltaTangoMike/ https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius Learn Digital Art and Vector work with DTM:https://www.patreon.com/deltatangomikeFree Vector Demos and Tutorials:http://www.youtube.com/c/VectormaestrosThe business of art is not the Art Biz. https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtIsKing #ArtLifeAllDay #Storytelling #ArtDirector #CreativeClass #ContentCreator #Illustrator #AdobeFresco #ArtLife #DTM #iLikeToDraw #DocumentTheGame #MadewithMicrosoft #AdobeDrawing #Behance #ConceptArt

Art Is King. #DocumentTheGame - Marketing and Branding part 3What does a 5K marathon have in common with a marketing strategy for artists? Miles and Dan answer that and more in this fresh new episode of Document The Game!Please post in the comments and share.Document the Game is a moment for two professional artists to discuss the business of art and share actionable steps artists can take to create the thriving artist lifestyle!HostsMiles Davis - Massive Burn Studios@massiveburnhttps://massiveburnstudios.com/https://www.facebook.com/MassiveBurn/https://www.facebook.com/butterpupand...DTM - The Best in the Biz@DeltaTangoMikehttp://www.deltatangomike.com/http://www.dacreativegenius.com/https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius#DocumentTheGame produced by @DeltaTangoMIke for @ArtIsKing_ATLArt Is King's mission is to bridge the gap between the artist and the art business through business education to encourage a thriving art life.Follow and connect!Art Is King on iTunes http://bit.ly/AIKpodcastArt Is King on YouTube http://bit.ly/aikyoutubeFollow the cool kids! @SketchableApp @CinamakerApp @SurfaceSpecial Thanks to Cinamaker Studios and Sketchable AppExecutive ProducersBenjamin NowakDTMBernardo Allan Dennis LMusic by: www.youtube.com/thepassionhifi www.facebook.com/thepassionhifi www.twitter.com/Passion_HiFi www.instagram.com/passionhifi

#DocumentTheGame - Marketing and Branding part 2What feeling does your marketing create when your good or service is the focus? What do you want the public to do once they see your post, buy or educate? Miles and Dan answer that and more in this fresh new episode of Document The Game!Please post in the comments and share.Document the Game is a moment for two professional artists to discuss the business of art and share actionable steps artists can take to create the thriving artist lifestyle!HostsMiles Davis - Massive Burn Studios@massiveburnhttps://massiveburnstudios.com/https://www.facebook.com/MassiveBurn/https://www.facebook.com/butterpupand...DTM - The Best in the Biz@DeltaTangoMikehttp://www.deltatangomike.com/http://www.dacreativegenius.com/https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius#DocumentTheGame produced by @DeltaTangoMIke for @ArtIsKing_ATLArt Is King's mission is to bridge the gap between the artist and the art business through business education to encourage a thriving art life.Follow and connect!Art Is King on iTunes http://bit.ly/AIKpodcastArt Is King on YouTube http://bit.ly/aikyoutubeFollow the cool kids! @SketchableApp @CinamakerApp @SurfaceSpecial Thanks to Cinamaker Studios and Sketchable AppExecutive ProducersBenjamin NowakDTMBernardo Allan Dennis LMusic by: www.youtube.com/thepassionhifi www.facebook.com/thepassionhifi www.twitter.com/Passion_HiFi www.instagram.com/passionhifi

#DocumentTheGame - Marketing and Branding part 1What makes some products and services more desirable than others? Is it the quality of the product or the marketing behind it?Miles and Dan answer that and more in this fresh new episode of Document The Game!Please post in the comments and share.fresh new #DocumentTheGame episodes Thursdays at 7pmhttps://www.facebook.com/artisking.or...---------------Document the Game is a moment for two professional artists to discuss the business of art and share actionable steps artists can take to create the thriving artist lifestyle!HostsMiles Davis - Massive Burn Studios@massiveburnhttps://massiveburnstudios.com/https://www.facebook.com/MassiveBurn/https://www.facebook.com/butterpupand...DTM - The Best in the Biz@DeltaTangoMikehttp://www.deltatangomike.com/http://www.dacreativegenius.com/https://www.behance.net/dacreativegenius#DocumentTheGame produced by @DeltaTangoMIke for @ArtIsKing_ATLArt Is King's mission is to bridge the gap between the artist and the art business through business education to encourage a thriving art life.Follow and connect!Art Is King on iTunes http://bit.ly/AIKpodcastArt Is King on YouTube http://bit.ly/aikyoutube---------------Follow the cool kids! @SketchableApp @CinamakerApp @SurfaceSpecial Thanks to Cinamaker Studios and Sketchable AppExecutive ProducersBenjamin NowakDTMBernardo Allan Dennis LMusic by:www.youtube.com/thepassionhifiwww.facebook.com/thepassionhifiwww.twitter.com/Passion_HiFiwww.instagram.com/passionhifi

Art Is King podcast episode 97Kelsi Jackson Kelsi Jackson is the illustrator and creator of A Slice of Life, a webcomic that reflects bits and pieces of her everyday life as a black woman in todays world. Kelsi is a Columbus State University graduate with works in several mediums including ceramics, watercolors, inks and digital illustration. Find more of her work atwww.kelsijackson.com www.instagram.com/bgillustrations the Art Is King podcast is available on your iPhone and iPad at the App Store http://bit.ly/AIKiPhone Google App Art Is King Podcast for Android Smartphones http://www.appsgeyser.com/2671434Subscribe on iTunes http://bit.ly/AIKpodcast Spreaker.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_king The Law offices of Deborah Gonzalez Esquire (www.dgonzalezesq.com) Letterbox Legal VelocityScreenPrint.netO2is aka Mr ThoughtCrime https://twitter.com/DJO2isakaMrTC andAzaleaCreativeGroup.com DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @LetterboxLegal @VelocityPrint @DJO2isakaMrTC

Art Is King podcast episode 96Alec AddletonAlec has followed her own path in the Artlife and that includescustom chalkboard drawings, custom paintings and signs, sculptural installations for showrooms, label design and a lot more.find her work on facebook under her name, Alec S Artshttps://www.facebook.com/AlecsArts/the Art Is King podcast is available on your iPhone and iPad at the App Storehttp://bit.ly/AIKiPhoneGoogle App Art Is King Podcast for Android Smartphoneshttp://www.appsgeyser.com/2671434Subscribe on iTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2Spreaker.comhttp://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_kingStitcher Radiohttp://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcastand artiskingarchive.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 94Ron SmithRon Smith, aka SmithCreativ likes to work in all mediums. All Mediums. He’s a master at pencils, charcoals, acrylics, oils, 2D Illustration, 3D fabrication, sculpture, web building and app development!Smith Creativ is his brand and you gotta check out his art around town in the nearest group art show to the Dizzy Gypsy in Lawrenceville GA.Follow SmithCreativ on social media and check out his website.https://www.facebook.com/smith.creativhttps://twitter.com/smithcreativhttps://www.instagram.com/smithcreativ/http://smithcreativ.comSubscribe on iTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2Spreaker.comhttp://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_kingStitcher Radiohttp://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcastand artiskingarchive.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 93Justing Anderson aka @Artist053 Justin Anderson, aka Artist 53, is a graphic designer by trade, 2D illustrator by night and sketch artist by nature.I’ve known Justin for over 10 years. Met him fresh out of art school and we’ve become friends, collaborators and shared the art life with each other ever since.Justin’s art is deeply rooted in comics, cartoons, anime and sci-fi. Check out his Hand of Doom Series, we grew up with violent saturday morning cartoons! He’s added all of that and more in his latest coloring book and Vector Lounge Vol. 1 art book featuring his popular vector illustrations.Justin has big plans for his art and career, take a look at his social media, website and get your own Vector Lounge Vol 1 at Artist53.comhttps://www.facebook.com/Artist.053https://www.facebook.com/Artist53-517267671632498/http://www.artist53.comhttps://twitter.com/artist53http://artist53.blogspot.comhttps://www.instagram.com/artist053/https://www.facebook.com/xclusiveimg/http://www.xclusiveimg.comSubscribe on iTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2Spreaker.comhttp://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_kingStitcher Radiohttp://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcastand artiskingarchive.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 92Andy SwartzIf you ask Andy about his art, you get this answer:Macabre Fantasy Wildlife Art, Esoterically charged flora and fauna drawing heavily on the themes of symbiotic relationships, the circle of life and the classic concept of memento mori.If you ask me about Andy’s art, then i will tell you he is a detailed artist who can draw animals and things that look as real as life. The mastery of pencil, ink and paint are what will attract you first into the scene, then you will notice the skulls! My favorite part are the skulls. They are everywhere.Andy is in his first year in ATL, coming from Alabama, and he’s been making waves in the art world with 2 successful Kickstarter campaigns.Follow Andy on the social medias and check out his website.https://www.facebook.com/andy.quartz.10https://www.facebook.com/Skullgarden-Art-of-AL-Swartz-350465645063415http://www.skullgarden.nethttps://t.co/ZPsyj08SnEhttps://www.instagram.com/skulllgarden/-----DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!Sponsored by: @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 91Noel SaabyeNoel Saabye is a veteran animator, artist, designer and art business mentor. He’s the organizer of the Comic and Animation Artists of Atlanta. A once a month meet up where local animators and artists get together and share their current projects and thoughts about the business.We sat down for a good hour and Noel shared his story and his 20 year animation experience with us. Follow him on social media and check out his website athttps://www.facebook.com/AtlantaArtists/https://twitter.com/Nsaabyehttp://noelsaabye.comthe Art Is King podcast is available on your iPhone and iPad at the App Storehttp://bit.ly/AIKiPhoneiTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2Spreaker.comhttp://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_kingStitcher Radiohttp://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcastand artiskingarchive.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 90Toni WilliamsToni Williams is a right brain and left brain genius who moves swiftly between the worlds of academia with a Masters degree from Emory University and the world of creativity, arts and music as a vocalist, writer and art curator.Ive had the pleasure of collaborating with her brand Cultivating Cultures as a featured artist in 2015’s A3C Festival in ATL and seeing her stock rise as someone who is going to be making a big wave with ATL artists and the ATL art community.In this artist interview Toni shares her passions, her sense of family responsibility and the mission she’s on to unite and help the ATL Arts community work together.Follow her online and on her social medias.https://www.facebook.com/CultivatingCultureshttp://www.cultivatingcultures.comhttps://www.facebook.com/toni.williams.7146http://www.instagram.com/cultivatingculturesthe Art Is King podcast is available on:App Storehttp://bit.ly/AIKiPhoneiTuneshttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2Spreaker.comhttp://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_kingStitcher Radiohttp://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcastand artiskingarchive.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 89Kamikaze Animated  http://bit.ly/AIKblog89 The Mission: to get Kamikaze Animated on TV. The Plan: publish a weekly comic page to build an audience that Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon or Netflix will not be able to ignore.  How is that going to happen is what Carrie, Alan and Havana have been hard at work for a few years and you can catch their weekly episodes online at KamikazeAnimated.com  This is their second time with Art Is King but this time around their team has grown and we get to meet the rest of the talent and ask them the hard questions: is anyone making any money and when will the bag of cash drop from the sky?  http://kamikazeanimated.com   https://www.facebook.com/KamikazeAnimated/timelinehttp://kamikazeanimated.tumblr.com  https://twitter.com/_DanJolley  https://instagram.com/kerokerocola/https://instagram.com/jamelarthttp://www.twitter.com/thattupperkidhttp://twitter.com/mermaidshellshttp://www.twitter.com/havanatweets   DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 88Slim Jim Longfoothttp://bit.ly/AIKblog88I had the pleasure of adding my name to a comic book anthology edited and published by Slim Jim LongFoot aka NorViance Henry.Slim Jim is an ATL native going hard for the comic book art life. Check him out and his comic book events on social media and internets!http://www.indyplanet.us/brands/urbangodink/https://www.facebook.com/jellybeandream02/https://www.facebook.com/goat14http://www.instagram.com/goat1408http://www.twitter.com/goat14https://www.facebook.com/urbangodink/https://twitter.com/urbangodink/http://www.cafepress.com/urbangodinkhttps://www.facebook.com/goat1408/DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 84Ninoska Artehttp://bit.ly/AIKblog87Ninoska Arte is Jacqueline Ortiz & Hannibal Garcia, a very talented Artist couple from South L.A who specialize in Dia De Los Muertos arte. their work is a mixture of Mexican & American pop culture.I had the pleasure of running into them in my old East LA neighborhood: Boyle Heights and becoming a big fan of their work.You can find their art on Instagram, YouTube and ETSY under Ninoska Arte. Click thru the links on ArtIsKing.org blog and collect their work!https://www.instagram.com/ninoskaarte/https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC__FMj2yZwl3qO9JMsJPSmQhttps://www.facebook.com/Ninoska-Arte-134391536910011DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 84Jake Prendez  http://bit.ly/AIKblog86 Jake Prendez is a strong advocate for youth empowerment and the power of positive reinforcement.  Jake grew up being told he was no good and As a youth he was put in special education classes due to undiagnosed dyslexia. Thanks to positive role models later in life he began to turn his things around and became heavily involved the Chicano Movement and student organizations like MEChA. Jake’s art work mainly focuses on themes of culture, activism, social justice, pop culture and satire.  He collaborates with many art, youth and community programs and His artistic style ranges from indigenous influence, social realism, tattoo esthetics, to colorful urban style art. Recently Jake has made the move back to Seattle as he continues on the path of positive reinforcement in our Chicano Communities reaching the youth.  Check out the art and times of Jake Prendez online at  http://www.jakeprendez.comhttps://www.facebook.com/artistjakeprendez/timeline  https://instagram.com/jakeprendez/  https://twitter.com/jakeprendez  DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 85Anthony PiperAnthony Piper is an illustrator & designer, lover of video games, comics, cartoons, manga and hip-hop. His art career is focus on providing illustration and design work for company advertising and businesses.He recently expanded his experience in the animation industry providing work on the Major Lazer and the Axe Cop animated series where he was Lead Character Designer.He’s currently working on multiple projects but the one fans of Black Antt can’t wait to see more of is his Trill League series. I feel bad for you if you don’t know about Spreezy and the rest of the cast.Follow Antt online athttp://www.anthonypiper.comhttps://twitter.com/Black_Antthttps://instagram.com/trillleague/http://antboy.deviantart.comDTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life!@ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage

Art Is King podcast episode 84Taste of Cake http://bit.ly/AIKblog84Charity Hamidullah, aka Taste of Cake is a tattoo artist, traditional artist and hardworking entrepreneur. She came up the tattoo ranks in Atl with City of Ink and is about to celebrate her one year anniversary as founder of Black Owl Tattoos in East Atlanta Village October 10- 7-10 where they will feature art form a great group of ATL Artists including myself. Follow Taste of Cake at her social medias under @BlackOwlTattoos and @tasteofcake http://cakezwork.blogspot.com/ the Art Is King podcast is available on: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2 Spreaker.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_king Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcast and artiskingarchive.com DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @SNSconf @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage @SharpieSlam2015

Art Is King podcast episode 83Courtney Brooks Courtney Brooks is a talented ATL based artist living the art life to the fullest. Classes, exhibits, group shows and private events, you will find her and her art making moves. A native of Denver Colorado, she’s been a winning artist since the 3rd grade! Follow Courtney in the social medias and online at @cbrooksart http://www.cbrooksart.comthe Art Is King podcast is available on: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2 Spreaker.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_king Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcast and artiskingarchive.com DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @SNSconf @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage @SharpieSlam2015

Art Is King podcast episode 82Artist Merchandise with Dubelyoo In this special edition of the Art Is King podcast we feature hands on advice on the business of art by world renowned artist and Art Beats + Lyrics curator Dubelyoo. Dubelyoo’s art business experience stretches across 20 years of art projects for Nike, Apple, Sprite, Converse, Pepsi and Jack Daniels. For notes on todays podcast, visit thaxton.co and check out dubelyoo.net and just dubelyoo in all social medias. http://thaxton.co/2015/05/dubelyoo-notes-on-art-sponsorships/ http://thaxton.co/http://dubelyoo.info/the Art Is King podcast is available on: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2 Spreaker.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_king Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcast and artiskingarchive.com DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @SNSconf @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage @SharpieSlam2015

Art Is King podcast episode 81Shanequa Gay has been recently selected as an Artist In Studio with The Creatives Project where she will enjoy working with other artists in a two year residency program. Shanequa has been focused on her art career full time with art exhibits, group shows, paintings, prints and is always open to lending some advice and sharing resources to those who ask. Shanequa was a panelist for one of Art Is King’s discussions at BurnAway. Follow her online and social medias under @ShanequaGay http://www.shanequagay.comthe Art Is King podcast is available on: iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/art-is-king/id626627458?mt=2 Spreaker.com http://www.spreaker.com/show/art_is_king Stitcher Radio http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/daniel-flores/art-is-king-podcast and artiskingarchive.com DTM of DeltaTangoMike.com is your Art Is King podcast host telling you to Get out and Learn so you can Earn. Let go of the Starving Artist Title and move into the Thriving Artist Art Life! @ArtIsKing_ATL @DeltaTangoMike @OhubATL @SNSconf @RevolvSkate @Law2SM @MexMannyBeats @VelocityPrint @TheBizGarage @SharpieSlam2015