Are you constantly comparing your art to other artists? Does it seem like everyone on Instagram is making better stuff than you?  Let's talk about these issues and better understand where your art stands and why you shouldn't give up! Get your free copy of Danny's book, The Seven Deadly Sins of Creativity, at http://sketchbookskool.com/sin Join Danny Gregory and Jill Badonsky for Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast to discuss this and other topics impacting creative people like us. These experienced creative coaches and authors will discuss themes, share exercises, read their book ..read more

Are you copying other people's art and worrying you can never make anything unique?  How do you develop a personal approach? How do you make art that's authentically yours? Let's talk about these issues and devise some solutions to make art a regular part of your life, no matter what level you are. Join Danny Gregory and Jill Badonsky for the new season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast, to discuss this and other topics impacting creative people like us. These experienced creative coaches and authors will discuss themes and answer questions from the audience. They'll also shar ..read more

Welcome to the 5th  season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast. Join Danny Gregory and this season's cohost, Jill Badonsky, as they discuss creative blocks and challenges and how to get it together, get inspired, and get to work. Today we discuss: Are you waiting until you quit your job or retire to find the time to make art?  Are you too busy to de-stress with some art-making? Do you feel guilty when you take the time to draw? Let's talk about these issues and come up with some solutions to make art a regular part of your life, no matter how busy you are. Each episode is re ..read more

Welcome to the 5th  season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast . Join Danny Gregory and this season's cohost, Jill Badonsky, as they discuss creative blocks and challenges and how to get it together, get inspired, and get to work. Today we discuss:  Why is it so hard to get started on a new project?  Whether it's beginning a new sketchbook or writing the first sentence of a novel, starting has a unique set of challenges. Join Danny Gregory and Jill Badonsky for the new season of Art for All, the Sketchbook Skool podcast. These experienced creative coaches and authors w ..read more

This week Danny chats with Jill Badonsky, M.Ed, an internationally recognized workshop leader, award-winning inspirational humorist, and author/illustrator of three books about mindfulness and creativity including The Muse is In: An Owner’s Manual to Your Creativity, The Nine Modern Day Muses (and a Bodyguard): 10 Guides to Creative Inspiration, and The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder. She is the creator of Kaizen-Muse Creativity Coaching Certification training. Jill facilitates workshops in San Diego, around the US., annually in Taos, NM. and aboard. Jill lives in San Diego with two cats an ..read more

For more than 30 years, Trevor Romain has been entertaining, educating, and inspiring both children and adults with his best-selling books, award-winning animation series, as a keynote speaker, and an incredible storyteller. Being South African born and American by choice, Trevor has written over 50 books that have sold more than a million copies worldwide and published in 24 different languages. Thousands of educators have used Trevor’s materials to help kids that are facing some difficult situations such as bullying, divorce, deployment, grief/trauma, homework to name a few. As the Washingto ..read more

Michelle Meeker has been an animator at Pixar and Dreamworks and teaches at the Art Institute. She's also a student at Sketchbook Skool. Michelle's comic diary: https://www.instagram.com/totallytrueevents/ Get your free ebook and essays at DannysEssays.com DannysEssays.com podcast@sketchbookskool.com Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the video of this interview on YouTube: https://skool.tiny.us/podvideos And learn more at sketchbookskool.com ..read more

Najeeb Tarazi is a Lebanese-American director based in Los Angeles. His new short film “One More Try” was recently called “mesmerizing”, “masterful”, and “brilliant chaos” by Tony Hawk. His 2019 music video “Walk the Walk” screened at the 2019 SXSW Film Festival. He got his start in film as a technical director at Pixar, where he worked on films like Toy Story 3 and Monsters University. He has a BA in Physics from Harvard College. Get your free ebook and essays at DannysEssays.com DannysEssays.com podcast@sketchbookskool.com Subscribe to Danny's weekly Essay at dannysessays.com. Watch the ..read more

This week, Danny chats with Miriam Schulman.  She's an artist, teacher, podcast host, and author of Artpreneur: The Step-by-Step Guide to Making a Sustainable Living from your Creativity. Scheduled for release in February 2023, it's a book about how to price and market your art while kicking the starving artist mentality to the curb. It's a very inclusive book with artist examples from all genders, backgrounds, and walks of life.  schulmanart.com https://www.schulmanart.com/podcast/ Get your free ebook and essays at DannysEssays.com DannysEssays.com podcast@sketchbookskool.com S ..read more

This week, Danny chats with Adam Westbrook. He is a journalist, filmmaker and artist, currently based in London. Alongside his YouTube channel, he has produced dozens of videos for The New York Times, including "Operation Infektion", a documentary about Fake News, which was nominated for two Emmy Awards. Outside of journalism he has just completed his first comics short story collection, "Bite Guard Fever Dreams". He writes about creativity and visual storytelling in his newsletter "The Third Something." Adam's YouTube Channel Adam's newsletter  Adam's comics short story collection Get ..read more