Uploaded February 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
The path to becoming an artist can be both exciting and daunting, and with so many avenues available these days, finding the right path for you can seem more like a maze than a straight path. In this webinar, artists Armand Baltazar, Andy Cung, Marie-Alice Harel & Victoria Ying and co-hosts Maureen Fan & Bobby Chiu will share their personal stories of how they found their place in the industry and the advice they wish they knew when trying to navigate through all of the unique opportunities available to artists today.
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Bobby Chiu instagram.com/digitalbobert
Armand Baltazar instagram.com/armand_baltazar
Andy Cung instagram.com/andybcung
Marie-Alice Harel instagram.com/maharelillo
Victoria Ying instagram.com/victoriaying
Baobab Studios (Maureen Fan's studio) instagram.com/baobabstudios
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✅ Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu
✅ Speed Sketching Animals with Bobby Chiu
✅ Creating a Gallery Show with Nathan Fowkes
✅ Storyboarding for Feature Animation with Alessandra Sorrentino
✅ Painting in Procreate & Animation in LumaFusion with Nikolai Lockertsen
✅ Book Illustration with Marie-Alice Harel
✅ Foolproof Concept Painting with Airi Pan
✅ Felines with Terryl Whitlatch
✅ Gesture Drawing with Alex Woo
✅ Faery Workout with Iris Compiet
✅ Watercolor Fundamentals with Gonzalo Carcamo
✅ Introduction to Visual Development with Victoria Ying
✅ Visual Development for Television with Chrystin Garland
✅ Drawing Workout with Iain McCaig
✅ Starting Your Journey with Cody Gramstad
✅ 901 Indigo Bleu with Thomas Fluharty
✅ Story Driven Illustrations with Djamila Knopf
...and more!
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Questions from the audience:
2:16 What are the worst things you had to overcome when transitioning from one career to another?
12:56 Advice for overcoming your struggles of constantly seeking perfection when you think none of your work is good enough?
24:00 How do you know if you're on the right path or if you need to correct course?
30:41 Making the wrong career switch can be disastrous financially. Do you have any advice for those who want to explore different careers but have financial responsibilities?
34:36 My art is good enough to work professionally, but I keep getting turned down and it's very frustrating. What can I do to cross that hump?
43:08 I'm coming from a similar background as Andy, engineering to arts, and I was wondering if you could talk about how you transitioned to arts from engineering and any obstacles you had to overcome?
45:10 When you made that step to become an artist post-art school, did you have part-time jobs like bartending or waiting tables and, if so, did you learn anything from those experiences that helped your art career?
49:54 What is your advice for getting noticed by a potential employer and seeking out places where you can network/find places to apply for more jobs?
55:09 Any advice for those living in foreign countries where the opportunities for artists are few and far between, and overcoming fear of failure?
1:05:10 How do I develop both my writing and illustrating skills at the same time while also balancing a part-time job?
1:14:26 When you're first starting out on your artistic journey, the path to success can really suck and be quite frustrating. Is it better to accept that being impatient is inevitable or are there things one can do to make the struggle more bearable?
The path to becoming an artist can be both exciting and daunting, and with so many avenues available these days, finding the right path for you can seem more like a maze than a straight path. In this webinar, artists Armand Baltazar, Andy Cung, Marie-Alice Harel & Victoria Ying and co-hosts Maureen Fan & Bobby Chiu will share their personal stories of how they found their place in the industry and the advice they wish they knew when trying to navigate through all of the unique opportunities available to artists today.
▶ FOLLOW
Bobby Chiu instagram.com/digitalbobert
Armand Baltazar instagram.com/armand_baltazar
Andy Cung instagram.com/andybcung
Marie-Alice Harel instagram.com/maharelillo
Victoria Ying instagram.com/victoriaying
Baobab Studios (Maureen Fan's studio) instagram.com/baobabstudios
Watch more webinars like this LIVE and for FREE with a Schoolism Subscription! schoolism.com
Join the LightBox Expo Discord discord.com/invite/lightboxexpo
▶LEARN - Check out the BRAND NEW Schoolism site! schoolism.com
A Schoolism Subscription gets you immediate access to ALL 50+ Courses, including:
✅ Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu
✅ Speed Sketching Animals with Bobby Chiu
✅ Creating a Gallery Show with Nathan Fowkes
✅ Storyboarding for Feature Animation with Alessandra Sorrentino
✅ Painting in Procreate & Animation in LumaFusion with Nikolai Lockertsen
✅ Book Illustration with Marie-Alice Harel
✅ Foolproof Concept Painting with Airi Pan
✅ Felines with Terryl Whitlatch
✅ Gesture Drawing with Alex Woo
✅ Faery Workout with Iris Compiet
✅ Watercolor Fundamentals with Gonzalo Carcamo
✅ Introduction to Visual Development with Victoria Ying
✅ Visual Development for Television with Chrystin Garland
✅ Drawing Workout with Iain McCaig
✅ Starting Your Journey with Cody Gramstad
✅ 901 Indigo Bleu with Thomas Fluharty
✅ Story Driven Illustrations with Djamila Knopf
...and more!
schoolism.com
Questions from the audience:
2:16 What are the worst things you had to overcome when transitioning from one career to another?
12:56 Advice for overcoming your struggles of constantly seeking perfection when you think none of your work is good enough?
24:00 How do you know if you're on the right path or if you need to correct course?
30:41 Making the wrong career switch can be disastrous financially. Do you have any advice for those who want to explore different careers but have financial responsibilities?
34:36 My art is good enough to work professionally, but I keep getting turned down and it's very frustrating. What can I do to cross that hump?
43:08 I'm coming from a similar background as Andy, engineering to arts, and I was wondering if you could talk about how you transitioned to arts from engineering and any obstacles you had to overcome?
45:10 When you made that step to become an artist post-art school, did you have part-time jobs like bartending or waiting tables and, if so, did you learn anything from those experiences that helped your art career?
49:54 What is your advice for getting noticed by a potential employer and seeking out places where you can network/find places to apply for more jobs?
55:09 Any advice for those living in foreign countries where the opportunities for artists are few and far between, and overcoming fear of failure?
1:05:10 How do I develop both my writing and illustrating skills at the same time while also balancing a part-time job?
1:14:26 When you're first starting out on your artistic journey, the path to success can really suck and be quite frustrating. Is it better to accept that being impatient is inevitable or are there things one can do to make the struggle more bearable?
