Episodes

This 'About The Tings' episode is all about Psychedelics baby, yeahhh baby yeah lol Co-host lilDENNiS got his first Kitty kisses of the year, as I talk about what I'm Thinking, Feeling, and Expecting from my first Psychedelic experience. This is part one, covering the before, part two will be next week all about the after. I talk about how I'm Super Scared, but Extremely Excited, and other tings like: What are Entities?, Curiosity and Psychedelics, What is Reality? Comparing Psychedelics to Drea...

Time to look at a fun and inspiring Art-Ickle, about 3 cool female Shojo Fashion Looks, from the art book Shojo Fashion Manga Art School by Irene Flores. The 3 cool Shojo Fashion looks were 1. Susan the Queen of Drama, Odessa the Socialite, and Trey the Girl Next Door :) lilDENNiS loved this one, which included topics like: Connecting with Characters, Balance between Story and Visuals, How lil tings can have a BIG impact, Character Sketches, Alternative Character Designs, Expressive Hands, Colou...

This 'About The Tings' episode is all about Christmas Memories, as I wear a Miss Santa outfit, and Rodney the Reindeer joins us for a look back at Christmas Films, Toys, and Video Games. Some of stuff we cover includes: Funny TV Shows like The Office, PlayStation Access Christmas Specials, Throwing my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles action figures out the window, Crying during The Snowman, Gran Turismo Christmas Jazz Music, My Dads Jam Tarts, The Muppets films, Being Transgender and Connecting with...

A Talk and Walk around Plymbridge Woods, as I slip and slide my way around the topic of Not Drawing Enough. Some of the tings that come up include: Being an All or Nothing type of person, Making Excuses, Mind Games, and Feeling Guilty, Website Development, Juggling Multiple Tasks, The year of 2020, Meditating, Finding Focus, Balance, and Purpose, How Nothing Really Matters, Being Spontaneous like Nature, Time, Rereading old Diaries, The Colours, Sounds, and Shapes of Nature, Doing What you Love,...

Part two of an Art-Ickle from issue 65 of the ImagineFX Magazine, entitled 'The A-Z of Sci-Fi Art', was the topic for this weeks episode. This episode covers N to Z, and was so much fun. I wore me lil Mass Effect N7 Dress again, and it was fitting, tight fitting lol, because one of the Artist we look at is Brian Sum who worked on Mass Effect 2 :) Some of the other topics include: Mixing Nature and Technology, Designing the DeLorean from Back to the Future, lil Art Tricks, How Hands are Expressiv...

An Art-Ickle from issue 65 of the ImagineFX Magazine, entitled 'The A-Z of Sci-Fi Art', was the topic for this weeks episode. This is a beast of an Art-ickle, so I've split it into two parts, with this episode covering A to M, and next week finishing it off with N to Z. Really enjoyed this one though, and I even wore me lil Mass Effect N7 Dress to get in the Sci-Fi mood :) Some of the topics include: How to Create a Sense of Scale, Mixing Reality and Imagination, The Importance of lil Details, D...

This 'About The Tings' episode is all about Talking to Strangers, as lilDENNiS joins me on a quest to talk to a random person about Paranormal Experiences. This one was recorded while walking to Saltrum, which is the local woods, so hope you enjoy the atmospheric sounds :) Some of the tings we talk about include: Why is it so Scary to talk to Strangers?, Is it really Scary to talk to Strangers?, Nature vs Human sounds, Birds Flying Free, What do Animals Think?, Painting a Ship Wreck, Baby Steps,...

Art Soundoff is an Art Journaling Micro Podcast Challenge run by the Lean into Art Podcast. Last year I decided to try and do all 30 prompts in one sitting for episode 85, and thought I'd do the same again this year :) Some of the topics include: The Tombow Mono Eraser Pen, Mooji and David Icke, Letting Go of Beliefs, Being a Lone Wolf, Feel The Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, The Struggles of Beginning, Balancing Challenge and Chilling, Beyond Good and Evil Video Game, Characters, Black...

This is a proper brain dump episode, where I talk about how We are here to Save the Earth. The world is corrupt, we are in the middle of a psychological world war 3, and it's time to wake up before it's too late. Some of the topics include: Banning Beings of Love, Is History a Lie?, Using Common Sense, How we were Never Free, Reoccurring Dreams, How Love Unites, There is only one Truth, Facing Fears, Negative Space and Awareness, Ancient Civilisations, Michael Jackson, Princess Diana, and JFK, T...

lilDENNiS randomly selected this weeks topic, so it's a mystery topic called 11 years. It's about an experience I had with my first gender therapist, which was super inspiring and really helped me see how changing your life takes time. Some of the topics include : Being Overwhelmed by Big Goals, Baby Steps, Facing Fears, Transitioning Tips, Building Habits, Connecting with your Therapist, Gender Therapy, Inspirational People, and I wonder, was Hitler really a bad guy? Hope you enjoy this one.

I cosplay a not so scary cat for this one, as I talk about Scary Stuff like Scary Films, Scary Video Games, and Scary Art. There's also a lil scary story, but the less said about that the better :) Some of the scary Halloween themed tings include : How Virtual Reality Feels Real, Being Trapped in a Dream, False Awakenings, Resident Evil, Jump Scares, Japanese Horror, Freddie Krueger, Scary Experiences, Do Humans Enjoy being Scared?, The Power of Fear, and lilDENNiS turns into a Zombie :) Hope yo...

Spider-Man takes over this week, as we continue with part three of our Face Masks and Freedom series. Lots and lots of stuff on this one, but the mainly it's about Anxiety, Following the Feeling, and the Balance between Positive and Negative. Other topics include: Name the Mole competition, How Fear Stops Action and Courage Creates Action, Anxiety of not wearing a Face Mask vs Anxiety of wearing one, Escaping Reality via Video Games, How you have to Play the Game, How you don't Fight a Dragon in...

Brain Dump time, as I talk about Burnout, Addiction and the Positives and Negatives of Video Games. I really liked this, it does go all over the place, but the main topic really was trying to find Balance, and understand Are Video Games are bad for you? Some of the tings include : Negative Thoughts, Are Video Games bad or you?, A new video series called Why I Love..., Dealing with Addiction, Doing too much of the wrong thing, Guilt, Needing Rest, Hitting Burnout, Discipline, Some of the Positive...

I did it! I finished the Draw Every Day for a Year Art Challenge, which saw me showing up to draw for 366 days in a row. How was it? What did I learn? What did I like? What did I struggle with? Time to find out, in this episode which goes all over the place :) So many tings are covered on this one, and I still have tons to say, but some of the topics include: The Importance of Routine, Discipline, and Focus, Drawing Exercises, Using Reference, Inktober, Being ok with Imperfect Work, Where do Ide...

An Art-Ickle from the Sketch Every Day Art Book, entitled 'It's All in The Eyes, with Simone Grünewald' was the topic for this weeks lil podcast. This was really fun, lots of tips and advice about sketching Eyes, how you can Guide the Viewers eye by Changing your Characters Eyes, How Sketching is like Sculpting, because you're simply Playing with the Shapes, and there's quite a bit about facing fears. Some of the other topics included: The power of Eyes, Mistakes made things Unique, How Art is a...

This 'About The Tings' episode is all about Entities in Dreams, as lilDENNiS and I talk about some of the various entities I've encountered in various Dream, Meditation, and Lucid Dream states. Some of the tings we talk about include: Facing Fears, Interacting with Scary Entities, Demons and Angels, How the Dream Realm Helps you in the Waking State, Shape shifters, Alternate Timelines, Geometric Shapes, Studying Insects, Balancing Extreme Emotions, Meditation, Lucid Dreaming, Light Beings, Consc...

Sketches are almost always more fun and exciting than finished drawings, which is the topic for this weeks episode, as lilDENNiS and I talk about Sketches vs Finished Drawings. Topics include: Gesture is Key, How to Study, How Sketches Connect with the Spirit of the Artist, Mind Attacks during Drawing, Finding Balance between Feeling and Structure, Traditional vs Digital, Confident Lines, Dean Yeagle and Simone Grünewald, Tips to Maintain the Feeling, How Art is Spiritual, and Kitties got some T...

Lara Croft takes over the show this week, as I do a bit of cosplaying, and talk about my Favourite Video Game Characters, Stories, Games, Systems, and Memories :) This was a fun one. Some of the topics include: My Day out Cosplaying as Lara Croft, Retro vs Modern Day Gaming, Playing Games in the Arcade, How Video Games Bring People Together, SEGA vs Nintendo, How Mario is just a fat bloke, Playing C64 games with my Sister, Inspiration for Drawing, and we end with some Real Life Duck Hunt lol Hop...

Hey that's mine! Plagiarism is the topic for this one, as I talk about my thoughts on the recent Jake Parker and Alphonso Dunn controversy. This is a super interesting topic, because what one person calls plagiarism, another calls research! Some of the topics on this one include: Can you Plagiarise Art Fundamentals?, Discrimination and Minority Groups, Everybody is Stealing From Each Other, What Jake Parker should Do Next, Transgender Support Groups, How Beliefs make you see what you want to see...

Thoughts are everything, that's what I discover on this weeks about the tings episode, which sees me talking about Face Masks and Freedom part two. If your heart says it doesn't feel right, than it isn't right. Instead of focusing on the fear, focus on the feeling, let the feeling grow, and it will out grow the fear. I'm realising it's crunch time for the human race. Thoughts create actions, but will we take control of our thoughts, or let out actions be taken for us? Topics on this one include:...

This be a brain dump episode about Routine and Spontaneity. I talk about a lot of stuff on this one, but mostly it's about trying to get the balance between doing the tings you've got to, the tings you want to do, and the tings you have to do. Other topics include: Day Jobs and Routines, Blogs vs Videos, Procrastinating, Drawing Habits, Doing the things You Want To Do, Website Development, The Sun as an Alarm Clock, Why Do We Itch? Filling your Creative Bank Account, Distracted by YouTube, Banni...

An Art-Ickle in Issue 6 of the Character Design Quarterly Magazine, entitled 'Designing for Children's Books, with Julia Christians' was the topic for this weeks lil episode. Really enjoyed this one that focused a lot on having fun whilst designing your characters, because if you're having fun, the character will appear to be having fun, which will result in the viewer having fun too :) Some of the other topics include: Experimenting with your Designs, How Art is all about Playing and Having Fun...

An Art-Ickle in Issue 13 of the Character Design Quarterly Magazine, entitled 'Playing with Color, with Jarom Vogel' was the topic for this weeks fun episode. Topics covered include: The Psychology of Colour, How Art is a Visual Representation of Quantum Physics, Telling Stories with Colour, Having Awareness while Creating Art, Colour Theory and Colour Therapy, Colour Paradoxes, and I eat a Cock Ice :) Hope you like this one.

Time to dive into the world of Makeup Artist Jasmine Taylor, who sat down with me and lilDENNiS for a chat about Transgender Makeup, Mental Health, and Sleep Paralysis. This was Fun, Interesting, and Super Inspiring interview. A common topic that kept popping up, was the lies of the mind, and how they can limit you from doing tings, but other topics included: The Power of Makeup, Sleep Paralysis and the Old Hag, How Creativity helps with Mental Health, Colour Correcting Facial Hair, Makeup being...