#230 – What Is Kaijus & Cowboys? Artistic Discipline, Making Money & Putting The Artwork First With Frankie B Washington

Frankie B Washington is an “eclectic artist” and illustrator, working on comics, trading cards, storyboards & co-creator of Kaijus & Cowboys and he speaks with Mike about working freelance in the various artistic industries, the new comic series and more!

In more detail, the podcast begins with Frankie talking about his time in the numerous different industries that utilised his illustration skills and how he turned that into a business, where his discipline came from including previous jobs & art school, what he learned from his mentors, his favourite artistic mediums, plus “nerdy” loves, the previous issues of Kaijus & Cowboys, what he & Matthew Blair have learned from the previous kickstarters, influences, anime and more – this is a conversation for entrepreneurs, comic nerds and everyone in-between!

Kaijus & Cowboys Issue 4 Kickstarter (starting Monday 15^th April): https://kickstarter.com/projects/kaijusandcowboys/kaijus-and-cowboys-4

Frankie B Washington’s Links:

X & Instagram as @frankiebwash and on Facebook as /FrankieBWashington – YouTube: https://youtube.com/@FrankieBWashington

RedBubble Store: https://redbubble.com/people/fbwashington/shop – Frankie’s Freelance page: https://www.freelanced.com/frankiebwashington

Secret Lives Of Villains: https://www.webtoons.com/en/canvas/the-secret-lives-of-villains/list?title_no=8749

Frankie also previously worked on Robot God Akamatsu and mentioned the 3D artist Dope Pope and the manga Gon.

The previous GCC episode was the continuation of Clone Wars Conversations, with the second half of Season 2 (Episodes 12-22)! Dave, Maff & Mike discuss every episode of Clone Wars in this show, making it the perfect Clone Wars companion podcast! Prior to that was a Vegas conversation where Mike & Megan speak with Chris Phelps about his experiences, tips & tricks and more!

To support Mike and hear more from Megan, consider supporting Mike’s podcasting endeavours at https://patreon.com/GenuineChitChat – for only £1 per month, you will get instant access to over 200 episodes of their exclusive Patreon show Afterthoughts and a new episode is released every week!

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GUEST SPOTS:

Mike was chatted Dune 1984 and Part 1 (2021) with the 20^th Century Geek: https://pod.fo/e/227135

Mike was recently on Mandatory Music & CD, talking Weezer: https://pod.fo/e/224890

Mike also featured on the VHS Strikes Back, talking Trainspotting: https://pod.fo/e/22437b

Mike hosted the 1000^th episode of Comics In Motion: https://pod.fo/e/22046f – https://youtu.be/OqFFFehte5A

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. The last episode was a review of the Asajj Ventress/Quinlan Vos book Dark Disciple, while the episode prior (143) was Mike delving into the Free Comic Book Day High Republic comics while ep 142 showcases Darth Vader against Padmé’s handmaidens! Previous episodes include the Hidden Empire crossovers, every canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion       

Find all of Mike’s social media & other links at https://linktr.ee/GenuineChitChat 

#175 Pt 1 – At The Heart Of Creativity: Opening Yourself Up, Painting & The Freedom Of Drawing By Hand With Elise McCall

Painter, illustrator, comic book artist & expressionist Elise McCall is our guest this week, talking about her creative process, inspiration, her many different pieces of art and so much more!

This week is part 1 of Mike & Elise’s conversation (part 2 will be out next week but is already available for all Patreon supporters) and it begins with Elise’s childhood and how it helped develop her love of artistic expression before discussing collaborations and how character creation can work for new projects. Elise then talk about her methods for new projects and in what ways she prefers creating hand-drawn to digital artwork and her joy of painting. Elise also talks about inspiration, why some art styles are more appealing to some than others and more!

Next week for part 2, Mike & Elise delve deeper into Elise’s artwork shown on her website, including some specific pieces of artwork and how the times in Elise’s life have affected the art she creates, along with Mike’s interpretations of them. The duo then delve into the difference of being a human and being a person; intertwining life with nature, how sexuality is present in Elise’s artwork, what artwork isn’t on her website and why. They also discuss putting work out into the world, podcasts during COVID and the pros & cons of being a generalist.

Elise’s website: https://elisemccall.com – Reburn: https://reburncomic.com

Elise also appeared on GCC a few weeks ago, for episode 173, talking with Alyson Shelton about their collaborative comic project Reburn!

The last episode of GCC featured a Halloween special where 3 episodes from Megan & Mike’s Patreon show; Afterthoughts, were put together, reviewing Scream, Hocus Pocus and the first 3 Halloween movies! The week before that was Mike’ conversation with Ike’s Flame for a big Star Wars discussion on the sequel trilogy, books, TV shows and more!

Check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, and during the Spooky Season they’ve been releasing an episode every few days, plus there are unsplit full-length episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat    

You can listen to a free Afterthoughts episode here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

Intro & outro read by BZ The Voice: http://bzthevoice.com  

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-111 are out now, in ep 111 Mike delved into the 5-part Obi-Wan mini-series, in ep 110 Mike tackles the final batch of Crimson Reign comics and in ep 109 Mike delves into the Rise Of Kylo Ren comics where Ben Solo bleeds his lightsaber crystal! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion    

Mike’s guest spots:

Mike & Megan recently joined Dan & Ria for another Disney Discussion, this time on the weird movies Disney don’t want you to see (which aren’t even on Disney+)! https://pod.fo/e/143657

Mike went on Ike’s Flame podcast to talk about Phase 1 of The High Republic, listen here: https://pod.fo/e/143ce4

Mike & Megan discussed She-Hulk Episode 7 on Comics In Motion’s Feed: https://pod.fo/e/143eaf 

Mike appeared on Frank Burton’s I Like The Sound Podcast here: https://pod.fo/e/143cf0

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#168 – Creating The Millie And Lou Show: Communicating Through Art & Making Friends Like Family With Mandy Wong

Mandy Wong is this week’s guest, she’s an illustrator, art director, character designer, show creator, painter, showrunner and many other things! She & Mike talk about her illustration process, her show Millie And Lou and much more!

In more detail, Mandy talks about how & why she started the show Millie And Lou with her husband Rory, what inspires her and where her passion for illustration came from, she talks about moving from Hong Kong to England and “found family”, what made her sell her art online, how she uses her art to communicate with others (especially when she first moved to England), her process of creating paintings and many other topics are discussed – this episode is available for all ages!

Mandy’s Site (where her art prints are available): https://mandywong.co.uk – Her Instagram is @itsmandywong – Find Millie And Lou On YouTube: https://youtu.be/jN6AdcUEKZU -Millie And Lou’s Website: https://Millieandlou.com – Blue Zoo Animation Studios: https://blue-zoo.co.uk

Mandy mentioned the animes; Sailor Moon, Doraemon, Magical Circle Guru Guru and Goldfish Warning!.

Mandy confirmed the equipment she uses: Kuretake Sumi Brush Pen – Red Barrel, Da Vinci Watercolor Series 418 Petit Gris Pur Paint Brush, Wash/Mop Pure Russian Blue Squirrel Size 3/0 (You Can Get Good Synthetic Versions Too).

She also noted her favourite go-to ink for her line work screenprints is Dr. Ph. Martin’s Black Star India Ink.

For sketching: Mitsubishi Uni 2mm Clutch Pencil MH-500 (she tends to get the coloured leads that are more waxy) & Muji Low Center of Gravity Mechanical Pencil [0.3mm].

To listen to a completely free Patreon episode, check out the first in Mike & Megan’s Tom Hanks rewatch here: https://bit.ly/TomHanks1

In the last episode of GCC (167), Mike spoke with Mary Kenney: Senior Writer for Insomniac Games, Narrative Design Teacher at Indiana University, writer of several IDW Publishing comics and author of her own book Gamer Girls – they discuss her time writing & passion for video games, writing her new book and more!

If you enjoyed this episode, please check out Mike’s Patreon, where he releases at least 1 episode of his & Megan’s “Afterthoughts” a week, plus there’s early access to episodes of GCC and more, so if you want to support the show and get more content, check it out at http://patreon.com/genuinechitchat  

Outro read by BZ The Voice: http://www.bzthevoice.com     

Find Mike’s other show; Star Wars: Comics In Canon on Spotify & the other podcast apps on the feed of Comics In Motion or on GCC’s YouTube channel. Episodes are out every Saturday; episodes 0-102 are out now, in ep 102 Mike embared on the first volume of the Crimson Reign crossover event, while in ep 101, Mike tackled the final volume of Poe Dameron comics and in 100 Mike answered 20 listener questions! Previous episodes include the War Of The Bounty Hunters crossover (all 34 tie-in issues), every other canon Star Wars comic by Marvel, the Journals of Old Ben Kenobi, full High Republic coverage (book reviews & comics) & much more – https://podfollow.com/comicsinmotion  

Mike’s guest spots:
Mike appeared on Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores to talk about Maximum & Absolute Carnage: https://pod.fo/e/13304a
Mike appeared on Indie Comics Spotlight, discussing Cavan Scott’s Shadow Service with Tony, listen on the feed of Comics In Motion! https://pod.fo/e/1259e4  
Mike returned to Star Wars Timeline to talk about Villains in each of the SW trilogies here: https://youtu.be/V7382WWkSP0 – they also discuss accents in the Star Wars universe; the original trilogy here: https://youtu.be/1X0PyXkQZGg & the prequel trilogy here: https://youtu.be/3L4qWeYOzhw  

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You can also email Mike at GenuineChitChat@outlook.com with any reviews, comments or suggestions.

Mandy & Rory’s Show; Millie And Lou, found on YouTube!