80: Finding Your Brand and Creative Success Through Twitch, YouTube and Hard Work with Cassy Draws

Mike creates some more watercolor on black paper. He then shares his plan for a solo art retreat. Cassy Draws joins the podcast to share her creative journey from being an early creative to graphic design, Twitch streamer and fine art. She talks about her recent experiences and videos around acrylic painting by sharing her process, tools and her approach to new pieces. Mike and Cassy explore the business side of being an artist as well as managing social media and spam commission requests. Her homework will certainly keep you moving, Deer Samsaras Hyacinth Macaw (IG Reel) June bug Prismacolor Faber-Castell Caran d’Ache Lisa Lachri (YT about colored pencils) Chartpak Grumbacher Pentel Canada ArtToolkit Legion Paper (black) Fibromyalgia Masterson Sta-wet palette Mijello Fredi Weber Peel Palettes Wildlife References Photos The Lion King Robert Bateman Podcast Episode Blender at Michael’s Logitech C920 Logitech Brio OBS Stream Elements Streamlabs ShareASale Etchr ===== How to reach Cassy Draws ===== Web site - CassyDraws.com Twitter - @cassydraws Twitch - @cassydraws YouTube - @cassydraws Instagram - @cassydraws.art ===== How to reach Mike Hendley ===== MikeHendley.com  Instagram @Mike_Hendley  Twitter @MikeHendley Show notes at DrawingInspiration.fm ===== Support the Podcast ===== Support "Drawing Connections" on Substack Buy Me a Paintbrush if you like the show or my work Rate and Review on Apple Podcasts Share the podcast with friends and family Podcast theme music is “Acid Jazz” By Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/