This Might Be the Death Sentence for Artists ft. Umair Najeeb Khan | EP. 37 - Season 03

Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KhayyamSajid Umair Najeeb is a comic book artist, an illustrator, and a writer who is currently working on his own graphic novel that will be published in 2026. Being a visual artist, I wanted to take insights from him about the illustration side of social media world. That is why I felt important to invite him on the podcast and have this conversation with someone like him. Umair has been a freelancer for almost a decade now. So, we discussed what mistakes most freelancers make in the start of their career and how to overcome those mistakes. We discussed the impact of Al on the content side of things. We discussed how to place projects and find clients on different platforms like twitter and Instagram. We, also, discussed how he got the opportunity to publish his own book with collaboration with an international writer. We touched on many different issues and solutions to it. Listen to the podcast to find out more. Connect with me. I am making lifestyle and travel content on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@khayyamsajidd Khayyam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khayyamsajidd/ Connect with guest. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umairnajeebkhan/ 00:00 Highlights 00:40 Intro 01:28 Comic Kahani 03:05 His early life 05:58 How his art taste developed 07:35 How his freelance journey started 10:05 How to sell hand-drawn sketch 11:01 His full-time job experience 14:10 Cons of full-time Job 15:51 Getting clients on Twitter 17:32 Being represented by an agency 20:08 What agency does? 21:20 Story of his current book being published 25:04 Is he paid enough for the novel he's drawing? 26:17 Comic industry in Pakistan 29:25 Switching to digital art 32:35 Mistakes he made during posters making 34:52 Payment problems 36:22 How important are resources? 37:40 Paak Legion 43:57 Working with brands 47:12 Did people copy his work? 49:06 Art vs Content 53:57 Impact of Al 1:02:22 Process of publishing a graphic novel 1:04:48 Video projects 1:07:08 How Al is deteriorating upcoming artists 1:09:27 Importance of consistency 1:12:19 Working with Irfan Junejo 1:16:48 His thoughts on YouTube 1:20:17 Working alone 1:21:43 Struggling with recording videos 1:23:53 Teamwork 1:29:02 Designers making quality content 1:32:42 Advice for future artists 1:38:40 Outro