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The Breakthrough Creative with host John McDavitt is for the Creative Entrepreneur as we look behind the scenes at the ‘business of art’ and the ‘art of business!’

The Breakthrough Creative John McDavitt

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    • 5.0 • 16 Ratings

The Breakthrough Creative with host John McDavitt is for the Creative Entrepreneur as we look behind the scenes at the ‘business of art’ and the ‘art of business!’

    107. Vacation, Perspective and Some Thoughts on AI

    107. Vacation, Perspective and Some Thoughts on AI

    It's been a little while since I've released an episode but I am back to reintroduce myself and this show and to give you some thoughts on:
    The Importance of Vacation The Perspective it Brings Some thoughts on artists and how to respond to the new world of Artificial Intelligence

    • 12 min
    106. Kids Murals with Andy Pinder

    106. Kids Murals with Andy Pinder

    Andy Pinder is an amazing muralist. After leaving Art College, Andy began working in London as a Visualiser, Designer and Art Director, before relocating to Kent. Having spent many years creating illustrations and storyboards for film and television, painting wall murals became a natural development through which Andy could channel his creative and artistic skills. Naturally, this working method was, far, far away from the world of computers. However, Andy does still generate most of his mural designs using modern technology, before painting a Kids Art Mural.
    You can follow Andy online at: https://www.instagram.com/kids_art_murals/
    https://www.facebook.com/kidsartmurals/
    Please follow to The Breakthrough Creative and share with the artists in your life.
    You can email John@thebreakthroughcreative.com with any comments, guest suggestions or questions.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    105. Pete Marin: Airbrush T-Shirts and Airbrush Events

    105. Pete Marin: Airbrush T-Shirts and Airbrush Events

    Pete Marin is the owner of Airbrush Events, revolutionizing private event entertainment through airbrushed party favors, providing take-home gifts and party entertainment activity, all in one!
    Pete’s story begins in Maine where he first encountered airbrushed T-shirts at his local mall. He pursued that aspect of airbrushing for much of his career and eventually ran his own retail venture.
    Over the past 10 years, Pete has niched down to events and entertainment making “Airbrush Events the perfect entertainment solution for any occasion”.
    Learn more about Pete and Airbrush Events at:
    Website: http://www.airbrushevents.com
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airbrushevents/?hl=en
    Links: https://linktr.ee/AirbrushEvents
     
    Links to the episodes Pete and I mentioned in his interview:
    Ep 35. How I made $11k in One Month Airbrushing T Shirts
    Podcast
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breakthrough-creative/id1499200068?i=1000500802524
    YouTube: https://youtu.be/B8Hr7E-07FI
    Ep 33 The Airbrush T-Shirt Business with Pat Gaines Podcast:
    https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-breakthrough-creative/id1499200068?i=1000499914308
    YouTube: https://youtu.be/CfEnhS7RYSs
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    You can email John@thebreakthroughcreative.com with any comments, guest suggestions or questions.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    104. Muralist, Hood Liner Artist & Airbrusher: Corrado Mallia

    104. Muralist, Hood Liner Artist & Airbrusher: Corrado Mallia

    Corrado Mallia is a Toronto area muralist celebrating 25 years in the industry. Since a young child, Corrado has been drawing and painting since childhood. At the age of 23, he began his career painting murals, where the larger scale gives more space and freedom to transform a wall or whole room. A blank wall is just a blank canvas begging for some paint!
    Follow Corrado at: https://www.corradomurals.com
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    You can email John@thebreakthroughcreative.com with any comments, guest suggestions or questions.

    • 1 hr 47 min
    103. FLASHBACK: Alec Gillis, Special Effects Makeup Career - Predator, Aliens, Pumpkinhead, It

    103. FLASHBACK: Alec Gillis, Special Effects Makeup Career - Predator, Aliens, Pumpkinhead, It

    Alec Gillis is the co-founder of the Studio ADI, one of the largest practical effects houses in the film industry.
    Alec shares stories from his early career at Roger Corman's New World Pictures, his time at Stan Winston Studios (working on Aliens, Predator and more), how he and his partner, Tom Woodruff, Jr, formed ADI and his foray into writing and directing the 80's retro-monster movie, Harbinger Down.
    Alec talks about his chance encounter with James Cameron, how luck and preparedness go hand-in-hand, lessons from Dick Smith and we share memories from the food truck!
    You can follow Alec on Instagram or visit his YouTube Channel.
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    You can contact The Breakthrough Creative by emailing: john@thebreakthroughcreative.com

    • 1 hr 47 min
    102. Kim Witte, SFX Artist & Cookbook Author (Knowing When to Pivot)

    102. Kim Witte, SFX Artist & Cookbook Author (Knowing When to Pivot)

    I love when I get to catch up with old friends like Kim Witte.
    Kim was one of my first guests on The Breakthrough Creative and I invited her back to catch us up on all she has been doing since we last spoke.
    Witte Artistry, LLC is a media company that specializes in creating educational and entertaining content around special effects makeup & traditional art mediums. Established in 2016 with the goal of encouraging others to pursue their artistic endeavors through education, encouragement, and positive messages. 
    You can find Kim at witteartistry.com
    Please follow to The Breakthrough Creative and share with the artists in your life.
    You can email John@thebreakthroughcreative.com with any comments, guest suggestions or questions.

    • 1 hr 8 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
16 Ratings

16 Ratings

TheOtherBarry ,

Something for everyone.

I am not a professional artist. I write novels as a hobby and play guitar as therapy, but I still get so much out of this podcast. John has a way of sharing his life with his guests and listeners and in turn, his guests open up and share their lives with him. Aside from learning about the business of art works and how to make a living doing what you love, John and his guests drop incredible pearls of wisdom that his listeners can take to heart and enrich their lives. Listen to a few episodes and see if you don’t become as big of a fan as I have.

grevan ,

If you want to make art your business, this is your podcast!

This is a great podcast to dive into if you really want to explore how to make art your business. Jon talks to many different artists of all mediums, engages in the creative process as well as the Knutsen Bolton how to monetize it. Highly recommended!

MeDrawGood ,

GOOD STUFF for both budding and experienced creatives!

Kudos to John for finding and hosting a wide variety of creative guests with such diverse backgrounds! I really enjoy hearing the different points of view, sources of inspiration and sage advice from artists that aren't afraid to share their successes AND their challenges along their creative journey.

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