The Dark Art Society Podcast with Chet Zar

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Drawing From Experience (with Shane Izykowski)- Ep. 193 Feb 03, 2021

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This week we do our first "crossover" episode with Shane Izykowski's excellent art podcast "Drawing From Experience"! Shane and I are both sharing this interview on our podcasts in hopes of getting some crossover listeners. We had a really great time chatting about dark art, the hard work of building an art career, trying to earn money, spirituality and lots of great info and conversation! Super fun episode! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 8:09 Drawing From Experience podcast website: https://www.drawingfromexperience.com/ Shane's Website: http://www.shaneizykowski.com Shane's Instagram: @shaneizykowskiartist The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Gio Nakpil- Ep. 192 Jan 27, 2021

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This week I interview the incredible digital sculptor Gio Nakpil! Gio has worked on tons of blockbuster films and currently works on the Adobe Medium team. We talk about his childhood as a horror fan, his early desire to become a makeup effects artist, learning digital modeling, breaking into the digital animation business, working with Carlos Huante, getting out of the film industry after 12 years, his new job as the Adobe Medium evangelist, the exciting possibilities of using Adobe Medium and Substance Painter to create digital sculpture in VR (!!!) and lots more!!! I'm a recent convert to VR so I am SUPER EXCITED about the possibilities that Adobe Medium offers! This was such a fun interview and it really got me psyched to get back into digital artwork. Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 8:54 Gio's Instagram: @gionakpil The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Lélia Wattez- Ep. 191 Jan 20, 2021

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This week I interview French sculptor Lélia Wattez! We discuss her unusual path to creating creating her incredible creature sculptures, growing up in a small French village, her difficult work as a stone carver for 10 years (and the trauma of that experience), leaving that industry and going to makeup effects school, learning to code and getting a job in IT, how she designs her beautiful monsters and more! This is a deep episode and it gets very emotional at times! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 10:27 Lélia's Instagram: @lelia_wattez Lélia's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wattezlelia The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Rob Freitas- Ep. 190 Jan 14, 2021

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This week's interview is with an old makeup effects pal of mine, master mold maker Rob Freitas! Rob has worked on TONS of amazing films and is regarded as one of the very best mold makers in the industry. We discuss: being a "monster kid", the influence of his grandfather, leaving Northern California to get into the FX biz, being mentored by Moto Hata, Working for Rob Bottin (on an all weekend gig), working for Rick Baker and much more! This was a really fun interview and I honestly forgot we were recording a few times- always a good indicator of great conversation. Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 7:51 Rob's Instagram: @rob_freitas_ The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Mike Correll 2021- Ep. 189 Jan 06, 2021

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For the first episode of the new year I catch up with my old co-host of The Dark Art Society Podcast, Mike Correll. To make this episode special we recorded video as well (which you can see on the DAS Patreon: Patreon.com/darkartsociety) but as you will hear it was a bit of a disaster. But the conversation was still good and it was great to hear about Mike's crazy adventures on the road! Please help "Chet Zar: I Like To Paint Monsters" get on to Netflix: help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest Also: the Art Life update and new Patreon subscribers Mike's Patreon's: Patreon.com/EmailsFromInfinity Patreon.com/LandOfEnchantmentTours The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Allen Williams- Ep. 188 Dec 16, 2020

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This week I interview the legendary Dark Artist Allen Williams (and his wife Vicki says hello). I'm a huge fan of his graphite and paint work and was really excited to interview him here! Some of the topics we cover: moving around when he was young and being a 'monster' kid in a small town in the south, drawing from a very early age, beginning his career creating art for role playing games in the 80s, the importance of keeping your own artistic 'thing' while doing contract work, creating artwork for book covers, working as a creature designer, his process for creating his work, justifying Dark Art, developing his style and a lot more! This was a really great interview! Very inspiring! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 8:00 "Covenant" project on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fleskpublications/covenant-the-art-of-allen-williams/description Allen's website: www.AllenWilliamsStudio.com Allen's Instagram: @I_JustDraw Allen's YouTube: www.youtube.com/AllenWilliamsStudio Allen's FaceBook: www.facebook.com/AllenWilliamsArt The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Brian Brown- Ep. 187 Dec 09, 2020

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This week I interview prolific painter, tattoo artist and Dark Art Society member Brian Brown. We talk about his life growing up in a family of 14 kids (!), building childhood guillotines, mask collecting, art collecting, skull collecting, living in Egypt and stealing a mummy skull, seeing auras, his freeform oil painting and tattooing techniques, and a ton more! I could have kept going for another couple hours so we will do a part 2 in the future! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 6:00 InstaGram: @MR._NME Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brian.n.brown.3 Website: (in the works) brianbrowntattoo.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Kris Kuksi- Ep. 186 Nov 25, 2020

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This episode I interview fine artist Kris Kuksi. You are probably familiar with his totally unique style of fine art sculpture that is often copied but never equalled. We discuss his early life experience living in rural Kansas, going to art school and traveling to Europe to study the old masters, primarily being a painter and suddenly becoming known as a sculptor, his inventive style of "kit bashing" sculpture, working with some of the biggest names in the high end art world, seeing a 2 headed girl in a car and all kinds of other strange and interesting things. Kris has carved out his own niche in the fine art world and is recognized as one of the biggest names to come out of the dark art and visionary art scenes. He is a super interesting dude to speak to and we had a blast hanging out and chatting for nearly 2 hours. There will definitely be a part 2 in the future!!! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 6:00 InstaGram: @kriskuksi Website: https://www.kuksi.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

EGO- Ep. 185 Nov 18, 2020

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This week I interview tattoo artist turned full time fine artist, Ego Shoreclay. We talk about his childhood influences, getting into tattooing, getting out of tattooing, his unusual acrylic painting techniques, working as an illustrator, his use of cryptic symbols and ancient forgotten languages in his paintings, teaching, the importance of online promotion, sharing information about your art with collectors and lots more! Super nice dude and I enjoyed finally meeting him and chatting with him for a couple hours! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at around 6:00 Ego's InstaGram: @lordego1 Ego's Patreon: patreon.com/Lordego1 Ego's Website/Online Shop: lordego1.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

Brad Gray- Ep. 184 Nov 11, 2020

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This week I interview Brad Gray, a fantastic painter and Dark Artist living in Ireland. We discuss his path to fine art, traveling the world with his family for the last 20 years, living in China, living in South Africa, his creative techniques and how he develops his paintings, his philosophy about Dark Art, working with Copro gallery and tons more! This is a long one and extremely conversational. I forgot it was recording at some points! Also a quick art life update and new subscribers. Interview starts at 5:38 Brad's website: www.bradgrayartist.com Brad's Instagram: @Drabnail Brad's email: bradgrayartist@gmail.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is produced by Chet Zar. Become an Official Member of the Dark Art Society: www.patreon.com/DarkArtSociety Chet’s Patreon: www.patreon.com/ChetZar The Dark Art Society Instagram: instagram.com/darkartsociety Official Dark Art Society Website: www.darkartsociety.com The Dark Art Society Podcast is now available in a variety of places, including the following platforms: SoundCloud: @darkartsociety iTunes: apple.co/2gMNUfM Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/s?fid=134626&refid=stpr Podbay: podbay.fm/show/1215146981 YouTube: bit.ly/2nNYPre DarkArtSociety.com Copyright Chet Zar LLC 2019

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