In this episode, we ask the professionals about the advice they’d most want to impart onto new art students.

Hear from pros about the people who had the biggest impact on their learning, and the effect their presence or actions had.

Moderndayjames and Kristian Nee asked pros in the Artist Alley at the New York Comic Con about mindset tips that carried them through the formative years in their art education.

We asked pros about their routines at New York City Comic Con in an effort to pass along their knowledge to you.

Moderndayjames and Kristian Nee scoured the New York Comic Con’s artists’ alley to ask industry pros about the most mystifying myths they’ve heard about being an artist.

We spoke with artists at the New York Comic Con about their first forays into paid work to offer a glimpse at the steps they took and opportunities they found to grow their career.