"I used to cry in the toilets before every job (and then I'd go draw)" - a live illustration chat with Katie

About this episode

Katie discusses the world of live illustration with guests Helen and Tania, exploring the challenges and thrills of drawing in real time at events.

This week, our Katie's chatting with Helen and Tania about her favouritest thing and specialism/niche: live illustration. What's it like to arrive at a fancy corporate event with an iPad (or a board and some paint), when someone says "ok, draw everything"? It's a proper deep-dive into the live illustration world, from the adrenalinny (new word) thrill of drawing in real time, including the crying-in-toilets. Is AI a threat to graphic recorders? Spoiler: being a human is, somehow, now a ...

People in this episode

Host: Katie

Guests: Helen, Tania

Topics covered

• live illustration
• corporate events
• graphic recording
• AI in art
• creative process

Keywords

• live illustration
• corporate events
• graphic recording
• AI
• creative process
• drawing
• art

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