#223 | How a Tattoo Apprenticeship Changed the Way This Artist Creates (Kitt Bennett)

👉🏼 Enrolments for our signature program Going Pro Self Led are opening soon. Join the waitlist to get first access here-https://www.artcareeracademy.com/waitlist-goingpro-sl 🔥 Kitt Bennett has painted a skeleton on the ground the size of a city block, a mud crab that looks like it’s about to eat him, and ground murals he’s happy to leave fading in the weather for a decade. On purpose. If you’ve ever obsessed over a post’s view count, or felt paralysed trying to get a drawing “right,” this episode is for you. Kitt joins Tom to talk about street art, tattooing, and the messy, unglamorous process most artists never show anyone. You’ll hear Tom & Kitt discuss: ⚡️ How a giant ground mural became a video artwork about process, not just a finished photo ⚡️ Why crustaceans are easier to draw than rabbits, and what that says about how Kitt solves creative problems - ⚡️ The real reason Kitt uses himself as reference for almost every figure he paints ⚡️ How his tattoo apprenticeship completely rewired the way he draws - ⚡️ The Microsoft Paint folio he secretly built while working a call centre job, just to get into art school ⚡️ What blind drawing games teach you about letting go of perfection - ⚡️ Why Kitt downgraded to a “dumb phone” at the end of each day ⚡️ The honest, sometimes brutal feedback loop he has with collaborators like Mayo and Drez Kitt’s take on all of it: the work matters more than the metrics! If that’s a mindset shift you need right now, this conversation will help alot. 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts 📺 Watch the full episode on YouTube ------ 🔗 WANT TO GO DEEPER? 👉 Get our free Visibility Guide to learn how artists are getting seen by gallerists and collectors right now! https://www.artcareeracademy.com/visibility-guide 👉 Want to learn how Tom and our art students make a great income from their art? Get a copy of our free cheatsheet here; https://www.artcareeracademy.com/creative-cashflow-guide ------ HOST: Tom Gerrard ✦ IG | @artcareeracademy and @tom-gerrard ✦ Watch on Youtube | @artcareeracademy ✦ Website | artcareeracademy.com and tom-gerrard.com GUESTS: ✦ Instagram | @kitt_bennett/ ✦ Website: https://kittbennett.bigcartel.com/ If you loved this episode, then we'd be super grateful for a 5 star review and do subscribe so that you never miss an episode. Thanks for being here!