{"podcast":{"title":"The Pencil Pushers Podcast","slug":"the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975","podcast_index_feed_id":1164975,"rss_url":"https://pencilpusherspodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://pencilpusherspodcast.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/b/c/4/4/bc44146b58c3e74316c3140a3186d450/PPP_CoverArt_Image_1.png","author":"Mike Rosado","episode_count":89,"summary":"The Pencil Pushers Podcast celebrates the art of hand-drawing. Produced by MRC Brand Design Studio, it features interviews with illustrators, animators, comic artists, and other talented individuals. Hosted by Mike Rosado, an artist, musician, and designer, the Podcast aims to showcase artists' work and provide insights into their creative process. Join Mike as he chats with his friends and idols in the world of illustration, animation, and comic art.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T06:22:19.380236+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975"},"episode":{"title":"Ian Wenstrand: Artist & Illustrator","slug":"ian-wenstrand-artist-illustrator","published_at":"2026-05-19T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975/ian-wenstrand-artist-illustrator","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975","url":"https://pencilpusherspodcast.libsyn.com/ian-wenstrand-artist-illustrator","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/pencilpusherspodcast/Ian_Wenstadt_FINAL_AUDIO_2.mp3?dest-id=1139948","summary":"Mike Rosado interviews Raleigh-based illustrator and designer Ian Wenstrand about his highly detailed, vibrant illustrations blending cityscapes, technology, and imaginative world-building. Wenstrand describes drawing constantly as a kid, studying studio art at University of the Cumberlands (recruited to swim), and moving from production artist retouching roles into graphic design before illustration work organically became steady freelance. He self-published a children's book inspired by artists like Graeme Base and cross-section illustrators, then gained momentum through public art opportunities including a 2018–2019 Citrix window mural and later a major Film NC tourism brochure project featuring five regional illustrations packed with 50+ movie Easter eggs. He outlines his process (two sketch phases in Procreate, then Photoshop for color), time demands, work-life balance with two kids, and the importance of tight contracts to prevent scope creep. Wenstrand shares influences (IC4 Design, Moebius, sci-fi film aesthetics), discusses collaborative \"Easter egg\" client input, and explains why he avoids using AI, adding an AI clause to contracts and valuing the human creative process. Host: Mike Rosado ( mrcraleigh.com ) ( instagram.com/ekimodasor ) Post Production: Max Trujillo ( instagram.com/trujillomedia ) Sponsors: MRC ( mrcraleigh.com ) and Burny Wild's ( burnywilds.com )","meta_description":"Mike Rosado interviews Raleigh-based illustrator and designer Ian Wenstrand about his highly detailed, vibrant illustrations blending cityscapes, technolo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3750,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975/episodes/ian-wenstrand-artist-illustrator/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-pencil-pushers-podcast-1164975/ian-wenstrand-artist-illustrator.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}