{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ian Wenstrand: Artist & Illustrator","description":"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\u2019s book inspired by artists like Graeme Base and cross-section illustrators, then gained momentum through public art opportunities including a 2018\u20132019 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 \u201cEaster egg\u201d 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\u2019s (burnywilds.com)  ","author_name":"The Pencil Pushers Podcast","author_url":"http:\/\/pencilpusherspodcast.libsyn.com\/website","html":"