We were lucky to catch up with Jaime Brown recently and have shared our conversation below.

Alright, Jaime thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. If you could go back in time do you wish you had started your creative career sooner or later?

When I was younger I felt like I had my life all put together because I knew exactly what I wanted to do when I grew up. I wanted to be a game designer, but I never did research into what it took to get there. Currently, I’m a freelance artist doing commissions to get by. It wasn’t until I start pushing my content more in college that I started making money off of it. Before, I only made art casually and I didn’t do much to push myself or my horizons. Looking back, I wish that I wasn’t stubborn and took more art classes before college. Most of that can be attributed to the stereotype of art classes and schools dismissing your passions by declaring your art style won’t get you anywhere in the world. I feel like they would take a better approach in advising that the fundamentals will improve your current style. The art classes I took in college did a lot for me and I was lucky to have understanding and open minded teachers, but I imagine if I honed my skills earlier in my life, my portfolio now would stand out and I would be on my way to my career path.

Jaime, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

My name is Jaime and my artist name is Winged Cat Productions. I mainly work doing 2D illustrative art to tell stories, as well as do commissions for various clients. I’ve been heavily inspired by Japanese animation and video games in regards to my art style, characters, and story telling. Angels, demons, catgirls, you name it. Recently I just started tabling at conventions’ artist allyes to reach more people and develop merchandise of my original works. I’ve considered myself lucky to do this professionally by breaking through into some online communities that like my work and helped me grow. Thanks to this, I’ve been able to launch my biggest project that I’m the most proud about, my dark fantasy webcomic Deliver Us. This has helped me fulfill one of my childhood dreams as I was able to get the first volume printed and sold during my first convention.

How can we best help foster a strong, supportive environment for artists and creatives?

Society can help creatives by projecting their voices when it comes to the entertainment industry. Let there be a union to protect artists from being exploited and educate those in power on the possibles of animation and destigmatize the idea that it’s only for kids.

We’d love to hear your thoughts on NFTs. (Note: this is for education/entertainment purposes only, readers should not construe this as advice)

NFTs are not only a scam, but when it comes to creatives, it is not regulated at all to prevent thefts of artist’s works. I’m not a fan when it comes to digital currency and using cheaply made art just puts a bad taste in my mouth. It always feels like our work is being devalued.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://wingedcatpro.carrd.co/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/Zakurujay