We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Kwabena Kyei a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Kwabena, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Are you happier as a creative? Do you sometimes think about what it would be like to just have a regular job? Can you talk to us about how you think through these emotions?

I believe being a creative was one of the best decisions I ever made. Being able to express your thoughts and ideas can be very fulfilling to your soul as well as helping others bring their ideas to life and they also being very satisfied with the works you have done for them. I am not necessarily sure what a regular job is because I think being a 3D artist has also now become a regular job. Most of our work are done on computers thus we have to sit in offices or at least behind the desk to get work done.

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?

My journey begun when I was exploring which creative field to get into, I was trying to decide between acting, making and 3D design. One of my friends introduced me to an amazing software called Blender 3D and it became obvious what path to choose from there. Most of my works are in 3D characters and in 3D sculpting in general. With every piece I create the aim is to tell a story to my audience. My proudest moments were often based on the satisfaction of my clients because they are key or when I get satisfaction from struggling to learn a new skill and I finally figure it out.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

I think the fastest way to support any artist is by sharing their works and buying their products. Another way to really help artists would be showing interest in art pieces by asking questions to further understand the work. Although it may be gratifying when someone likes an art piece I think what is more important is expressing how the artwork makes you feel.

Looking back, are there any resources you wish you knew about earlier in your creative journey?

Like every other artist I wish I explored different mediums earlier and just started earlier in general.

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