Cymone Wilder is a full-time Senior Art Director and lettering artist based in Nashville, TN. Since 2013 she has collaborated with clients like HBO Max, Nickelodeon, and Netflix, creating custom lettering artwork for established brands, books, apparel, and more. She is fiercely passionate about producing meaningful and long-lasting work, drawing inspiration from the black experience. 

On this episode, Cymone generously shares her wealth of knowledge with the P2D community. She just wants to show people: It’s not as hard as it seems. And she’s no longer bothered by copy cats, because they could never replicate the heart and soul that goes into her work. After all, we’re all individuals with different life experiences. 

Cymone also shares her perfectly imperfect painting process, why she began working on canvas and what tools she uses to create her personal projects. Whether she starts with a fully fleshed-out sketch or it turns into more of a trial-and-error approach, she always ends up making something she enjoys. Sometimes she uses sandpaper or a steel brush to add texture and other times she scrapes the wood with the metal ridge from a tape dispenser. With every painting, she says, the process has been different. 

Find out why Cymone uses her skill and voice for political messages, how she collaborates with her brother Cedric, and why you should never serve her soup as a main course on this brand-new episode of Paid 2 Draw. 

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MENTIONED LINKS: 

• Cedric Wilder (Cymone’s brother)
• co-loop (collaborative artist management agency)
• Vincent de Beur
• Hoodzpah sisters (Amy & Jen Hood)
• Eric Stefanski
• Netflix x Target: Stranger Things Product Video
• Ryan Appleton (Cymone’s agent) 

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FOLLOW CYMONE: 

Instagram: ⁠@simonandmoose⁠

Website: simonandmoose.com
Pinterest: simonandmoose
Agency Site: co-loop.co/cymone-wilder

HIRE CYMONE: [email protected]

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Hosted by Vicky Cichoń and Dave Leutert.
Music by Amanda Deff.