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This Might Be the Death Sentence for Artists ft. Umair Najeeb Khan | EP. 37 - Season 03
Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KhayyamSajid
Umair Najeeb is a comic book artist, an illustrator, and a writer who is currently working on his own graphic novel that will be published in 2026. Being a visual artist, I wanted to take insights from him about the illustration side of social media world. That is why I felt important to invite him on the podcast and have this conversation with someone like him.
Umair has been a freelancer for almost a decade now. So, we discussed what mistakes most freelancers make in the start of their career and how to overcome those mistakes. We discussed the impact of Al on the content side of things. We discussed how to place projects and find clients on different platforms like twitter and Instagram. We, also, discussed how he got the opportunity to publish his own book with collaboration with an international writer. We touched on many different issues and solutions to it. Listen to the podcast to find out more.
Connect with me.
I am making lifestyle and travel content on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@khayyamsajidd
Khayyam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khayyamsajidd/
Connect with guest.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umairnajeebkhan/
00:00 Highlights
00:40 Intro
01:28 Comic Kahani
03:05 His early life
05:58 How his art taste developed
07:35 How his freelance journey started
10:05 How to sell hand-drawn sketch
11:01 His full-time job experience
14:10 Cons of full-time Job
15:51 Getting clients on Twitter
17:32 Being represented by an agency
20:08 What agency does?
21:20 Story of his current book being published
25:04 Is he paid enough for the novel he's drawing?
26:17 Comic industry in Pakistan
29:25 Switching to digital art
32:35 Mistakes he made during posters making
34:52 Payment problems
36:22 How important are resources?
37:40 Paak Legion
43:57 Working with brands
47:12 Did people copy his work?
49:06 Art vs Content
53:57 Impact of Al
1:02:22 Process of publishing a graphic novel 1:04:48 Video projects
1:07:08 How Al is deteriorating upcoming artists
1:09:27 Importance of consistency
1:12:19 Working with Irfan Junejo
1:16:48 His thoughts on YouTube
1:20:17 Working alone
1:21:43 Struggling with recording videos
1:23:53 Teamwork
1:29:02 Designers making quality content
1:32:42 Advice for future artists
1:38:40 Outro
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By Khayyam SajidSupport me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/KhayyamSajid
Umair Najeeb is a comic book artist, an illustrator, and a writer who is currently working on his own graphic novel that will be published in 2026. Being a visual artist, I wanted to take insights from him about the illustration side of social media world. That is why I felt important to invite him on the podcast and have this conversation with someone like him.
Umair has been a freelancer for almost a decade now. So, we discussed what mistakes most freelancers make in the start of their career and how to overcome those mistakes. We discussed the impact of Al on the content side of things. We discussed how to place projects and find clients on different platforms like twitter and Instagram. We, also, discussed how he got the opportunity to publish his own book with collaboration with an international writer. We touched on many different issues and solutions to it. Listen to the podcast to find out more.
Connect with me.
I am making lifestyle and travel content on my second channel: https://www.youtube.com/@khayyamsajidd
Khayyam's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khayyamsajidd/
Connect with guest.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/umairnajeebkhan/
00:00 Highlights
00:40 Intro
01:28 Comic Kahani
03:05 His early life
05:58 How his art taste developed
07:35 How his freelance journey started
10:05 How to sell hand-drawn sketch
11:01 His full-time job experience
14:10 Cons of full-time Job
15:51 Getting clients on Twitter
17:32 Being represented by an agency
20:08 What agency does?
21:20 Story of his current book being published
25:04 Is he paid enough for the novel he's drawing?
26:17 Comic industry in Pakistan
29:25 Switching to digital art
32:35 Mistakes he made during posters making
34:52 Payment problems
36:22 How important are resources?
37:40 Paak Legion
43:57 Working with brands
47:12 Did people copy his work?
49:06 Art vs Content
53:57 Impact of Al
1:02:22 Process of publishing a graphic novel 1:04:48 Video projects
1:07:08 How Al is deteriorating upcoming artists
1:09:27 Importance of consistency
1:12:19 Working with Irfan Junejo
1:16:48 His thoughts on YouTube
1:20:17 Working alone
1:21:43 Struggling with recording videos
1:23:53 Teamwork
1:29:02 Designers making quality content
1:32:42 Advice for future artists
1:38:40 Outro