In this week's episode of the #NiunetPodcast, we spoke to Chan Anivai, AKA Shawk23. He is a dear friend of the Niunet team and it was great catching up with him. It has been a year since he was last on the show. He and Dan chat about what they’ve been up to creatively, the lessons they’ve learned as artists and entrepreneurs, the “LoverBoii” comic, the effects of AI on the creative art scene, motivation, and discipline. Here are time codes for easy navigation 00:00 - Intro 02:09 - Who is Chan? 04:31 - How the past year has been for Chan 07:43 - How the past year has treated Dan 10:08 - Chan observed Dan’s Journey 11:07 - How the reception has been for Dan's comic “Lover Boii” 15:39 - The importance of Stubborn faith 17:54 - Dan talks about the journey of making the comic and a bit about the process 20:26 - Dan and Chan discuss the possibilities and hope for those that come after them 24:45 - Proving ourselves wrong 28:05 - Trailblazing 31:42 - How to use your passion 33:39 - Discipline and improving  33:45 - The realities of discipline 40:34 - Pushing past self-doubt 49:00 - Opportunities in obstacles 55:47 - Life is a videogame 1:07:31 - Dan dives into his growth and development as an artist 1:17:42 - If you can do it, do it 1:19:40 - Using AI as a creative 1:24:57 - Human art may become more valuable  1:27:53 - You still need the fundamentals 1:37:27 - Closing 1:38:34 - ENDS Don’t forget; you can message us if you have any questions or get in touch through email at [email protected]! Have anyone interesting for us to talk to? Let us know too! Hope you enjoy the episode everyone! #niunetpng #educationeverywhere #artists #digitalartists #artificialintelligence #comicbooks #pngartists