3 Tips on Staying Motivated as an Artist Staying in the Game Staying motivated as an artist can go from super easy to as hard as your New Year’s exercise resolution. You may have been really excited when you got your latest commission. But now, you seem to have lost your enthusiasm. Some jobs are […]
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No Motivation
No Motivation Some Jobs Are Just Like That What happens when you have no motivation to do the art job on your table? It’s a common problem. It really happens to the best of us. And yes, it totally sucks when it happens. But, some jobs are just like that. You’ll have the ones that […]
Photographing Artwork
Photographing Artwork Photographing artwork seems simple enough, right? Point your camera or smart phone at your artwork and take the shot. In truth, how well you do it can make or break your post. Or worse yet, a sale. I see dozens of posts every day with terrible images of artwork. To be brutally honest, […]
Pricing Your Artwork
Pricing Your Artwork – Repost Pricing your artwork tends to be one of the toughest and most uncomfortable things an artist has to do. That is…if you want to make ay money. Usually, a little perspective is all that’s needed. Doing the math and such. Obviously, making money is important. We all need to survive, […]
Career in Art
3 Things to Consider When Thinking About a Career in Art So, you’re considering a career in art, by yourself and for yourself. Congratulations! Even if you’ve only thought of it in passing, you probably realized how big of a leap that is. The thought of leaving the reliability of a steady paycheck and relying […]
Selling Your Artwork Feels Yucky
When Selling Your Artwork Feels Yucky Most artists I know feel that selling your artwork feels yucky. The idea of being a professional artist has long been romanticized. The image of the lone artist tucked away in the basement creating brilliant artworks couldn’t be farther from the truth…as far as successful artists go anyway. Why […]
Delegating Tasks as an Artist
Delegating Tasks as an Artist The #1 Time Hack When I ask if you’re delegating tasks as an artist, I get some funny looks. No, I don’t mean have someone else paint your background so that you can come back later to paint the primary subject. Although that might work if you’re working on a […]
The Professional Artist
The Professional Artist Don’t Lose Yourself in Your Work The professional artist has plenty of challenges besides meeting deadlines. There’s concept design, color palette, execution, and client revisions just to name a few. But perhaps the biggest challenge for the professional artist is not losing themselves in their work…and I don’t mean in the good […]
When Art Becomes Work
When Art Becomes Work What Happens When Art Isn’t Fun Anymore? It’s rather depressing when art becomes work. The thing you loved most has become a chore. You lose the excitement you once had when starting a new project. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace report revealed that in the “normal” work environment, 85% of […]
No Time for All the Things
No Time for All the Things Ever… No time for all the things. It’s a common problem for artists everywhere. As creative beings, we are naturally curious about…well, just about everything. We’re also extremely curious about, not to mention inspired by what other artists are doing. It leads to us wanting to start dozens of […]
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