And he’s right, I should be drawing more than I am now but this book was a really good read!
Lisa Congdon
is known for her art, illustrations and hand lettering. She exhibits. She has
multiple big clients, a popular blog called Today is Going to be Awesome and
written 3 books including this one. So I thought
she might have something useful to say about the matter.
Congdon
covers lots of things artists may struggle with. The first chapter is called
You Are an Artist, where she tells you to embrace being an artist. Then
follow things like building your vision and goals, branding your business,
organizing time, all the different ways to promote your work, making digital prints, how and where to
sell your art, having exhibitions, how to deal with
galleries etc. All this is
illustrated by her own experience and 14 interviews with people who are working
in the art business, either as artists or differently.What it comes down to, making it in this business, is really hard work and investing lots of time and energy and not to forget the occasional money.
Some issues like law-related things you should check with the country you live in but apart from that I think that if you’re not quite where you want to be as an artist this book could be of great help.
Read this book!
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| Art Inc. The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist - Lisa Congdon - Chronicle Books |
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