Clink. Clink. Clink. jeezzzhhhhhhhhhhhh… shunk! Sorry, I was just grabbin’ up a quick snack. I needed an awesome web site header and just couldn’t get out of the office. This one looks okay. And, it was cheap. I recently read something about “crowdsourcing.” It’s where a business throws out a project to a mass audience…
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Are you awesome? Really? The Power of Feedback
What do you do when you’ve got a portfolio full of the most astounding, town-leveling, make-them-throw-their-panties-on-stage artwork ever seen by a children’s publisher anywhere? You ask someone to critique it. Yep. You solicit feedback. Ask for comments. Get a fresh perspective (because, as Anton Ego would painfully remark, you’re probably “fresh out.”) Listen, I get…
From Hobby to Business: Three Tips for Making the Transition
Guest Post by Lisa Braithwaite Creative businesses are fun! But, like any other business, creative businesses still require a lot of hard work. Most of us start a business because we’ve found something we are good at and passionate about, and we want to make a living doing what we love – for example, turning…
Get More Gigs Through Solid Communication
When I tell people that I illustrate for a living, they instantly get a picture in their noggin of what that means. I’m not homeless, don’t smell too badly, and have at least some loose change in my pocket (I am also wearing pants), so they assume that I’m successful at it. They sometimes assume…