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Should You Advertise in Illustration Directories?

It’s no doubt that if you’ve been illustrating for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with Illustration Directories. Those highly polished books filled cover to cover with full

Go Big or Go Home. Interview with Plein Air Performance Painter Dan Nelson.

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Want to make a big impact then make big art. Want to make a bigger impact then how about painting a 4 by 5 foot canvas on location in front of a crowd? Not big enough, then try an 8 by 10 foot canvas while

From Face Painting to a Six Figure Income.

The first step in growing your business to a six figure income is to recognize that what you’re doing is not just a job, it’s a business. Denise Warner recognized that while working a fair

How Important is Social Networking? An Interview with George Coghill of Coghill cartooning

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It was 12:30 am the night before a very important deadline when I first met George Coghill. I was working late to make my deadline and I came upon a roadblock. I’m pretty good with Adobe Illustrator,

Revealing the Hyper Creative Process.

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Branding design strategist Ali Sabet has created and helped sustain hundreds of brands over the past 10 years and has loved every minute of it. During that time Ali observed many of the patterns and methods

Christina Merkley – Graphics Facilitator

In this interview Carlos and Bob speak with Graphics Facilitator Christina Merkley. If you’re not familiar with the term graphic facilitation, graphic recording or interactive graphics you should

What’s your story? Interview with Graphite Artist Owen Garratt

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It’s all about the story. Bob and Carlos interview artist Owen Garratt. Owen is an amazingly successful graphite artist who sells limited edition prints of his amazing artwork. In this interview

How to Promote Your Art-Interview with ‘Art Rock Star’ Matt Busch

You’ve heard of movie stars, rock stars and star athletes but you almost never hear about art stars… until now. Matt Busch talks with Carlos and Bob about building an art rock star image, building

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