Category Archives: Tips

Your Artist Success Blueprint is Here

Finally! A Simple and Effective Solution To Making More Money This Year As An Artist If you hate making new years resolutions and dread setting goals at the start of the new year because your track record in actually achieving any of them is a bit spotty, I’ve got great news for you! We’ve put…

How To Get Illustration Work – Q&A Wednesday

Welcome to another installment of Q&A Wednesday : ) I must admit, I’m having way too much fun producing these audios. This is like play time. Anyway…. Todays Q&A comes from talented artist, Velicia. Velicia is planning a transition from a full-time job as a training developer,  to a career in illustration and design. She…

Can You Really Do Business Without Leaving Home?

From the comfort of your own home Can you do business from the comfort of your own home? Well it all depends on how much business you want to do. I don’t like to leave the house. I like to put my head down and bury myself in my work. I’m happiest when I have…

Get Out Of Your Cave – Tip For Artists

Face-To-Face Baby From my experience there’s nothing like putting yourself out there and getting in touch with the folks you want to meet and seeing them face-to-face. It’s invaluable. It creates deeper relationships and has created some of the most gratifying professional and personal friendships that have directly contributed to many of my leaps forward…

Your Business Your Mindset- Purpose, Mission and Values

I originally wrote this as my contribution to the 12 Week Challenge over at zero2illo.com. I thought it would be of value as we wind down on 2010 and reevaluate things that worked and things that didn’t, as we quickly adjust and lay the ground work for making 2011 the best year we can possibly…

`Baldo’ Creator Bridges Cultures with Latino Teen

It ’s always a great feeling to have the support of family and friends whenever you take on anything new or that you are passionate about achieving. The same holds true when you

Learning to Say ‘No’… again

It was the fall of 1982 when I had just started freelancing fulltime as a commercial illustrator. Most of my clients were ad agencies and design firms located in Miami, Florida, but I would get