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The Working Artist

I help creatives and artists make it - references, tools, guides, and advice from 10 years of working as a pro-artist, freelancer, and solo digital marketer ;3

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what to price my art?

Q: "What to price my art?" Honestly? As high as you can convince someone your work is worth. The hard truth is the price of your art will always be capped by your marketing and sales ability. If you look around you can find countless examples of art having insane value that doesn't correlate to technical input. Murakami sells pictures of flowers for millions for gods' sake. Freaks like Murakami aside there are countless artists who sell their work for hundreds or thousands of dollars. I can...

Read Time: 2.7 Minutes Q: "Is art my career or my hobby?" After years of being an “artist” I’ve come to the conclusion that trying to figure out what your art is just ends up causing problems. This is because, as I’ve come to understand it, art is really about exploring who we are. And trying to solidly define who you are is a zero sum game. You’re complicated. You’re always changing as time passes. You will never fit in a box. So why would your art? It’s an extension of you, after all. But...