Today is a busy day with deadlines for several projects all converging between now and Monday. So no time to post. But there are a bunch of very talented artists listed to the right, please check them out! Also, on Tuesday I will be sending out my quarterly e-mail updating past clients (and potential new ones) about my latest news and...
As I mentioned in Part 1, when it comes to networking talent will only get you so far. Passion, confidence, and likability will take you a lot farther. There are some very talented artists whose careers are languishing because they lack these other qualities. Likewise, there are some very mediocre artists whose careers are thriving because they have those...
In honor of our nation's birthday, here's a sketch of George Washington I did a year or so ago. Also, I googled some thoughtful quotes from our greatest President: "Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence." "Few men have virtue to withstand the highest bidder." "Happiness and moral duty are...
As a freelancer I'm always looking for my next paying gig. Unlike most people, I don't have a steady paycheck to rely on (although the bills keep parading through my mailbox with military efficiency). To get new work I advertise on several illustration websites, I send out a quarterly e-mail to potential clients, and I occassionally do promotions through the...
I first discovered Heinrich Kley in college when my life drawing professor showed me a book of his amazing work. Kley was an Austrian artist/illustrator during the late 19th and early 20th centuries (he died around 1945). Though not well-known today, he achieved a certain level of fame during his lifetime. Among his many admirers was none other than Walt...
