My friend and animator Todd Hampson runs the animation studio Timbuktoons and has a website and blog designed to help artist thrive in their business. He just posted an interview with yours truly with questions about balancing work, business, and life as an artist. Todd also recently published his first ebook, "Calling All Artists: Why There's Never Been A Better Time To Be A...
As a freelance illustrator I work on a variety of projects, but my specialty is character design. I periodically get calls from ad agencies, design firms, and business owners wishing to hire me to design a mascot to help promote their product or service. Mascots are powerful, which is why so many companies use them (like the well-known brands pictured above)....
One of the best-kept secrets in the freelancing community is the HOW Creative Freelancer Conference. I've attended it several times and always come away with my head swimming with new thoughts, ideas, and advice on how to work smarter, treat my clients better, and as a result boost my income. It's not an exaggeration to say my income has gone...
I guess it pays to use Twitter. This past June I attended the third annual Creative Freelancer Conference. I rave about it often. It's a must-attend event for anyone who makes a living as a freelancer in the arts (illustrators, photographers, graphic designers, etc.) This year to promote the conference the organizers ran a contest: Whoever could get the most people...
Time is running out to register for the Creative Freelancer Conference June 5-6 in Denver. If you make some or all of your living freelancing, this conference is a must! I've attended the previous two years and I can tell you, you are doing yourself a disservice if you miss it. Even though I've been freelancing for 13 years I've...
