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4 Things I learned from my first successful licensing income

When I typically tell the story of how I first started licensing my artwork, I always mention that my first licensing deal was with Anthropologie, and that is true to an extent. I would consider th...

What is an art consultant?

When an art consultant first contacted me in 2016(ish), I had no idea who they were or what they did. Up until that point I had been mainly dealing with regular everyday customers-- people who saw ...

Avoid These Common Pitfalls When Pricing Your Art Prints

If you’ve been hanging out here for a while, then you know that I believe selling art prints is a brilliant way to make money from your art without having to constantly create originals. But let’s...

RGB or CMYK? The Best Color Profile for Fine Art Prints

If you’ve started thinking about creating art prints from your original artwork and poked around the internet for how-to's, you might have heard “RGB is for screens, CMYK is for print.” And while t...

Avoid Blurry Prints: The Best Pixel and DPI Settings for Digital Artists

If you're a digital artist dreaming of seeing your work as a crisp, beautiful print, there are a few technical pieces you must get right before you hit print, actually before you even create your f...

Navigating Chronic Illness as an Artist: How I'm Adapting My Business While Healing

Today’s post is a little different—part update, part real-time reflection on navigating chronic illness while trying to keep a creative business afloat. If you’ve been following along with my prev...

5 Essential Tips for Preparing Your Art Business for the Unexpected

Something that is often overlooked when talking about starting and running an art business is:  Can your business handle an emergency? Can it survive chaos?  The recent L.A. fires, have prompted me...

Alternative Goal Planning for Introverted Artists

At the time of writing this post, it's just a week into January. This is the time when most of us are thinking about our goals for this year and what we want to accomplish with our art and business...

5 ways to diversify your art business for sustainable growth

Buckle up my friend, because today we’re covering a big topic and that is how to diversify your art business and why you would want to in the first place. What does diversifying mean? In this cont...

Navigating low art sale: How to stay positive when selling feel hard (Exercise)

At the time of writing this blog post, I’ve been seeing a lot of discussions online from fellow artists who are worried about the lack of sales this year. The holidays are upon us, and sales have r...