Jon Schindehette’s 10 Ways to Kill Your Career

Jon Schindehette, Kekai Kotaki; © Wizards of the Coast LLC

  Jon Schindehette’s 10 Ways to Kill Your Career + AMA Notes. 2/25/2014 (notes taken by Angela Schmer)   Be a tool. Artistic skill and merit are important, however, being a personable individual is as well. Art directors and leaders within the industry, like as in any other profession, desire to work with pleasant people. Your…

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Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative

You don’t need to be a genius, you just need to be yourself. That’s the message from Austin Kleon, a young writer and artist who knows that creativity is everywhere, creativity is for everyone. A manifesto for the digital age, Steal Like an Artist is a guide whose positive message, graphic look and illustrations, exercises, and examples…

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Art Product to Market

Make Money Making Art Slideshow Presentation http://prezi.com/xo32lr-ux5wf/art-to-product-to-market/?auth_key=7d2d65d6df411a4b172f5582f78be7e027652cb1

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Approaching Art Directors

-By Lauren Panepinto   Note: Getting You Paid Part 3 is coming, no really, it is. Held up by all my legal advice sources on summer vacation…but it’s definitely coming. Stay tuned.   With Illuxcon fast approaching, I wanted to address a topic that’s always a question on the minds of artists trying to break into the…

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Physical vs. Virtual Networking

-By Lauren Panepinto As many of you have seen across various social media channels, Illuxcon was this weekend (and was the best one yet, in my opinion), and it’s a really great opportunity to talk about the importance of networking, and the differences between physical and virtual networking.By physical networking I mean going to conventions, having your portfolio reviewed, office…

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