Creative Productivity

9 Warning Signs of an Amateur Artist

by Drew

Are you a “Professional” Artist? I’m not talking about if you have a corporate sponsorship or whether or not you are earning the big bucks.  I’m not even talking about quitting your day job, if you have one, and living on ramen noodles and Starbucks (because even if you’re poor you still need your Cafe [...]

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Are you Afraid to be an Artist?

by Drew

“But you’re a writer, you’re not an artist!” (insert mildly derisive tone here) I hear this from people all the time when I tell them that I help run a website called “Skinny Artist”, and then reveal that I am a writer and not a visual artist.  To many people (mostly non-artists) it seems almost [...]

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5 Fears that can Destroy an Artist

by Drew

#1 Self-Doubt (What if I’m not good enough?) This is probably the number one fear of any creative professional.  After all, we are not creating necessities but luxuries for the most part.  As much as our art enriches our life and the lives of others, it remains something that we (at least as consumers) could [...]

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Check out our new Featured Artist Gallery

by Drew

Every month here on Skinny Artist we plan on bringing you a new featured artist and have them sit down and talk to us for a few minutes about their experiences working as a creative professional. We’ll talk about their work, some of the biggest challenges they have faced, lessons they have learned along the [...]

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Yeah, we know we suck!

by Drew

How many times have you decided to get serious about marketing and selling your art only to become quickly confused by all of the conflicting information out there? Everywhere you go online these days there are books, websites, videos, forums, and webinars all telling you what you should and should not be doing (not to [...]

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