Follow me Dammit!

by Drew

Dear Twitterite, We know that it was a bit rude to unfollow you this afternoon, but let’s face it, we seemed to be growing apart these past several months.  Even though I saw you there in my Twitter stream each and every morning, I found myself ignoring you more and more and I just wasn’t listening [...]

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How to Create (and destroy) your Reputation Online as an Artist!

by Drew

Unlike high school, getting a reputation online as an artist isn’t easy.  We can’t just smile and charm our fans and potential customers with our good looks.  Sure they might stop by and admire your stuff, but chances are they’re not going to be buying anything unless they end up feeling a real connection to [...]

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Stop stealing my sh**t!

by Drew

The internet is great.  With the world wide web we are connected like never before.  News travels almost instantly and communities of like-minded individuals can easily come together and share their passion. Without the world wide web, witty and informative websites like Skinny Artist could never exist. Unfortunately, as many of you already know, the [...]

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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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Meet Alicia “Kat” Dillman of KatGirl Studio

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 way, as [...]

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