Becoming a freelance artist
Like me, you might dream about spending your time creating great art, gaining recognition and a steady income. Through more trial and error than I’d like to admit, and several business models that had nothing to do with art, I’ve come up with some great starting points to help initialize a freelance career in art.
- Schedule your time -
My schedule sheets are weekly grids, with days of the week going horizontal and half-hour increments of time vertical; adjust this to your preferred format / timing, block out the times that are already taken up (sleeping, classes, etc), and then decide which part of your art business will be done when.
Art business stuff to consider: Personal projects. Commission projects. Website updates. Correspondence. Various organization. Self-promotion. Block out some parts for flexibility (In case you get an extra commission, a great idea, or a flu). Then take each other aspect and schedule it in. Also schedule wind-down / reward / off-work times. These are as necessary to the job itself as they are to your own well-being.
