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Posted 5 months ago i think u have always to keep money or just nvets on things that r gonna be useful 4 make more money later, if u make pro photo buy the best camera, if u paint when u have money make promotion of ur work 4 support the bad times...something like that |
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| Posted 5 months ago That is great advice. thank you for sharing! |
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| Posted 5 months ago "Feast or Famine" is certainly true! If I have learned any one thing from being a starving artist, it is TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF YOUR EQUIPMENT! Because you never know how long you will have to rely on it before it can be replaced. I paint today with brushes I bought 40 years ago - because I took care of them. As for ways to make money - Lord, Lord, if I knew that I'd write a book. Ernesto's advice is solid - buy the best you can. Your financial circumstance may force you to settle for second-best, but make that equipment BE the best in your hands. "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants." - Isaac Newton |
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| Posted 5 months ago I THINK THAT FIRST WE SHOULD DESCRIBE THE THERM ARTIST:
I THINK THAT A BIG PROBLEM IS THAT WE DEAL WITH PEOPLE THAT SAYS THEYRE ARTIST OR DESIGNERS OR WHATEVER, AND THEY AK 4 LESS MONEY 4 TAKE THE JOB, I KNOW IF U WANT A JOB OF 5 QUALITY, PAY TO AN "ARTIST" OF FIVE DOLLARS....... THE THING I DO IS WORK 4 CORPORATIONS, BIG ONES, BUT AT THE SAME TIME I XPLORE BY MY OWN, STILL STUDY, BE HUMBLE AND KNOW THAT THIS IS A PROFFESION A LYFESTYLE THAT NEVER ENDS AND U LERAN FROM EVERYTHING....... MY POINT IS THAT IF U KEEP ALL UR AREAS VERY STRONG U KAN -SELL- BETTER UR WORK, UR GONNA BEKOME A BETTER OFFER TO THE CUSTOMERS THAT R LOOKING 4 LESS PRICE OR ANOTHER PROVIDERS.....
MORE EDUCATION-HUMBLE-HARDWORK AND OPEN NEW AREAS OF BUSINESSS R THE CLUE 4 ME AT THIS AGE OR ANOTHER |
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| Posted 4 months ago treplovski says ...
I agree with Greg....my mother supported herself on her art and teaching and always bought the best, quality items whenever she could. She also did the same for us, her kids. She didn't make much, but she was smart with what she made. She taught me the value of quality and to take care of what you have....quality goes a long way and it's worth it. |
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| Posted 4 months ago I painted my first work at about 12 YO. I used some old house paint and a piece of masonite. My mother said "wow, if I knew you would do that well I would have bought you some real paint and canvas". And she did from then on. I suppose creating doesn't require the best materials but it sure makes it easier to do your best. I haven't done a painting since college but I'm getting some inspiration. That's really where it starts. I'll bet I still have my old brushes. And the life I've been given and the time that passes each day, seems the more I try to hang on the more it slips away. |
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| Posted 4 months ago Well I found my old paint box. Inside was 6 rolls of hardened paint and no brushes. So I went to the Hobby Lobby and I was stunned. $7.50 for a small tube of paint. $15 for a paint brush. Sure they had cheap sets of brushes and some less expensive paint but they looked like junk. Now I know why Artists starve. I suppose I could just buy a pencil and sketchbook. And the life I've been given and the time that passes each day, seems the more I try to hang on the more it slips away. |
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| Posted 4 months ago Its been mentioned here and in other topics, but I think its cheaper in the long run to use quality materials. Unless it was acrylic jpenneba, $7.50 is on the low end for a tube of professional grade oil paint (bummer it was dried out). But unless you paint thick on large supports, a tube can last a while (longer than a tube of cheap paint). I usually don't pay retail price. You can get paint for 25% off or more from online or catalogs like Dick Blick (Gamblin for example). Art stores and Frame shops in my area have sales or coupons, often for as much as 40 - 50% off on high grade paint and brushes (canvas also). Over the years I have gotten a lot of materials that way, sometimes patiently, one or 2 tubes or brushes at a time (watercolor and gouache also). Quality brushes can last for decades. I even like some effects I get with slightly worn brushes ( ex. split brush.).
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