http://www.chubbyartist.com For Artists Who Like to Eat More than Just Occasionally Mon, 16 Apr 2007 18:13:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Just bringing your attention to an interesting "career" article on my Wordpreneur site. Probably worth bookmarking. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/49 You've worked hard to develop your craft. Problem is, no one knows what you've got to offer. It's hard to self promote yourself without sounding like a braggart. If you allow your work to speak for itself, it shouldn't be a problem. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/48 It's easy! iStockphoto, Dreamstime, Shutterstock and many more stock sites are allowing artists to submit their photographs, illustrations, Flash files — and now videos — on their sites. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/40 By Eldon Sarte LBB — Unless your fine artwork really stands heads and shoulders above everybody else's work — and then some (face it, how many of us really have that unusual and rare distinction? Anyone? Anyone?) — you'll want to figure out how to best sell yourself with your work. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/38 By Eldon Sarte Close friends sometimes tease me about my little black book (they're the only ones who get to see it). It's a small hard-bound sketchbook, actually, with unlined pages, my preferred notetaking media. And I've had many through the years, because... Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/35 Article by Michael Russell. A good overview and primer for prospective novice art investors. One of the "know your customer" articles I'll run occasionally and I think will be worth your while to quickly browse through... at the very least to get an idea of how the other side of ... http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/33 Article by Greg Katz. Yeah, it's karmic. But it also makes oodles of sense. What this article describes in generic terms is — ta da! — networking. And Mr. Katz  describes probably one of the best ways to do that in the arts community. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/32 Article by Morgan Hamilton. If you're looking for in-depth information and your available options on this particular topic, this isn't it. If this is all new to you though, take a look-see — the article seems to be a decent enough very light primer. Then come back here and start ... http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/31 ARTICLE BY SUZANNE LIEURANCE If you're an artist or craftsperson offering your art in stores and galleries, you need an artist's statement. Do you have one? If not, you're missing out on a great marketing tool. Share This http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/28 Thanks to Andrea Sperling, owner of Will It Look Good Over The Sofa, for bringing this very valuable resource to my attention. For an easy to follow yet fairly comprehensive information on copyrighting your images, check out the American Society of Media Photographer (AMSP)'s copyright tutorial. Bookmark this page imediately, in fact, since ... http://www.chubbyartist.com/archives/26