Hi Francis! I discovered your podcast this week and binged it whole 😁 since you talk about your account here sometimes, it reminded me I have the substack app on my phone, so here I am 😁 Now, about your article. It just seems to me that making an honest living out of being an artist is freaking Hard. It looks overwhelming when you list out all your revenue streams like that. I myself am on the brink of going full freelance illustrator, selling products, prints, tshirts etc, and working with clients also... It is a stressful situation, but it is also one that feels more rewarding for my soul (compared to graphic design work I used to have up until now). Anyway, thank you for sharing all of that, I was not aware of the possibility of licensing your work, but maybe it is the same kind of deal you may make with a proper "cession de droits" in french?
Hi Francis, I enjoy these kinds of updates to see how you are thinking behind the scenes about running your business, and the various tools you use, it's quite interesting to see what kinds of decisions people make on things like fulfillment, which creative products to make etc. Thanks for sharing.
Always having a good 5 minutes break reading your newsletter :).
I thought to myself a few months ago, after your workshop that something I'd love you to offer would be a more advanced or complete course on lettering for a month or a term, for example. An online meeting, once a week, where you could explain things and have a follow-up, exercises for the next lesson and a small community, for example 10 students.
Of course, this requires organisation and material. You have to enjoy preparing it, which isn't always easy and can cause stress. However, there's no need to start too big, there can be a ‘test’ phase.
But there are ways in which you can earn a comfortable income for a few months.
It's just a suggestion ;-).
Otherwise, I understand you, I don't like to work for clients either! For me, art is like a tool to communicate with myself. I enjoyed to study it, I love to teach it but when I create something, it's often an intimate processus. I've started to understand that other people don't give my creations the importance I'd like, so I've stopped doing violence to myself and putting things into perspective for them. If I'm the only spectator, that's fine too. :)
Hi Francis! I discovered your podcast this week and binged it whole 😁 since you talk about your account here sometimes, it reminded me I have the substack app on my phone, so here I am 😁 Now, about your article. It just seems to me that making an honest living out of being an artist is freaking Hard. It looks overwhelming when you list out all your revenue streams like that. I myself am on the brink of going full freelance illustrator, selling products, prints, tshirts etc, and working with clients also... It is a stressful situation, but it is also one that feels more rewarding for my soul (compared to graphic design work I used to have up until now). Anyway, thank you for sharing all of that, I was not aware of the possibility of licensing your work, but maybe it is the same kind of deal you may make with a proper "cession de droits" in french?
Hi Francis, I enjoy these kinds of updates to see how you are thinking behind the scenes about running your business, and the various tools you use, it's quite interesting to see what kinds of decisions people make on things like fulfillment, which creative products to make etc. Thanks for sharing.
Great newsletter and awesome new font—kudos!
Hey Francis!
Always having a good 5 minutes break reading your newsletter :).
I thought to myself a few months ago, after your workshop that something I'd love you to offer would be a more advanced or complete course on lettering for a month or a term, for example. An online meeting, once a week, where you could explain things and have a follow-up, exercises for the next lesson and a small community, for example 10 students.
Of course, this requires organisation and material. You have to enjoy preparing it, which isn't always easy and can cause stress. However, there's no need to start too big, there can be a ‘test’ phase.
But there are ways in which you can earn a comfortable income for a few months.
It's just a suggestion ;-).
Otherwise, I understand you, I don't like to work for clients either! For me, art is like a tool to communicate with myself. I enjoyed to study it, I love to teach it but when I create something, it's often an intimate processus. I've started to understand that other people don't give my creations the importance I'd like, so I've stopped doing violence to myself and putting things into perspective for them. If I'm the only spectator, that's fine too. :)
Have a nice week-end
Mariana