In this episode with illustrator with Donna Adi, we go over her exact strategy to finding her fashion niche and working with huge clients like Vogue, Boss, Puma, and Nike. We learn the exact steps she took to help you attract clients using social media, build your portfolio, and price your work what you’re worth. Follow Donna on all the things. https://donnadi.com https://www.instagram.com/donna_adi/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrf9Wl2DzwglwYcjKVCUmoQ

In this episode with illustrator with Sravya Attaluri we go over all the best ways to prepare to leave your day job before you go full-time freelance. How you can build up a side hustle, put money aside, landing your first illustration clients, and getting all your ducks in a row before you give your final notice. Follow Sravya on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/sravya_attaluri/ https://www.artbysravya.com/

In this episode with illustrator Holly Dunn we talk about the benefits of doing fan art along with some of the consequences you might run into when it comes to copyright infringement. Luckily there is a legal way of drawing all of your favorite pop culture references but you will need to find a way to add your own voice into the mix.

In this episode with illustrator Gina McMillen we talk about how to gain the confidence to put your work out there and how a 100-day project might just be the answer you have been looking for. We get into the proper planning to ensure you stay consistent and motivated to finish a large ongoing project while getting into some failures and sore spots you’ll hit along the way. Follow Gina on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/gina_mcmillen/ https://www.ginamcmillen.com/

In this episode with illustrator Megan Davis, we talk about how to break through self-doubt and depression in order to reach your dreams as an artist. Learn from our failures and how we stay focused on the hustle especially when a rough patch hits. Follow Megan on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/kindredxhellbound/ https://kindredxhellbound.ca/ https://www.redbubble.com/people/kindredxh/shop

In this episode with illustrator Veronica Dearly we talk about the ins and out of offering new products on a monthly basis to your customs as a subscription box. We go over how Veronica built her audience, markets her products, and makes a deeper connection to the special people that help support every month.

In this episode with illustrator Becca Clason, we talk about our biggest failures and success stories as full-time artists. We discuss everything from the biggest pitfalls of working with commercial clients to learning how to feel grateful for where you are in your career. Learn from our regretful history so you don’t have to make the same mistake we did getting into illustration. Follow Becca on all the things: https://www.instagram.com/beccaclason/ https://www.instagram.com/letter_west/ https://www.somighty.com/ https://www.beccaclason.com/

Launching Season 3 with both seasoned and beginner female artists with tons of advice on burnout, finding your voice, doing a 100-day project, making money on Patreon and so much more.

In this episode with illustrator Sasa Elebea, we help you find your motivation to discover your true self as an artist. We learn how Sasa found her voice, messaging, and how it helped her not only grow her Instagram by over 30k in 6 months but also allowed her to make a full time living from her work.

In this episode, we chat with the two creatives behind My Enemy’s Enemy a comic collaboration with illustrator Stephanie Davidson and writer Rachel Katz. We often want to work together with other artists we see online but rarely do we follow through. This creative couple shares their experience working together virtually and how they stay organized to create new content every single week.

In this episode with illustrator Mary Purdie, we will share stories from our best and worst clients and what we learned from each. We cover everything from our opinions on doing free work to how to turn down a project without being rude. Sometimes it’s hard to figure out whether or not a project will be a worth wild effort, but at the end of the day, you just gotta follow your gut. You have to learn to read the major red flags for nightmare clients so you can find peace in your freelance life.

Bridget runs a full-time side hustle in illustration called Handsome Girl Designs that focuses on body-positivity and feminism. Handling online negativity is something she sees on a regular basis, so read on to learn some techniques she uses to endure and combat the instigators.

Lisa Quine, lettering artist, muralist, speaker, and designer, takes a deep dive into how to become a successful muralist. She discusses her process, biggest failures, learning experiences, and much more.

Today’s guest, Brooke Robinson, founder and curator extraordinaire of Goodtype, will be taking us through what growing an instagram-based community account has looked like, how this took shape from atop her bike, and what the power of the written word can do in spanning nations and oceans in connecting us as people.

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Natalie Watson, fashion designer and illustrator, spills her guts on fashion talking about third party manufacturing, what’s makes a good product, and what she’s learned running several business starting at just 15. Let’s learn from her mistakes, and success stories so we don’t have to learn them the hard way if you are wanting to start your own clothing line.

How do you reach your people!? Chicago-based letterer Jenna Blazevich, all-round creative witch, and founder of Vichcraft tells us how she found her niche audience for her brand. Using her creativity, design experience, and hand lettering style crafted a business around the changes she wanted to see in the world.

We’re sitting down with Olga Zalite, Russian illustrator, and total foodie, on her on the path to becoming a full time illustrator. She shares her secrets of getting organized, attracting illustration clients, and growing on social media. Oh yeah, and did I mention she’s only been at it for a year!?!

Kicking off Season 2 with a discussion around the work-life-balance-struggle. But this time, it’s a full time job and full time side hustle kind of a situation. In this episode we’ll be chatting with Kelly Malka, a full-time graphic designer, side-hustle maven, and oh, did we mention she also runs her own Etsy shop! Let’s just say sleep isn’t really a part of the equation.

Launching Season 2 with seasoned female artists with tons of advice on building an audience, starting a clothing line, and keeping that life-work balance.