Does this blog define the word “professional” as “anyone who gets paid for making art?”

Yes. There is no special magic quality to being a professional. Being a professional artist doesn’t mean you’ve become some sort of superior human being. It just means you are a person who makes art and gets paid for it.

If you make art that someone else has commissioned, get paid to make art, or get paid to teach someone else how to make art, then you are a professional artist. And if you don’t make money from your art, but do it anyway because it fulfills you or makes your life meaningful or contributes something important to the world or whatever, then you are an amateur artist.

As long as we’re making lists: it’s also possible to be a professional dancer, or a professional musician, even though there’s no actual organization called “Professional Dancers” or “Professional Musicians.” You can be a member of the Screen Actors Guild and still not be a professional actor (or actress). And so on. Many people in these fields will find it more comfortable to think of themselves as amateurs rather than professionals; that’s fine. The point is not what they call themselves but what they do and how they get paid

The most important thing you can learn from this post is how to become a professional artist. We all know how hard it is to become a professional artist, but that’s not because there aren’t any secrets for becoming a professional artist. It’s just that no one wants to share them with you.

This may be the most important thing you read all day. I mean it! The first step in becoming a professional artist is to stop trying to become a professional artist . Why? Becoming a professional artist is hard work. But so are lots of things that are worth doing. Why is becoming a professional artist worth doing? Because if you really enjoy something and work really hard at it, you might be able to make money by doing it! And then you’ll be able to afford nice things like food and shelter!

Making your living by doing what you love is worth working for even if it isn’t easy. It’s way better than making your living by doing something else and spending time on what you love in your spare time. And it’s easier than coming up with some new way of making money while doing what you love in your spare time, because everyone will try to copy your idea, and then where will you be?

My definition of a professional artist is that he or she is able to earn his or her keep fully by making art. If you want to be a professional artist, you need to develop your career plan before you quit your day job.

I’m not saying it’s wrong to do art as a hobby. Many people do, and they are doing the right thing for them. But if you want to make art your career, you need to plan on it and treat it like a business rather than something fun you do on the side.

Art is fun, but I don’t think it should be fun all the time: if it was, we’d never get anything done! And I once heard someone say that being an artist was like being in high school forever: we never graduate and we have to hang out with the same people every day. What is meant by this is that artists are independent and free from the demands of other people: they can be as weird as they want, follow their own interests, and not have to answer to anyone (except maybe collectors or gallery owners).

But if you want to be a professional artist, this attitude has got to stop. Being an artist means dealing with other people constantly; a lot of your job is about finding new

I have been working as a freelance artist for over eight years now, and I can tell you that it’s not easy.

I’ve never regretted the decision, but neither have I had any illusions about how difficult it is to earn a living as an artist.

Since I am always asked for pointers on how to get started, I thought I would put together some of my thoughts in a blog post.

Maybe this will help people who are thinking about getting into art professionally.

Art is a business. If you want to make a living, it’s a good idea to treat it like one.

In this blog I will share my experiences both as an artist and as an art director (working for companies such as Wizards of the Coast and Disney). I’ll show you how I handled both the good and bad, and how it was possible to turn a hobby into a career.

The purpose of this blog is not to teach you how to draw, or even how to be a successful artist. It’s about how to think like an artist, how to handle yourself professionally, how to run your art business, and how to network with other artists.

Art is a business, not an investment, and a serious one at that. I’m not saying that it’s easy to create art or make money from it. I’m saying that you can’t expect to get money from it unless you put in the time and effort. You have to make art all the time, not just when you’re inspired or in the mood or feel like it. You have to treat it like school or work if you want to get anywhere with it.

Yes, some people are lucky enough to make money doing things they love, but they are probably in the minority. If you want to be one of them, then you need to find a way to be an exception and get lucky. Otherwise, love art as much as you want but don’t expect your love alone will make you rich.