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I Want To Be An Artist, Not A Content Creator
Do Artists Need Social Media? I don't know about you but I have noticed a sharp deterioration of my attention...
Strangehollow And The Wonders Of Worldbuilding
It's been a very long time (almost a year!) since my last blog post so thought I should pull my finger out and get typing! Worldbuilding is...
The Story Of Strangehollow
Four years ago I launched my first ever book on Kickstarter. I named it Strangehollow. I can't believe it is four years ago already! The project...
How To Run A Kickstarter
This is going to be a big one. So big, in fact, that I was tempted to separate this into two parts. So, be warned, this is a long one...
How I Keep Myself Organised
Being self employed has plenty of upsides but it is also necessary to get very organised, very quickly! You soon discover that you need to be...
How I Achieved Consistency With My Art
I would like to preface this with the fact that I am just one person who happens to be an artist and make a living from it. This is just my...
The Divine Dissatisfaction Of Making Art
"There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all...
How I Built My Membership
I had been considering moving away from Patreon since the end of 2019. I started looking into how I would do it, casually looking into Patreon...
Should You Start A Membership?
Most people are well aware of Patreon now (and less so Ko-Fi or Buymeacoffee) which gives artists and other creatives, a chance to make an...
Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out – Part One
Here is part one of a mixture of advice I was given and also truths that I have learnt through my own experience in being a freelance...
Things I Wish I Knew When I Started Out – Part Two
Yet more things that I think are extremely helpful to an artist starting out in the business of illustration. None of these are in order of...
How I Make My Business Eco Friendly
Something that I am very passionate about is trying to have less negative impact on the planet. My little changes aren't going to make any big...
How To Run A Kickstarter
This is going to be a big one. So big, in fact, that I was tempted to separate this into two parts. So, be warned, this is a long one...
How I Achieved Consistency With My Art
I would like to preface this with the fact that I am just one person who happens to be an artist and make a living from it. This is just my...
My Favourite Watercolour Tools & Brands
I'm always on the search for the ultimate pigment or brush, it is a bit of an obsession and I'm pretty sure any artist will have a stash of various...
Why I Left Patreon
As some of you will already be aware, I am no longer using Patreon to run my membership. I have now moved to my own membership site...
My Studio Set-up
Hi gang! In this blog I'm just going to give a rundown of my desk where I work and what various gadgets I use that help me do what I do. The studio...
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