Go ahead, page down to the bottom of this page and ask me!
I’ll do my best to answer your question, based on my experience.
The more specific your question the better. “How do I become a famous artist?” That’s difficult to post an answer. “Where do I start to learn more about copyright?” That I can answer!
Please note. I won’t be answering any legal, financial, or medical questions. But you knew that!
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Hello Alex,
I’m sorry to hear that. Please subscribe again and follow each of the directions very carefully.
Ann
Hello Ann, I never received my free ebook after providing my email? I would really like to see what it is all about.
Thank you,
Alex
Hello Zack,
My advice to you is to start by taking my Creative Live Course.
https://bit.ly/1rNCu95
Once you have generated some sales, apply for my Mentoring Program.
https://artistswhothrive.com/get-coached
Good Luck!
Ann
Hey Ann,
I’m an aspiring musician/producer of electronic music, and I plan on taking a few years off after school to pursue my musical career. Even browsing through the .pdf I was sent upon subscribing has landed quotes that I can relate to, directly…
Do you have unique creative talent and something to say to the world?
Then you MUST make art.
Want to be heard?
Then you must SELL art.
The hardest part is going to be mastering musical theory and making my ideas a reality; in terms of marketability, I know exactly how I’m going to jump onto the scene (it involves costumes/personally designed masks, for one thing). It’s wild how school and work absorb my energy and steal me from creativity, but it’s a huge part of my life. I want to stop absorbing culture and start creating it, you know?
At some point, I’m going to shift my priorities to the creative aspect of my life. What are some tips you can provide for an aspiring artist who is seeking to begin selling his art, once he becomes a Bachelor of BlahBlahBlah?
-Zack Lukosius
Thank you Damien. And you are very welcome.
Please send me a few of your pages!
I may included it in the second edition.
Ann
Hi Ann,
A few nights ago while doing a live online ‘working artist’ course, I got a little distracted. So, following a tip from earlier in the day I went in search of your site – deluding myself that I was able to multitask.
Soon after, I had downloaded your 101 rules book – ‘Sell your art without selling out’. To begin with, I was still mostly participating in the online class I had enrolled in (& had been looking forward to for weeks). Though, I semi subconsciously started writing down the first few rules from your book. I knew by about rule 4 or 5 that I may just write down quite a few of them.
Sometime later, having left my online class behind, I had written down every single rule from your book. Not that I agreed with ‘all’ of them exactly, though, only would have said that probably ~ 4 or 5 did not relate to me.
I wrote ~ 4 rules per page in a note book, then to really help these gems sink in, as I cut each page of rules out I re-read them, then stuck them in a larger notebook.
I guess only time will tell weather I look back at this discovery as a ‘fork in the road’ type moment for my business. Though, I have a solid feeling that in years to come, as I reflect on the tapestry of my life as an artist, I feel that I will have probably forgotten the online course I was doing. Instead, I imagine, I’ll be counting my blessings for discovering your (artist targeted) entrepreneurial wisdom that day ~ Thank you Ann!
Glad you like it Mark!
Hi Ann
I’m not an artist, but help small businesses, as you do, with consulting and education. Just wanted to share that I really enjoyed your reference, “Code to Joy”, read the book and have benefited. I have always been aware of the subconscious mind, the power of harnessing it’s power, but the book really helped me understand the process and put things in context.
I really appreciate your approach, and hope that you are seeing a benefit in your practice.
Thanks again, and best wishes for your small business success!
-Mark
Other artists have been inspired by other artists works since art began.
If she has not actually committed copyright infringement there is no need to borrow worry.
Hi Ann. I have a sculpture for sale on etsy.com . A person recently asked me for direct side views of the piece which I obliged. She then asked me for a direct front and rear view of the work in another email. I was already somewhat suspicious from the nature of the questions and decided to look her up via google. It turns out she is sculptor herself. I did not honor her second request but inquired if she wanted to buy the work. She seems way more established than me and I fear the worst: copyright infringement. What’s your take? Anything like this happen to you before?
-Jon
Hello Joanie,
As you know I am not a Copyright attorney so I can not dispense legal advice.
I do recommend that you protect your images with Digimarc, a function of Photoshop, and that you learn about the basics of US Copyright law here…
https://www.copyright.gov/
Ann
I am a client of Paula Mattisonsierra of ACSBDC. I have a new website and am offering prints. Paula asked me to ask you how to ‘protect your artwork in the digital age’. Can this be accomplished through copyright, or is there a technical solution?
Thank you, Ann, for your reply to my post on Certificates of Authenticity.
Best regards,
Susan
Hello Emily,
Unless you are providing the same services, to the same market, how and what I charge is not relevant to what and how you should charge your clients.
What you need to focus on is defining the scope of the revisions you are willing to make and charge a proportionate amount for your time.
Then you need to communicate this very clearly.
Make sense?
Ann