I often felt afraid of going full time freelancing because my career would be completely reliant on clients/customers to make a living. This fear stemmed from a lack of confidence as opposed to life experience. I will be the first to admit, I initially failed at being a freelance illustration years ago. I lasted a couple months before giving up, confidence crushed and resolved to find a full time job elsewhere.
Read MoreThis week's Net Picks focuses on designs for boys. I have been loving the woodland trend that has been pretty popular for a while now! Personally I grew up and have lived in Hawaii my whole life so I have never experienced true forests. We have rain forests here (which I haven't experienced much of either) so the woods and forests with all the wonderful flora and fauna is very foreign and almost fantastical to me.
Read MoreI am a strong believer that everyone has room to grow and something that they can improve in themselves and their work. Currently I'm enrolled in a great class: Design Garden's Trends Online Workshop. This workshop is a 4 week course on how to mix and create work based of current trends (that change yearly). Classes are taught in the form of video lessons, downloadable assignments, case studies and other resources.
Read MoreSun, moon and cosmic designs are hot right now! Check out these wonderful designs I've found:
Read MoreI had my previous logosince 2013. I'll be the first person to admit I'm not branding expert so as I look at it now, I really can see how little it represented me as a brand.
Read MoreWhen I first started my business I had to really wrap my head around the fact that now I could deduct business expenses from my taxes. I'm sure whenever anyone makes the leap to creating a business for themselves they are filled with lots of emotions: excitement, fear, determination, anxiety, ambition, accomplishment etc. It's often easy to make judgments (especially purchases for your business) out of excitement with little thought behind them.
Read MoreAs an artist, Casetify can be a nice source of passive income. I've had my Casetify shop for about a year and I've been doing pretty well. All you need to do to open a shop is contact Casetify using a form on this page. You should have some work to show them (since you have to be approved to open a shop). If you don't have a website, you can set up a portfolio on a website like Behance for free. If they like your work they will send you an email with instructions on how to set up your shop by uploading a few designs and later setting up your Paypal info for getting paid.
Read MoreAs a creative entrepreneur and a mother of two, my days are in no way monotonous. In fact, each day can be totally unique depending on what I want to do or put on my schedule. Total freedom sounds great doesn't it? Well, in many ways it is a blessing to have the creative freedom to choose what I want to tackle on a daily basis, but it can also make your life miserable if you aren't artful in keeping yourself on track.
Read MoreThis week I'm doing something slightly different for my Net Picks post. Instead of curating a post around a theme, I am collecting images that have a similar color palette.
Read MoreWhen you are interacting online it's important to remember people put their work out there for critique and not for criticism (well, most people). Here is a short list of what to think about when critiquing someone's work or when you want to put your work out there for review:
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