Bastards of Art: Too polished for folk art, too punk for fine art.

“How much should I charge for my work?”

The answers will vary and nobody can give you a clear cut answer. There is a way to narrow down your current worth. You must take into account a few variables:

• What impression do you leave?
• Who can vouch for you?
• What do you do thats different or unique?
• What achievements have you earned?

Episode 54 discuss this overview and how to think about your worth. The following episodes will zone in on each topic in depth so stop stiffing yourself because your undercharging. Maximize your wins by understanding your worth.

Helpful tips when Talking to a client for commissioned work:

1. Inform the new client on how you operate.
2. Understand that your client has no idea what they want.
3. Be detailed. Get on the same page as your client.
4. Don’t move forward until you have an agreement.
5. Have an approvals process.

Invention in Art.

Whether it is technique or style, stretching the boundaries of your art career will reach out while you find your voice. Struggling to be original for the sake of just being different may not always equal success.

Our last two podcast (episode 49 and 50) discuss Imitation and Innovation. In this episode we discuss Invention. Are you stretching the truths just to stick out? There is a fine line between being unique and just looking cringe worthy.

Join Matt Hodel and Chris Boyle in the adventures of Art.

Innovation.

After social learning from imitation becomes futile, innovation starts to develop. As an artist you will start to problem solve with personality. You ability to confidently find new answers for common problems will shine on you almost intuitively. Using the building block you learned from watching others your next step is innovation

Matt Hodel and Chris Boyle define what innovation is and how to use it in your career.

Imitation

What is the difference between imitation and mimicking? When an artist copies someone else work, they have no interest in the intent of the original artist. They just want to to steal some glory.

When you imitate art work, you are studying the original art. The process of dissecting someone else’s process in order to understand the solutions given. How to light. Balanced composition. Maybe its a suggestive brush technique but what ever it is, someone has solved it and social learning requires studying what has come before you. This speed the learning process along until social learning is futile.

Matt Hodel and Chris Boyle walk you through a 5 part series about learning and exploring art.

Sensory, Perception, Reasoning

It is these 3 steps that challenge the viewer to understand what they are seeing. Our eyes bring us information without prejudice. What we perceive from our eyes is not straight forward. What we perceive from what we have seen should not be trusted. It is the second part of the cognitive which is reasoning that helps us to organize our perspective.

In this episode of Bastards of Art podcast, Matt Hodel gives us some food for thought on what happens when we use visual language to express ourselves.

Holy Moly! It is 2018 and you have already stopped making time for your projects? Don’t stop now! you have it in you to do great things.

Matt Hodel is here to pick you up. Listen to Episode 46 and immediately revisit the promises you made to yourself.

Hello!

I am very excited to introduce my friend Haram. I meet Haram last summer and she introduced herself as a person interested in learning tattooing. It didn’t take much to convince me that she had the aptitude and commitment required for a true apprenticeship.

Please take a listen to this special Bastards of Art Episode where you can meet Haram!