10: Do You Have To Go To Art School To Be A Professional Artist?
02/10/21 • 36 min
Laura and Nikki talk about whether or not it’s necessary to go to art school to be a professional artist. They share their different experiences related to art school and other types of art and creative business education.
TOPICS DISCUSSED- Nikki’s art school experience (1:29)
- Individual Teacher’s Online classes (7:17)
- Free mini-courses/lessons (10:43)
- Large online education platforms (11:32)
- In-person workshops (17:42)
- Traveling for workshops – Laura & Nikki’s travel stories (18:01)
- Large courses with memberships (23:19)
- Art business resources (27:59)
- Free business Facebook groups (30:16)
Read more and find links to all of Laura & Nikki's favorite art supplies in the Startist Society show notes at startistsociety.com/artschool/
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Laura and Nikki talk about whether or not it’s necessary to go to art school to be a professional artist. They share their different experiences related to art school and other types of art and creative business education.
TOPICS DISCUSSED- Nikki’s art school experience (1:29)
- Individual Teacher’s Online classes (7:17)
- Free mini-courses/lessons (10:43)
- Large online education platforms (11:32)
- In-person workshops (17:42)
- Traveling for workshops – Laura & Nikki’s travel stories (18:01)
- Large courses with memberships (23:19)
- Art business resources (27:59)
- Free business Facebook groups (30:16)
Read more and find links to all of Laura & Nikki's favorite art supplies in the Startist Society show notes at startistsociety.com/artschool/
JOIN THE STARTIST SOCIETY FB GROUP: facebook.com/groups/startistsociety/
FOLLOW STARTIST SOCIETY ON INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/startistsociety/
Previous Episode
9: Are You an Art Supply Addict? (The answer is yes!)
Laura and Nikki admit their art supply addiction, talk about some of their favorite supplies, discuss how to deal with supply overwhelm, and commit to embarrassing themselves with photos of their ridiculous collections! They give some advice they really need to learn to take themselves.
- Laura and Nikki admit to being art supply addicts (0:50)
- Laura talks about Copic markers and her obsession with color (1:49)
- Nikki talks about her book addiction (3:28)
- Nikki and Laura list some of their personal favorite supplies (5:29)
- Travel brushes, watercolor, and urban sketching (9:47)
- iPads and Apple Pencil (12:05)
- Nikki talks about her love of encaustic tools and supplies (13:52)
- Laura's favorite acrylic paint (17:55)
- Nikki and Laura discuss sketchbooks (18:47)
- Culling, selling, or donating supplies (20:37)
- How to use your existing stash and avoid overwhelm (24:59)
Read more and find links to all of Laura & Nikki's favorite art supplies in the Startist Society show notes at startistsociety.com/artsupplies.
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Next Episode
11: How to Grow your Art Business as an Introvert
Nikki and Laura discuss the challenges that introverts face in developing their art business and offer some tips to help.
TOPICS DISCUSSED- What does it mean to be an introvert or extrovert? (0:48)
- What if you're both? (1:54)
- How do you know which you are? (5:00)
- How does being one or the other impact your art business? (7:03)
- Laura shares a story about performance painting (7:36)
- Nikki shares her story about drawing in public (9:05)
- Marketing your art as an introvert (10:06)
- Tips for getting comfortable sharing online or in a podcast (12:04)
- Books about introverts (14.47)
- Three main takeaways (16:49)
Read more and find links to all mentioned resources in the Startist Society show notes at startistsociety.com/introvert/
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