Topic 7

So going off of my last post about visiting my friends in Columbus, my other friend is caricature artist. Now anyone that has an illustrator for a friend knows that they pretty much freelance for their entire professional life because theirs not really a full time position needed for illustrators at an ad and graph firm or whatever. So we were talking about how learning the business aspect of what we do is such a big part that schools don't really tell you about. The negotiating with clients and having to fend for yourself against other artists who are trying to get the job. It was very interesting because it's an entirely different part of what we do for a living. You have to be assertive and sometimes a huge a$$hole to get where you want to be in this competitive field. Anyways his website is www.robhren.com....check it out, he does some really cool stuff.