How to make a living as an artist
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How to make a living as an artist
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Re: How to make a living as an artist
#2Move to Ireland, they just rolled out basic income for artists
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#3Good post. I'd argue this is very similar to solo game development. There's a lot of extra administrative stuff that simply has nothing to do with actually making games and a lot more to do with making a real business. So the framing there is accurate.
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#4Move to Ireland, they just rolled out basic income for artists
Don't move for that; it's just $1,500/month.
https://www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employment/unemploymen...
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#5I really enjoyed this post. Nice balance of pragmatism while enjoying the enjoyment of a craft in itself.
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#6I appreciate the time and effort they put into writing that. Interesting to see not only their own art but also the examples from other artists.
Any recommendations for getting exposure to other on-the-way-to-being-popular artists like the X-Ray one that was highlighted?
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#8Move to Ireland, they just rolled out basic income for artists
Ireland is a great country but I wouldn't move here for that specific reason. There are other great reasons that would be much more important or relevant.
One reason to not move to Ireland is that housing is very expensive, there are plenty of other problems too.
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#9As a father of two small children during COVID, I can't begin to thank fnnch enough for his Honey Bear Hunt project: https://upmag.com/honey-bear-fnnch/
Hundreds (if not thousands) of honey bears were posted in windows around SF. It was one of those things that happens in SF every now and then, a mix of whimsy and hustle and unexpected joy. We couldn't take our kids to school, we couldn't take them to the park. Instead, we would drive them around town and have them point out all the honey bears they saw. "Honey bear! Another one!"
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#10Awesome post - really insightful!