The Women of Illustration Podcast

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Ep 36: How to attract the exact kind of illustration clients you want with Donna Adi Jul 05, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator with Donna Adi, we go over her exact strategy to finding her fashion niche and working with huge clients like Vogue, Boss, Puma, and Nike. We learn the exact steps she took to help you attract clients using social media, build your portfolio, and price your work what you’re worth.

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https://donnadi.com

https://www.instagram.com/donna_adi/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrf9Wl2DzwglwYcjKVCUmoQ

Ep 36: How to attract the exact kind of illustration clients you want with Donna Adi Women of Illustration

Ep 35: How to prepare to leave your day job for your dream job with Sravya Attaluri Jun 29, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator with Sravya Attaluri we go over all the best ways to prepare to leave your day job before you go full-time freelance. How you can build up a side hustle, put money aside, landing your first illustration clients, and getting all your ducks in a row before you give your final notice.

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https://www.instagram.com/sravya_attaluri/

https://www.artbysravya.com/

Ep 35: How to prepare to leave your day job for your dream job with Sravya Attaluri Women of Illustration

Ep 34: Is fan art a waste of time or gold mine with Holly Dunn Jun 22, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Holly Dunn we talk about the benefits of doing fan art along with some of the consequences you might run into when it comes to copyright infringement. Luckily there is a legal way of drawing all of your favorite pop culture references but you will need to find a way to add your own voice into the mix.

Ep 34: Is fan art a waste of time or a gold mine with Holly Dunn Women of Illustration

Ep 33: How to be self-sufficient with Patreon as an artist with Planet Prudence May 29, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Planet Prudence we talk about how you can make the most of Patreon with exclusive content and some creative marketing with a personal touch. With over 700 Patrons and climbing it’s this artist’s goal to be 100% funded by her whopping 700k following using Patreon as her primary source of revenue.

Ep 33: How to be self-sufficient with Patreon as an artist with Planet Prudence Women of Illustration

Ep 32: The secret to completing a 100 day project for artists with Gina McMillen May 22, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Gina McMillen we talk about how to gain the confidence to put your work out there and how a 100-day project might just be the answer you have been looking for. We get into the proper planning to ensure you stay consistent and motivated to finish a large ongoing project while getting into some failures and sore spots you’ll hit along the way.

Ep 32: The secret to completing a 100 day project for artists with Gina McMillen Women of Illustration

Ep 31: Fighting depression while maintaining your art business with Megan Davis May 15, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Megan Davis, we talk about how to break through self-doubt and depression in order to reach your dreams as an artist. Learn from our failures and how we stay focused on the hustle especially when a rough patch hits.

Ep 31: Fighting depression while maintaining your art business with Megan Davis

Ep 30: The pros and cons of running a subscription box with Veronica Dearly May 10, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Veronica Dearly we talk about the ins and out of offering new products on a monthly basis to your customs as a subscription box. We go over how Veronica built her audience, markets her products, and makes a deeper connection to the special people that help support every month.

Ep 30: The pros and cons of running a subscription box with Veronica Dearly

Ep 28: Keeping a career in motion through burnouts and pitfalls with Becca Clason Apr 26, 2020

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In this episode with illustrator Becca Clason, we talk about our biggest failures and success stories as full-time artists. We discuss everything from the biggest pitfalls of working with commercial clients to learning how to feel grateful for where you are in your career. Learn from our regretful history so you don’t have to make the same mistake we did getting into illustration.

Ep 28: Keeping a career in motion through burnouts and pitfalls with Becca Clason

Teaser: Season 3 is coming with better audio Apr 24, 2020

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Launching Season 3 with both seasoned and beginner female artists with tons of advice on burnout, finding your voice, doing a 100-day project, making money on Patreon and so much more.

Teaser: Season 3 is coming with better audio Women of Illustration

Ep 26: How to find your unique voice as an artist with Sasa Elebea Oct 15, 2019

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https://www.instagram.com/sasa_elebea/

https://www.redbubble.com/people/elebea

https://www.elebea.com/