Thomas Evans - Be The Artist: The Interactive Guide to Building a Solid Foundation for a Lasting Art Career

Text 2020 Thomas Detour Evans

Illustrations by Thomas Detour Evans ()

Photography courtesy of Adobe Stock Images ()

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ISBN: 978-1682752487

Printed in the United States of America.

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So whats the deal?

THIS BOOK IS ABOUT THE NUANCES OF NAVIGATING THE ART WORLD NOT TECHNIQUE.

READ EVERYTHING. I WROTE THIS BOOK TO BE BOTH PRACTICAL AND EASILY DIGESTIBLE.

GOOGLE EVERYTHING AND EVERYONE MENTIONED.

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS THEY ARE THERE FOR A REASON.

TAKE NOTES, DOODLE, HIGHLIGHT SECTIONS, AND MARK UP AS NEEDED.

I CATER TO VISUAL ARTISTS, BUT ALL ARTISTS CAN GAIN INSIGHT FROM THIS BOOK.

DISCUSS THESE TOPICS WITH FELLOW ARTISTS.

THERE ARE NO RULES, SO HAVE FUN!

This book was born out of my constant desire to help others. As my artistic career has grown, I have been asked more and more often about exposure, pricing, galleries, relationship building, street art, copyrights, and everything else under the sun. Eventually, I created a series of Instagram posts called Art Tip Tuesday, where I share insightful information that artists around the world want to hear. Over the years, this effort has showed me that there is a need for a physical resource that artists can carry with them in and out of the studio, a resource that they can write in and make their own.

If youre looking for information on how to paint, sculpt, create interactive art, sing, or improve any other technique, this book is not for you. There are a slew of other books that address these topics. This book is all about the who, what, when, where, and why of establishing a solid foundation for a creative career. Although it focuses on visual arts, I intend for it to be inclusive of the entire creative community. As a matter of fact, many sections are just good life lessons in general. I want any creative to be able to learn from the lessons that Ive acquired thus far.

Its short and sweet: I wrote Be the Artist to be easily digestible for anyone who wants timely and practical information. Ive dedicated the left side of each spread to text and the right side to resources for you to research and space where you can take notes and doodle. Ive not only included explanations from my experiences and point of view, but I have also included short anecdotes, interview responses, and resources that will help you internalize this information and put it into practice.

Read everything! I made each section short so that you wont feel like youre in a classroom being lectured. I encourage you to do one section a day so you can research all the phrases and terms in the Your Googles area. Rather than providing hard links that might fail over time, Ive given you specific phrases that you can Google to find up-to-date information. This will also help you get into the habit of learning how to do independent research the aspiring artist way.

Last but not least, Ive added questions to help you to stop and think about how each section applies to you. Be sure to take time to answer them all. Spend time exploring the content and media I reference in the Added Resources section as well. By the time you reach the end, this book should be unrecognizable from all the highlighting and markups youve added. Use it as a tool and a reference as you start to build your artistic practice.