My Art Journey To Building A Small Art Business In My Late 20s

I turned 30 recently and so naturally I was looking back at how far I've come and my long and winding creative journey from feeling stuck to building my small art business.

Making a living as an artist has been a dream of mine since I was little but I spent most of my 20s feeling stuck, trying to develop an art style, and failing to get an art business off the ground. Eventually I got myself together, started taking myself seriously and a year and a half later I'm running my own small art business!

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WEBSITE
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WHAT I'M USING FOR ART:
Laptop: Microsoft Surfacebook 3
Stylus: Surface Pen https://amzn.to/3xfVd1E
Software: Adobe Photoshop
Brushes: 'Natural Feel' from Kyle T Webster's Megapack https://www.adobe.com/au/products/photoshop/brushes.html


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A big thank you to my partner for filming and editing this video!

00:00 Intro
01:15 The 90s!
01:56 High School
02:16 University
03:08 Early 20s
05:54 Mid 20s
07:18 Feeling Stuck
08:30 Late 20s
09:53 Building My Art Business
13:01 What Worked This Time
16:09 You Can Do It Too

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