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Working on our book #1

December 27, 2020

My brother and I started working on our cat book. It will be a children's book with lots of cats. Here is a sketch of the first page. It's a … [Continue reading] about Working on our book #1

Tagged With: Art, Cats, Our book, Work in progress

Last design of 2020

December 26, 2020

I was thinking that you have to reject what others want from you and do your own thing. … [Continue reading] about Last design of 2020

Tagged With: Design

Best Christmas Gift

December 25, 2020

Our Mom gave my brother and me a magical scratch pad for Christmas. Actually, my brother got it, but we have both been taking turns to draw in it. … [Continue reading] about Best Christmas Gift

Tagged With: Art, Christmas, Gift

Happy Holidays!

December 24, 2020

Happy Holidays! May you have a wonderful week. The photo is of our cat, her name is Mrówka, which is Polish for Ant. … [Continue reading] about Happy Holidays!

Tagged With: Cats, Christmas, Miscellaneous, Personal, Wishes

Runaway Pig

December 23, 2020

I am packing and going to my Mom for Christmas. She lives in a very tiny town. One time I was there, a runaway pig was on the main road. That's … [Continue reading] about Runaway Pig

Tagged With: Miscellaneous, Pig

Draw for fun, and sell

December 22, 2020

A few days ago, I bought a Kindle. Today I've been working on an image that I will then print on a case for my Kindle. This is still a work in … [Continue reading] about Draw for fun, and sell

Tagged With: Advice, Art

Most optimistic

December 21, 2020

I started this blog a few weeks ago and, at first, no one read it. Now, that a few people read it, the increase in page views looks … [Continue reading] about Most optimistic

Tagged With: Blog Stats, Stats

My Mom is wrong

December 20, 2020

True to a mentality of any generation, I think my Mom is wrong about everything. You can take any area of expertise and it seems my Mom manages to … [Continue reading] about My Mom is wrong

Tagged With: Advice, Personal

Increase sales of black and white designs

December 19, 2020

This is a simple trick to have a few more sales. Maybe you know it, but frankly, this trick hasn't occurred to me until after a few years of designing … [Continue reading] about Increase sales of black and white designs

Tagged With: Design, Design Advice

I hired a law firm

December 18, 2020

I never thought I would need a lawyer. I wrote previously about my most popular design. Unfortunately, a lot of people steal it and sell it in … [Continue reading] about I hired a law firm

Tagged With: Artist Life, Copyright, Law

Advice for aspiring artists

December 17, 2020

It's an advice for aspiring actors, not for artists, but it applies anyway. Bryan Cranston is an actor, he played the main character in Breaking … [Continue reading] about Advice for aspiring artists

Tagged With: Advice, Artist Life

5 newsletters that I read

December 16, 2020

I thought I would share newsletters that I like. They are not about design or art, I read them for inspiration. Ali Abddal's Sunday Snippets - Ali … [Continue reading] about 5 newsletters that I read

Tagged With: Inspiring, Useful

What if no one likes my art?

December 15, 2020

I subscribe to the Farnam Street newsletter and recently there was a quote that I am going to share here: Recognizing that people’s reactions don’t … [Continue reading] about What if no one likes my art?

Tagged With: Artist Life

Giving credit

December 14, 2020

I've been writing this blog for the past 6 weeks. Sometimes I have my own images to add to my blog posts. When I don't, I browse Unsplash to find … [Continue reading] about Giving credit

What is this madness?

December 13, 2020

One of my designs has been added to the Threadless store. Yay! I received an email a few hours ago. Now, what exactly does it mean that a design … [Continue reading] about What is this madness?

Tagged With: Design, Threadless

Ask people to be harsh

December 12, 2020

This is something that happens too often. It goes like this: An artist posts their art, or a writer posts their story. And they ask for … [Continue reading] about Ask people to be harsh

Tagged With: Mindset

Galaxy design – how it’s made

December 11, 2020

This is my Galaxy design: Someone asked me about this design: how it's made, why it looks kind of 'silver'. So I am sharing it here in case you … [Continue reading] about Galaxy design – how it’s made

Tagged With: Design, How It's Made, Space

“Zen Maze” design sales stats

December 10, 2020

I think it might be interesting to share how much each of my designs has earned. For today I have selected "Zen Maze". "Zen Maze" is a moderately … [Continue reading] about “Zen Maze” design sales stats

Tagged With: Design, Maze, Money, Pattern, Sales Stats, Stats

Passive income with one hour a day

December 9, 2020

I am having a difficult time convincing my friends that they too could make designs and earn money. They say they don't have time. You don't need … [Continue reading] about Passive income with one hour a day

Tagged With: Advice, Money

How to spook an artist

December 8, 2020

I have been an artist for a while and I know a lot of artists. Sometimes, instead of making art, we do what other humans do — talk. Every now and then … [Continue reading] about How to spook an artist

Tagged With: Mindset

How 50% off sale punishes an artist

December 7, 2020

It doesn't. But we will get to it in a moment. First, let's see why so many artists think that it is wrong and unfair when there is a site-wide sale … [Continue reading] about How 50% off sale punishes an artist

Tagged With: Mindset, Money

Lulled

December 6, 2020

Matt worked at a large company producing branded fruit juices. He was a marketing director, one of the four marketing directors there. But when the … [Continue reading] about Lulled

Tagged With: Mindset

How to be a better writer

December 5, 2020

The main thing that helps you improve as a writer is, of course, writing a lot. Write as much as you can. You become a writer simply by reading and … [Continue reading] about How to be a better writer

Tagged With: Writing

You will not starve

December 4, 2020

I watched Brandon Sanderson's keynote speech "Ten Things I Wish I'd Known as a Teen Author" and one thing stuck with me. When he was young people … [Continue reading] about You will not starve

Tagged With: Mindset

I almost deleted my best selling design

December 3, 2020

When you work on something for a long time it's difficult to say how good it is. This is a design I made 3 years ago and it's titled "Get your own … [Continue reading] about I almost deleted my best selling design

Tagged With: Cats, Design, Pizza

Designers give up on passive income

December 2, 2020

Two years ago I talked to a fellow designer. She told me that she opened her store on one of the websites where you can sell your art. If I remember … [Continue reading] about Designers give up on passive income

Tagged With: Mindset, Money

Put it on a t-shirt

December 1, 2020

There's a funny design I once saw that I now spent 15 minutes searching for. Here it is: It makes me think about how I approach designing for … [Continue reading] about Put it on a t-shirt

Tagged With: Design, Dogs, Minimal, Pizza

Blog Stats after 4 weeks

November 30, 2020

3 weeks of nothing - that's the best summary of my blog visitor stats after the first month. Here's the graph provided by WordPress on which my blog … [Continue reading] about Blog Stats after 4 weeks

Tagged With: Blog Stats, Stats

No sales? Read this.

November 29, 2020

I belong to a few Facebook groups for designers and there's one topic that keeps coming up, though it's usually asked in various ways: "No one buys … [Continue reading] about No sales? Read this.

Tagged With: Advice, Mindset

Learn from the best

November 28, 2020

I just stumbled on a 6 years old thread on the Threadless forum: Top 20 best selling designs. And if you scroll down the thread, you will see another … [Continue reading] about Learn from the best

Tagged With: Design, Threadless

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