48. Efdot - How to Land Mural Gigs, Studying your Business like a Scientist, Embracing your Signature Style, Channeling your Client's Audience, and Creating an Online Shop Without Inventory

Eric Friedensohn (AKA Efdot) is a colorblind visual artist and community builder based in Brooklyn, NY. Since finishing design school in 2012, Efdot has cultivated an art practice and creative studio that spans across a variety of media. His specialties range from hand-painted murals to drawings on paper to animated trading cards, all tied together through his playfully abstract style. He has created art for clients such as Nike, USA Skateboarding, Oakley, Chicago Cubs, Topps and Adobe. During this show, Eric provided tons of real life insights. He told us about his first steps into freelancing, and his journey through the corporate world and back to running his own business.  See the show notes martinaflor.com/podcast

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In this show, Martina Flor reveals all of her lettering and art business strategies to help you build a career as a commercial artist. You’ll learn about mastering a skill, finding your voice as an artist, going from amateur to pro, how the illustration market works, marketing yourself, social media, client outreach, and productivity tips so that you can thrive with your art and make a living doing what you love. It’s a mix of interviews with notable lettering artists and illustrators, special co-hosts, and solo shows from Martina that you’re not going to want to miss.