How to Study Art as a Back-Up Career

Diego Pons is 18-years-old and wants to study illustration. His family says he should focus on art as his main career, with a backup in architecture. He asks if it's better to give your all into one thing or two?

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Marshall and Stan answer questions about networking, cross training, royalties, breaking rules to create a unique art style, going all in vs having a backup, and studying multiple things at once. Also, Marshall gives advice on how to ask good questions!

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Questions in episode

What do you think of David Ross’s Book on Figure Drawing?

How do you network while you’re training online?

Do you charge for book covers? Do you receive royalties on sales of the book? How do you price digital artwork?

Is it better to become specialized or cross train multiple subjects?

Is it essential to violate compositional rules to create a unique style?

How to ask better questions

The Abstraction Ladder

Is it better to go all in on my passion or get a degree in a backup career that is safer to make money?

Should I study one thing at a time, or multiple things at once?

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