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I’m A Freelance Artist - Now What? So, you have everything you need to start your Freelance career. You have a portfolio, website, resume, and even business cards. Now what? In this article I am going to cover what comes next when diving into your new career. After graduating from art school, I was quite lost on where to begin as a Freelance Artist. I never got an internship while I was in school, so I had no connections to the Animation Industry. A couple months passed and despite applying to multiple jobs on Indeed.com, I was unsuccessful. I had no clue what I was doing wrong. I had received an email that my college was having a portfolio review event. Thus, brings me to my first important tip, go to events! The Animation Guild, Women in Animation, and Animation World Network are a couple places that hold events that can be beneficial to
you. If you are feeling particularly gutsy take your portfolio to a Comic-Con. You never know who you are going to meet let alone who would be interested in hiring you. I realize, being an introvert, that this can be absolutely nerve wracking. If I had let my nerves get to me it would only have hindered my chances of finding work. Going to this event was beyond helpful to; my portfolio, demo reel, and resume where critiqued by those who were heavily connected in the Animation Industry. Most importantly I got my first gig as a Freelance Artist. Let’s say you have gotten your portfolio reviewed, the next thing is to take that advice and make those changes. Now we have come to my second tip, don’t be too sensitive about your art. Artists can get
