The Lines I Make: Promoting Your Art in the Digital Age: A Primer for New and Emerging Artists Volume 1

This book is a much requested primer for new and emerging artists. It discusses how to prepare and introduce your art to an online world, and gives useful and solid advice on everything from finishing, framing and preparing art for shows to specific websites you can utilize for self promotion. Whether you are a painter or enjoy another creative form of artistic expression, this book is for you! Dive into the online world and set up your own website and social media accounts, learn where to look for show, sale and exhibition opportunities online and in your own area. This little guide will help you understand what a Passive Income is, and how to go about getting one, and it will also help you Let Go of many things that may be hindering your path to becoming a successful and selling artist. I'll take you step by step through the process I just went through myself, and will point out exactly what I did and even tell you the mistakes I made along the way so you don't have to make the same ones! This little book will hopefully help you bridge the gap from painting class to working artist, by answering the many questions I have seen arise hundreds of times on artist forums and in classes around subjects such as: pricing your art and where to look for shows, to setting up for online sales and more! I hope every new artist will be able to use this guide; and I believe even a seasoned artist may be able to glean something from these pages as I delve into social media tips and more!