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FT Pro, Mem SOG,'08 Cert Excellence PSA, '02 Schroeder Portrait Award Copley Soc, '99 1st Place PSA, '98 Sp Recognition Washington Soc Portrait Artists, '97 1st Prize ASOPA, '97 Best Prtfolio ASOPA
Joined: Jun 2001
Location: Peterborough, NH
Posts: 1,114
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So you wanna be a pro?
People often ask me what they can do to turn "pro" and make a decent living doing portraits...and here's what I usually answer...
BEGIN with a minimum of 1000 hours of solid painting/portrait practice (40 hrs per week x 6 months = aprox. 1000 hours). Take longer if you need to, but log in at least this many hours of focused work.
Just for perspective on this subject, the woman who cuts my hair is a Beauty School graduate. In New Hampshire, a beautician is required to log in 1000 hours of practice time just to get a basic licence to give a shampoo! Why should we do less?
I see so many "wannabe artists" who are unwilling to spend the necessary hours at the easel but somehow "magically" expect to get "good at painting."
C'mon guys, this is hard work...rewarding (and fun) for sure...but hard work.
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