Ask An Artist
Professional artists Peter Keegan and Tom Shepherd discuss the practical issues of making art your career. Drawing on their own experiences they offer candid advice for artists who want to make a living from their work. Peter is a portrait painter working predominantly to commission for both private and public clients and he also teaches in-person and online. Tom is a watercolour artist with a passion for wildlife and conservation and he also teaches in-person and online. Both Tom and Peter treat their art as a business, always practicing what they preach! Throughout season 1 and 2, renowned printmaker, Laura Boswell was the co-host. Laura is a printmaker working in Linocut and Japanese woodblock, with work is in several public collections. She writes a monthly advice column for Artists and Illustrators Magazine.
Ask An Artist
Ask An Artist - Licensing Your Work
In this episode, Peter and Tom invite Artist Jo Scott back to the podcast, this time, to pick her brains all about the world of art licensing.
As often discussed on the podcast, there are many ways to earn an income from your art. Jo Scott, is a brilliant example of an Artist who has a variety of income streams, one of which, is licensing her art work to be used by other companies.
In the first part of the episode, Jo explains what licensing is; how it differs to copyright and trademarks; who you might license your art work with or to; licensing contracts and agreements and payment terms and conditions.
In the second half, Jo, Peter and Tom discuss how someone might get started in licensing; how to manage and maintain your licensing work and some of the pros, cons, top tips, and pitfalls to watch out for.
For more information about Jo, visit joscottart.com
This Podcast is sponsored by Rosemary & Co Brushes, Jackson’s Art Supplies and Search Press publishers.
For more information about our sponsors, please visit:
Rosemary & Co Brushes: www.rosemaryandco.com
Jackson’s Art supplies: www.jacksonsart.com
Search Press publishers: www.searchpress.com
Tom's website: tomshepherdart.com
Peter's website: peterkeegan.com
Podcast website: www.askanartistpodcast.com
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