Elaine Leon Fashion Illustrator Graphic Designer

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There is no Shame in Quitting

February 25, 2015
I am currently consulting a colleague and friend about her business. I have become a partner and have grown to love the organization. But when it sucks the life out of you and the work is no longer fun, it`s time to say goodbye. It seems society is keen on shaming people when their dreams aren`t big enough, or quit a bad idea. The norm is to hustle, put in the time daily and keep pushing on until you succeed, regardless of whether of not the venture is successful or not. That to me is as  ...

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How to Price Yourself as an Artist

February 23, 2015
As of late, I have received a plethora of questions on being an artist, doing events, how to price yourself as an artist and setting yourself in business.  I plan on answering these questions here and on my YouTube channel, so keep the questions coming! Wincy Glass has a great question. Pricing yourself as an artist can be tricky. Moreover, artists find it hard asking for money for something they love doing.  Thought there are very little to no cost associated to running your Society6  ...

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10,000 Hours

January 31, 2015
It is said that it takes 10,000 hours to know anything well enough to be considered a master. That equals to ten years at 20 hours a week. I started what later became Elaine Biss Designs on the Summer of 2004. I put in long hours learning web design, conquering Illustrator and Photoshop and SEO tricks I could teach my clients. In February 2005, I started hipnchicdesigns.com, which offered graphic and web design as well as illustrations for sites. You don’t even want to see what my first  ...

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An Open Letter to Budding Artists

October 28, 2014
In the past few months, I received a number of emails from budding artists asking for advice. One, who I particularly found sweet and endearing, wished she could be “half as successful as” me. Another one thought she would have to give up her life to her art. We live in a time where a small success may seem augmented. Social media has the capacity to echo our ‘doings’ far beyond than what we could ever reach alone. And, if you are doing it right, you do attain that elusive notion of  ...

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