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Favourite Visual Artist
Dan LuVisi, Chris Newman (Viviphyd), DerKlox-Cowboy, Darren Bartley (fightpunch)
Favourite Movies
Not really a cinephile to any degree, but The Matrix at a push
Favourite TV Shows
House. (More into YouTube; fan of Thunderf00t, Justicar, Sargon of Akkad and Internet Aristocrat)
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Enter Shikari, InMe, general EDM
Favourite Books
Yes Man, Join Me, Sabriel, Peoplewatching, Letters to a Young Contrarian
Favourite Writers
Tucker Max, Christopher Hitchens
Favourite Games
Kingdom Hearts, Halo, GTA, Darksiders
Favourite Gaming Platform
Xbox 360, Xbox One
Tools of the Trade
Pens, pencils, paper and photoshop
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Vidya, excessive drinking and partying

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Hi, I'm Dan. My graphic art and design portfolio can be found here. My daily graphic design project, 'Scheduled Shapes', can be found here. All the best, Dan
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I am now, under Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs, a full time sole trader by name of Daniel Scholes Art & Design. These next few months are most likely the make or break for full time freelancing, so if you'd like to commission some work or knows someone that does, feel free to get in touch either here, my facebook, or my email. I've also set up ways that you can help fund my work directly via PayPal and Patreon. Any and all support is hugely appreciated. If you've any suggestions for patron rewards then let me know. Expect to see Scheduled Shapes to continue, and hopefully some more client work for display as and when they become a
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I did some more writing - https://danielscholes.tumblr.com/post/151992264058/gaming-tools-and-growing-up I'm currently available for freelance work and commissions. Tell your friends: Email - danscholes.work@gmail.com Website - http://danielscholes.weebly.com/ Artstation - https://danielscholes.artstation.com/ tumblr - https://danielscholes.tumblr.com/ deviantArt - https://pencil-x-paper.deviantart.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/daniel.scholes.art/
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Awesome work!


I wanted to ask, how do you succeed as a freelancer?

I've been getting into logo design recently, but I pretty much don't know anything about how to and where to sell my work. I consider my work quite good, but I don't know where to find customers and sell it for a reasonable price.


So I just wanted to ask, how do you keep things going, as a freelancer?

It would help me out greatly :-)

I wouldn't know the first thing about succeeding as a freelancer, I do it as a side-job, and mostly just do it for myself :D


Unsure if it's the same now but I've gotten work from the DA forums, but also purchasing local/online ads advertising yourself can be helpful. Fiver and other freelancing sites also exist, but it's a big market. Make sure your portfolio's looking good so clientele can see what you can offer out of the gate. At least in the small-scale sector, most clients do not know what their budget is, and even fewer know what they actually want. Part of your job is to be the professional and guide them through the process, it's meant to be collaborative. Talk to the client, ensure you both understand what's going on, what you want to see at the end of it, how the rate breakdown will work, deadlines and milestones, etc. If you get the indication that the client doesn't know what they want but they say something like they'll 'know it when they see it', you should probably be charging per hour. Concept is both time and labour intensive and those projects often don't lead anywhere. In the same vein, learn to say no. If you find a client that seems obstinate and difficult, it is perfectly fine to say you don't think you're the right person for the job. Billions of people out there, can't get on with all of 'em, just a fact of life. Turning down the job is a short term loss for long term gain, that's hours and resource not spent on a gig you'll hate which can be invested into other client work or developing your own skills.


The best advice I can give you though is, unless it's for charity, don't work for free. It's very easy to convince yourself to overwork for underpay due to imposter syndrome. It's okay to work cheap if you want to build your confidence with a client with a small budget, but as long as you deliver what the client requests then you should be appropriately compensated. Additionally, people often do not care about something given freely without sentimental attachment. Work done for free will often not be used, which means the exposure they were talking about is also not there. Do not work for free (and if you can help it, don't work without a contract. If you're working with any established business, insist on a contract).


There's a lot out there on how to be a freelancer though, often the part people stumble on isn't the art, it's being a business. Take a look at how to effectively market yourself, balance a book, pay your taxes, and communicate with people.


Hope that helps, good luck with your career.

Amazing! Thank you so much for putting that in such a beautiful format for me!

Happy birthday, dude. Thanks for all your hard work.
No problem, thanks my dude.
Cheers, that I am. 27; officially in my "late 20s".