Warning: jules is Starting A Blog

April 7th, 2009 by jules

I have been contemplating this Blog for a while now, and have My First Post under my belt…I am an avid reader of many Blogs, but this is my first time writing a blog…hmm

As the Universe often does, it has brought me some help.  This help came in the form of Darren Rowse. If you do not know who he is, lets just say he is a Professional Blogger, a “;)   and he’s running a virtual workshop. Suffice it to say, I will be working on his program for the month of April to learn all about how to do this properly.

I’m working on getting a Weekly Art Post going as well, (Trying for one each weekend to start) seeing as that was the original intent of this blog…ha!

Thanks for bearing with a rookie blogger, hopefully my content will keep you coming back!

coffee & timbits,

jules

To Manage an Art Commission is to Set Expectations

April 4th, 2009 by jules

The other day, I tweeted the following:

“When I get a commission, I stress that it will be “my take on on their inspiration/idea.” This is difficult, but important”

“I try to say the work will be “My style” and show the client half-way through to set expectations…”

“Basically I warn the client that I’m an artist, not a photographer, and I keep them involved through the creation process…”

The Commission Conundrum

Commissions are always welcome, for most artists.  If you have ever had a client be less than thrilled about the result, pay you, and then never hear from them again, you can identify with what I call the “Commission Conundrum”  That excited yet sinking feeling a commission request can bring.

The Conundrum is that both parties are excited and agree to proceed, a quick friendly chat happens, they part ways, a piece is presented that neither the Artist nor the client truly loves.  So what happened?  The puzzle of what the client wanted and what the artists style allows was not put together well.

What julesandnate does…

As the Artist, I/we try to understand what they want by asking for LOTS of pictures and ideas from them, showing them pictures and inspiration [...] Continue Reading…

New Project

April 3rd, 2009 by jules

In my quest to go paperless, Thanks to Leo at ZenHabits, I came up with an idea to make an e-book out of all my notes and learnings from school…it will take some work, but I’m on it!

Hi Everyone

March 31st, 2009 by jules

Thanks for checking out our website! julesandnate.com is a blog gallery for the original works of Jules & Nate. We’ll be updating often, please visit us again soon!

Also, we are just starting this blog, so as it grows, so should the content and information we can all share with eachother! coffee & timbits,
Jules & Nate