Business Plan for Creatives: Build Your Brand and Career
A course by Lizzie Snow , Visual Artist
Turn your art, design, or creativity into your career by learning to create a brand, and apply the principles of business planning, marketing, and strategy to achieve your goals.
Turn your art, design, or creativity into your career by learning to create a brand, and apply the principles of business planning, marketing, and strategy to achieve your goals.
The road to becoming a professional artist is rockier than most, but with planning and vision, you can pave the way for a smooth journey. As a self-made visual artist who specializes in mandalas, Lizzie Snow has embraced this philosophy in both her career and her creations, collaborating with brands like
In this online course, she teaches you how to turn your creative passion into a full-time profession. Learn the ins and out of the art industry as you build a detailed business plan with practical goals and actionable steps to achieve them. Lay the foundations for your personal brand and launch your artistic career with confidence.
If you’d like to learn how to create mandalas like Lizze, check out her previous courses: The Art of Mandala Drawing: Create Geometric Patterns and Painting Acrylic Mandalas with Professional Techniques
What will you learn in this online course?
16 lessons & 53 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (124)
- 6,769 students
- 16 lessons (2h 43m)
- 53 additional resources (30 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English · Spanish · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a detailed business plan with achievable goals to launch your career as an artist.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone who wants to transform their art into a full-time career, as well as established artists interested in learning more about the industry.
Requirements and materials
All you need is a way to complete the worksheets and write your business plan, whether that’s on paper or a digital device.
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A course by Lizzie Snow
Lizzie Snow is a visual artist based in New Zealand and Canada. With a wide online following, Lizzie is known by her artist name, fortyonehundred. By the time she graduated from university, she had already become a full-time artist with a number of exhibitions, international commissions, collaborations, and her own online shop.
Her work is inspired by fractals and patterns found throughout nature. Lizzie has collaborated with brands like Apple, Lululemon, Converse, Peugeot, Topshop, Blunt Umbrellas, Roy Henry Vickers, AllBirds, Whittaker’s, and more. She has also done a number of solo and group exhibitions throughout New Zealand, Canada, and the UK.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Our Options as Artists: When and How
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Historical and Modern Art Careers
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Exploring Our Options
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A Realistic Look at the Artist Lifestyle
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U3
Setting up Your Art Business: What and Who
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Goal Setting: Your Art, Your Vision
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Wearing Multiple Hats
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Discovering Your Customers and Collectors
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Business and Branding Setup
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Physical Setup and Start-up Costs
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U4
Marketing Your Art: Why and Where
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Your Message, Artist Statement, and Artist Biography
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Digital Marketing
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Traditional Media
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U5
Making a Living: What and How
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Multiple Streams of Income
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Figuring out the Finances
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Taking Action and Making Plans
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FP
Final project
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Business Plan for Artists: Build Your Career
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
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All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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Plustres bon cours que je recommande fortement il m'aide jusqu'à aujourd'hui encore
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petra.matusinska
As someone who's been putting off writing a business plan for far too long, I'm so grateful I found this course. It's comprehensive, engaging, and incredibly helpful. The way the content is organized and the support materials provided make the process so much easier. The worksheets are a great tool for putting the theory into practice. Lizzie is a fantastic teacher who makes complex topics easy to understand. I would recommend this course to anyone looking to start or grow their business
sofiacostaduarte
PlusUm dos melhores cursos da Domestika que fiz até hoje! Muito prático, cheio de dicas, materiais prontos, acessíveis e completos!
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1taylorpbjact
This course is what I needed to help me get started! Looking forward to learning how to apply this!
patispindler_art
Curso feito por quem entende do assunto, ótimos insights, valeu muito a pena, acrescentou muito!
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