The PET PORTRAIT ARTIST Podcast

Juggling your time between your part-time or full-time job and your art can be overwhelming. Up until a few months ago, I also had a part-time job so I could pay my bills and rent and do art on the side without having the pressure and stress of finding as many ways to make money with my art as possible. I wanted to take it slow, enjoy the creative process and learn without rushing. Support my podc...

We all feel special when we see that someone has put an effort into wrapping our gift as beautifully as possible. That goes for packing your commissions too, there's no point in making a perfect drawing if what you put around it spoils everything. I'm 100% sure that there is no customer who wouldn't appreciate an effort on your part. Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetportr...

I realized I had reached episode number 9 but didn't dedicate a special episode to tell you how I came to draw pet portraits. It all started in 2018 when I decided to try drawing my cat. Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetportraitartistpodcast Get in touch! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragospepina_art/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DragosPepinaArt Facebook: https://...

Who wouldn't want to sit around and reap the rewards of his work for a long time to come? You can do that by creating some passive income streams. The most popular and profitable way is through a monetized YouTube channel. But what kind of videos can you make as a commissioned pet portrait artist who is always busy drawing the clients' pets? Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/the...

Like everyone else, we artists also want to make money from our art, but when it comes to discussing our prices with a client, it gets a bit uncomfortable. We shouldn't feel this way because it's a normal step of a business, but you can't help having a strange feeling when it comes to this topic. What's even more important is not to undersell yourself, but not to oversell yoursels either. What's t...

Is good old Facebook still a useful way to promote our pet portrait business? With all the new apps that keep popping up, it seems that today's generation has forgotten that Facebook exists. It was Facebook that brought me, my first clients, back in that time and helped me put my art out there. I still consider it a great way to attract new customers. Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patre...

People can be very difficult sometimes in everyday life but what do you do when these people are some of your customers? How do you respond to a customer when they are offended by something you said and it escalates? How should you react in such a situation? Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetportraitartistpodcast Get in touch! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragospep...

I want to wish you all a Merry Christmas, a fulfilling new year, and all the best to everyone! Support my podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetportraitartistpodcast Get in touch! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dragospepina_art/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DragosPepinaArt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dragospepina Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@DragosPepinaArt My mailing l...

We've all chosen to create custom pet portraits because we love animals so much, right? But that's not enough to make it a successful career. Besides all this great love for these furry friends, drawing them takes a certain skill. It's not easy but it's all much simpler than it seems if you're willing to put the necessary work into it. Support my podcast. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetpor...

Have you ever been ripped off by a customer? Unfortunately, I was. If you weren't, you are one of the lucky ones. If you don't ask for a deposit yet, you'll definitely want to do so after listening to this episode. As a pet portrait artist, this is a very important step to take into consideration. Help this boy out! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thepetportraitartistpodcast Get in touch! Instagr...

If you want to support this podcast and help me, you can choose one of the 2 tiers. If you want to buy me a coffee, you can choose the first tier, which is $3. As a thank you, you will have my gratitude and when I drink my coffee, I'll think of you. If you want more, you can choose the second tier, which is $10. For this tier, you'll get an exclusive podcast for you here on Patreon where I'll answ...

Instagram is becoming more and more of an enigma lately, am I right? With the algorithm only showing our content to approximately 10% of the followers, it's getting harder and harder to get seen on Instagram as an artist and beyond. But I have the perfect solution to beat this algorithm. I've grown my Instagram page in the last few years from 200 followers to almost 20 thousand. In this podcast ep...

Starting as a pet portrait artist, like any other business, is difficult but possible! There's plenty of room for everyone in this niche, imagine how many millions of pets there are around the world waiting to be drawn. I sat down and wrote down all the questions I had when I first took this step that I wished I had an answer to back then. This episode will walk you through all the steps needed to...

The PET PORTRAIT ARTIST Podcast is all about creating a successful career drawing pets where I will share and talk only from my experience as a pet portrait artist. I have been drawing pets for over 5 years now, going through all the possible phases of this career, and, with this podcast, I want to help those who are just starting out or who need advice on this topic because if I succeeded, surely...