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		dgxyz 16 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to make a living as an artist I worked out it's easier to make a living doing something well paid and do the art on the side. Sometimes people pay me for the art if I'm lucky, mostly photographic prints. I wouldn't want to do it the other way around.

kilroy123 16 days ago [–]

Most artists or musicians I know do this.

They have a 9-5 and do the fun stuff on the side.

Not as fun but you gotta eat.

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