This includes being good at illustration. The better you are the more customers are willing to pay attention to your art and companies would be willing to hire you. The most important aspect of being a freelance artist is have a good portfolio. Just like William Shakespeare said, “The eyes are the windows to your soul.” well so is your art portfolio. This doesn’t just apply to your art, in the end of the day it is your resume. Which leads to having a nice personality and listening skills. Yes, it gets exciting to get a new customer but isn’t it better to make them appreciate your work and keep coming back for more. The hardest part of being a freelancer if getting customers, you don’t know when they will come and how long it will take. This is the risk of being a freelancer. There isn’t always work to deal with all the time, but this doesn’t mean you should lower the value of your art for more …show more content…
In the book, The Alchemist, it clearly demonstrates this idea when Santiago notes, “Now he understood why the owner of the bar had been so upset; he was trying to tell him not to trust that man.”(43). this demonstrates how one person cannot easily believe in anyone so easily. In the book Santiago had traded some of his sheep’s for stones. He thought it was an invaluable trade but truthfully he ended up picking the short straw. This is something that is very common in the business industry. One can hope that everyone is truthful with their products all the time, but with the insane number competition in this industry that is very unlikely. Businessmen try to show off their skills to anyone who would be considered a potential customer. This is why there are important qualities necessary for business people to survive in this