The Industry Talks: The Freelance Artist Career Cheat-Sheet

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About this event

Surviving as a freelance artist in the games and animation industry seems... impossible. The shocking truth is that good art alone isn’t a sustainable business model for most people. Whether you are a young artist who’s taking their first steps or a long-time employee who has just decided to switch to a freelance career: you’ll have to tackle some tough questions. Has your imposter syndrome blinded you to see art as a business? What is a quality client and how do you negotiate a contract with them? How do you communicate your value to members of an industry who don’t know you personally? Veteran game storyboard artist Klaus Scherwinski will introduce you to the four Axioms of Freelance Art and set up your freelance career for success!

This presentation is for young professionals and students who are embarking on a freelance art career.
While the speaker is a visual development artist himself, the content of this session can be relevant to anyone in the creative media industry, from audio to design, from production management to marketing.

About the speaker

Klaus Scherwinski is a veteran cinematic storyboard artist for triple-A games like Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, Horizon Forbidden West, and Hitman. Apart from being featured online on programs with Wacom or Adobe, Klaus presents his master-classes on visual storytelling and creative career development at conferences like GDC, Devcom, Breda Games Week, Animayo, Digital Dragons, and at SAE Institute campuses all over Europe.

We look forward to seeing you there!