If you want one, the Unconventional Guide to Art and Money offers a range of materials to help you supersize your career in the arts or begin earning money from your art. Chris Guillebeau and Zo Westhof collaborated with a number of successful artists to create Art and Money.

There is a connection between art and money.

Artists are not destined to be poor. You can make money from your art, feel good about it, and build up a following if you are an artist. It’s seriously. Why do so many artists fail to make a living from their art?

Most artists fail because they have not been trained to represent themselves, to build a customer base, and to actually sell their great artwork.

The old way of getting fame and fortune as an artist was to get the favor of the people who made the decisions. The old way was all about groveling for the endorsement of outsiders, who then took a huge percentage of the artist’s income in exchange for the privilege of representation. It was very effective.

The problem with the old way is that it is hard to break in and it is a zero-sum game. Thankfully, there is an alternative. Thank you all for making this possible. The name of the person is Leo Babauta.