This second edition is updated and expanded to cover better ways to advertise, innovative supplies (such as Venetian plasters and stained cements), unique bidding and studio setups required for new plasters and varnishes, the use of the Internet both for marketing and shopping for materials, new product lines, and the latest trends in the industry. Artists ready to turn their faux, mural, and decorative painting skills into a career will find everything they need to know to start a home-based business. Readers will find insider tips on bidding and client interaction that can turn an artist into an entrepreneur. This essential guide highlights the fundamentals of getting started, from necessary office supplies to insurance needs, from building a portfolio to finding potential clients. Also covered are such crucial topics as keeping records, dealing with supply stores, getting referrals, interviewing with clients, evaluating job sites, negotiating prices, handling contracts, and coping with the growing pains of a successful business. Handy checklists and useful forms such as sample contracts, client invoices, and record-keeping charts, will help launch the business. Anyone who has ever dreamed of making money from his or her faux or mural painting, stencil, furniture decoration, and other skills must have this comprehensive resource.
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“This book is a guide to help one make the right business decisions and avoid the pitfalls that many of us professionals have learned the hard way. Rebecca will set you on the right path to a wonderful career in faux and mural painting!”—Martin Alan Hirsch, Director, the Faux Finish School
“Any decorative artist looking to go professional should keep this guide by their side. Rebecca shares her knowledge in an easy-to-understand, nonintimidating manner. I found each page to be filled with beneficial tips and advice¾worth its weight in gold!”—Mark London, President, Faux Like a Pro
“Today I finished my first wood faux finish, and got two other jobs from it! I went over the recommendations mentioned in your book and got the job in my first visit. Thanks again for sharing all those wonderful tips in your book!”—Diana Pitt, Owner, Inspired Elements by Diana
“Rebecca Pittman has created a very comprehensive, fundamental, and practical instruction manual.”— Annie Nicholl, President, Prima Fascia Interior Design
“Any decorative artist looking to go professional should keep this guide by their side. Rebecca shares her knowledge in an easy-to-understand, nonintimidating manner. I found each page to be filled with beneficial tips and advice¾worth its weight in gold!”—Mark London, President, Faux Like a Pro
“Today I finished my first wood faux finish, and got two other jobs from it! I went over the recommendations mentioned in your book and got the job in my first visit. Thanks again for sharing all those wonderful tips in your book!”—Diana Pitt, Owner, Inspired Elements by Diana
“Rebecca Pittman has created a very comprehensive, fundamental, and practical instruction manual.”— Annie Nicholl, President, Prima Fascia Interior Design
About the Author
Rebecca Pittman has been a professional muralist and faux painter for more than three decades. Her work is on display in the homes and offices of clients throughout the country. She gives frequent classes and seminars on starting home-based faux and mural painting businesses. The founder of Designer Events and the author of Scrapbooking for Profit (Allworth Press), she lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.
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Any faux painter artist contemplating independence needs this!,
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This review is from: How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business (Second Edition) (Paperback)
How to Start a Faux Painting or Mural Business: A Guide to Making Money in the Decorative Arts appears in its second edition to tell how to begin a faux painting or mural endeavor. Insider tips on creating a successful home-based business appears in an expanded second edition to cover new ways to advertise, all the latest trends, and more. Any faux painter artist contemplating independence needs this!
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