Art Mentorship

Art Mentorship with full time artist and best-selling illustrator
Emma Evangeline Gustafson

$120 for a 1 on 1 call

I can offer : 

Painting Mentorship

Going through my tips and techniques to improve your work
-Composition (Balance and focal point)
-Layering (Blocking in and detailing with mid-tones, shadows and highlights)
-Mindstate (Understanding the crucial role our mindstate plays while we create our art, getting into a habit of using effective affirmations to combat negative thought loops)
-Message or Purpose (Getting clear on the intention or desired effect of your work)
-References (Strategies for sourcing the perfect reference material to work from)


Art Business Consultations

Going through the ins and outs of having art business like mine
- Building your brand (Establishing yourself as a unique creator and unlocking your commercial potential)
- Prints, (How I make my prints, canvas vs archival paper)
- Products (Books and greeting cards)
- Online Presence (What I use, how it works for me)
- Product photography (Going through my methods)
- Advertising (What has worked for me - how I have utilized social media and in person events to sell my work)

Qualifications: I have a bachelor of Visual Communication Design with first-class honours. I have been working as a full time artist over the past 4 years, making a substantial living solely from my art. 
The first book I illustrated hit number one on the NZ Children's best-seller list.
In 2021 I won the peoples choice award in the New Zealand Youth Art Awards (the only art competition I have entered in recent years).