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Masterpiece:
It's a Grey's Anatomy reference
GarandMarine:
So...
If I've sold commissioned pieces, and have pieces of paper showing I've won awards for art...
Does that mean I have to stop dogging my own painting skills? Cause I still think I suck. One of my friends said the above makes me a pro... but I don't think so. I mean... I don't make my living off of doing this.
Well. Wait. Tradecraft, so theoretically in a non-painting field once I get good enough you could call me a professional artisan as a gunsmith, but this is painting toy soldiers...
Thrillho:
It's not about making a living, it's about being paid to do it.
GarandMarine:
I've always thought a professional was someone who did something full time.
Barmymoo:
That can't be the case - a lawyer is undeniably a professional but what if they only work part-time?
There seem to be various definitions: belonging to "a profession" which has a complex definition of its own; doing something as a paid occupation rather than a hobby, or doing something with the attitude which one would expect from someone belonging to "a professional". So I'd say you can definitely consider yourself a professional artist if you wish to (but it doesn't sound like you do).
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