Help with assignment on working as a freelancer in concept art?

subduedroses

Hi everyone!
I'm currently doing a Games Art course at a college in the UK, and have an assignment on making a guide to being a freelancer. I need evidence of contact with freelancers to complete the assignment. It would be extremely helpful if anyone could help with answering some of these questions:
- Resources needed to be a freelancer?
- How professional would you have to be?
- Any health and safety things to be aware of?
- Types of contracts in freelancing?
- How would taxes work as a freelancer?
- Any other legal things to be aware of?

It's quite a bit to answer, but any information or advice would be very beneficial for me. Thanks!

Eric Chadwick

Have you seen our wiki? Also see the Sticky at the top of this section. 

Neox

subduedroses said:

- How professional would you have to be?

what is this supposed to mean?

poopipe

Liability Insurance is an important something I rarely see mentioned. You don't want to get financially ruined for leaving a USB stick on a train. 

Taxes depend on what sort of self employed you are. The inland revenue website has plenty of info in the self-assessment sections. you'll either want to act as a sole trader or start a company so read up on those. (UK) 

Neox

poopipe said:

Liability Insurance is an important something I rarely see mentioned. You don't want to get financially ruined for leaving a USB stick on a train. 

Taxes depend on what sort of self employed you are. The inland revenue website has plenty of info in the self-assessment sections. you'll either want to act as a sole trader or start a company so read up on those. (UK) 

besides that, always encrypt your data storage.