Art Career Advice - Contracted artist invoices

Hey there, you caught me in my studio today trying to figure out my invoices, and my company is Lars Arts: All Around Art-tainment. And I thought we'd talk about one of the things that I actually end up doing most of the time nowadays and not just the fun part is doing invoices and doing your billing. And this is a standard invoice format that I have made out. I have my logo up there to identify me as an artist and I have my - on top I have my name of it, so it's a little complicated to read on my logo. You include your website and all your contact information. Top left corner, how I do my invoices as an artist, is I include the date that I actually have to have the project done or the date where I have the special event or function I'm going to to draw caricatures for example or supply entertainment. Then I have the date that I made the invoice for, I include my client's information on the top shelf. And then I do my event information or project information on the second level. My service is provided and the other comments, this is where you'll write what you're actually working on, and what you're supplying. I had two caricature artists, two face painters, a Santa, a Mrs. Santa, strolling magic, nutcrackers, stilt walker. So I had all this different entertainment put together for one event. And down here in bold text I actually include the payments, you know, it's supposed to be made out in US currency, basically as both parties agree that it's a law of the state that you live in. You include the necessary - if it's any legal process upon collecting on this, then I am not entitled to recover from any of the attorney fees and court costs. If there's any cancellation fees, you include that in here. And one percent day fee charge over two week payment period is what I try to have within two weeks. But I do understand it's a month - it takes a month when you first start out with a client and that's understandable. And I have put in bold that I want them to make it out to my name because usually artists they don't have a company name, sometimes it is good to have it but if you're not making that much, it's not always necessary to have an account made up, 'cause you can let them know there. Get them to sign and you sign it yourself and have the total on the bottom. Well that's how you make out an invoice for an artist, hope that gets you understanding more how to make your invoices and do your planning.