{"id":13,"date":"2026-10-19T00:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T00:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/about\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T03:45:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T03:45:20","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Freya"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13\" class=\"elementor elementor-13\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"hero-portrait\" data-bps-section-slug=\"hero-portrait\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1f028ce e-con-full bps-sec bps-hero m-hero-band section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f1f028ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d624f733 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d624f733\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10486717 e-con-full m-hero m-hero-flip m-s-60137f e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"10486717\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e0ca5c e-con-full m-hero-a m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"35e0ca5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07a55676 e-con-full m-fig m-s-94a194 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07a55676\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733b5686 e-con-full m-frame m-s-c35dc5 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"733b5686\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f08f82e m-ratio-4-5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0f08f82e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"832\" height=\"1040\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/freya-portrait.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6\" alt=\"Freya Lindqvist in her studio\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/freya-portrait.jpg 832w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/freya-portrait-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/freya-portrait-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/freya-portrait-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 832px) 100vw, 832px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47153a64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47153a64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freya Lindqvist in her studio. Demo portrait.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bfe020b0 e-con-full m-hero-b m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bfe020b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4bd4295 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4bd4295\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Freya<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ffeddbf bps-h1 m-s-146033 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5ffeddbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Twelve years of pricing illustration for agencies and brands, written down<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-632df620 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-lead m-lede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"632df620\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Freya Lindqvist founded Meridian after twelve years pricing commercial illustration work for agencies and brands. She built the course for the illustrators who get the brief and then freeze at the number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbc7bd5c e-con-full bps-btn-row m-actions m-s-0df9ee e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dbc7bd5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-debfba73 bps-btn-primary elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"debfba73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/enrol\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Enrol now <span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u2192<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-526b9988 m-tlink-w elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"526b9988\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"m-tlink\" href=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/playbook\/\">Read the free playbook<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d5ff81e e-con-full m-facts4 m-s-be11cd e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d5ff81e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48ec14cb e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48ec14cb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ff8048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4ff8048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c40aea5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c40aea5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Twelve years, commercial illustration<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91b4355 e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d91b4355\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25ad597 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f25ad597\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Clients<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dada7809 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dada7809\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Agencies and brands<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5424d84c e-con-full m-s-5d7289 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5424d84c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-829c3d50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"829c3d50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Teaches<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9068fce0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9068fce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Pricing, not drawing<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"why-exists\" data-bps-section-slug=\"why-exists\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f3ec39d e-con-full bps-sec section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8f3ec39d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc771f96 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bc771f96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe408802 e-con-full m-leadin m-s-51dbf1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe408802\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a86c03df bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a86c03df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Meridian exists<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de678f73 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 m-s-624035 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"de678f73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Plenty of good illustrators price by gut feeling<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9df87af3 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-lead m-lede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9df87af3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meridian is for the illustrator who already gets commercial briefs and needs a way to name a number. These are the moments it was built for.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0085ecf9 e-con-full m-three m-four m-s-d48c2e e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0085ecf9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588d845e e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"588d845e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f37c95 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"07f37c95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The freeze<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94233350 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"94233350\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You freeze when it is time to name a number.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac00dfda e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ac00dfda\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6415f3ae m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6415f3ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The guess<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-864811c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"864811c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You priced a job by gut feeling, then learned you were a third of the market rate.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcf656a9 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dcf656a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3abab464 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3abab464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The borrowed rate<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0da635a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0da635a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You were working to a rate someone else set for you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-471a7708 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"471a7708\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5414c102 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5414c102\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The discount<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47fad4dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47fad4dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A client asked for &ldquo;a bit off&rdquo; and you did not know what to say.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"how-she-teaches\" data-bps-section-slug=\"how-she-teaches\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65daf4ef e-con-full bps-sec bps-surface-tone section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"65daf4ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5f6ba5a e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5f6ba5a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ad979c e-con-full m-leadin m-s-51dbf1 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"16ad979c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a4c338 bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a4c338\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Meridian teaches<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b704b94a elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b704b94a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Real briefs, your own numbers, scripts before the call<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82710ce e-con-full m-three m-s-e57f5f e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d82710ce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c593d9c e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9c593d9c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f7a53e5 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3f7a53e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">01<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97388a3a bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"97388a3a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Worked through real briefs<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f58c4af1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f58c4af1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Day rates, project rates, licensing and usage fees, shown on real commercial briefs, not theory.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32df6b8b e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32df6b8b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55793477 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55793477\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">02<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69aa465d bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"69aa465d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Built from your own numbers<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c55c80fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c55c80fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not a borrowed rate. You fill in templates with your costs and market data until it is a document you send.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eb471d9 e-con-full m-col4 m-s-82f2bf e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eb471d9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aebfe464 m-disp m-s-a25cbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aebfe464\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">03<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ecb3fb43 bps-h3 m-disp m-s-9d08e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ecb3fb43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ready for the awkward call<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b6a7407 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b6a7407\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Word-for-word scripts for the discount request, scope creep and &ldquo;just one more small revision&rdquo;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"studio-photo\" data-bps-section-slug=\"studio-photo\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-271e6fe2 e-con-full bps-sec section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"271e6fe2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f929323 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1f929323\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bbf7b1b e-con-full m-split5 m-tall m-s-4f40a3 e-grid e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bbf7b1b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9fb52f e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e9fb52f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c03a7360 e-con-full m-fig m-s-94a194 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c03a7360\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efd0657f e-con-full m-frame m-s-c35dc5 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"efd0657f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bcc3fe6c m-ratio-3-4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bcc3fe6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-4\" alt=\"An artist painting at an easel in a bright loft studio with tall windows\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lite.buildprosites.com\/m5-meridian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/239\/2026\/10\/studio-loft-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eed69db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eed69db5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A working studio. Illustrative photo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd4723f e-con-full m-s-e58858 e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cd4723f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56a8027c bps-eyebrow m-s-f2ead4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"56a8027c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Meridian is not<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5ee2f51 bps-h2 m-s-22d625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f5ee2f51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Not a drawing course, and not a pep talk<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc5d2b7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc5d2b7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There are no style tutorials here, and no mood boards about &ldquo;following your passion&rdquo;. Meridian does not teach drawing and it is not about selling prints or personal work.<\/p><p>It is a repeatable way to quote commercial commissions, with a rate card you keep using.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-bps-section=\"close-split\" data-bps-section-slug=\"close-split\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c050d56 e-con-full bps-sec bps-surface-tone m-close section light e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c050d56\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5a4fac4 e-con-full bps-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b5a4fac4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c311d59 elementor-widget__width-initial bps-h2 m-s-22d625 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c311d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Start with the playbook, or go straight to the course<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e370fa elementor-widget__width-initial bps-lead m-lede elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9e370fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The free playbook is nine pages. 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