Monthly Archives: February 2009

Web Design Tips For Illustrators

Written on February 25, 2009 by Jonathan in Marketing & Self Promotion

As an aspiring or working illustrator, I'm sure you also spend quite a bit of time on the web looking at other illustrators' websites. Have you noticed how easy some illustrators sites are to navigate around and how others are just confusing and make it hard to get to the actual illustrations? If you think about ...

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Collage Experiments

Written on February 20, 2009 by Jonathan in My Portfolio & Sketchbook

A Gaggle Of Geese A Chorus Of Crickets A Herd Of Cows

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Starting From Zero: A Strategic Approach To Building A Career As A Pro Illustrator

Written on February 18, 2009 by Jonathan in The Business of Illustration, Tutorials, Tools & Resources

I'm very lucky to be married to a former management consultant and online marketing whizz and so have a live-in marketing and strategy coach which I plan to make the most of while I transition from full time graphic designer to full time illustrator. One of the most important lessons I've learned is that everything I ...

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Stylistic Experiments

Written on February 13, 2009 by Jonathan in My Portfolio & Sketchbook

A few things I've been working on - experimenting with different mediums and styles. Polar Bear Swimming The Commuter Zoo

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Going From Graphic Designer To Professional Illustrator: Useful Skills To Learn

Written on February 11, 2009 by Jonathan in Barriers & Hurdles, Marketing & Self Promotion

As a professional Graphic Designer with 10+ years experience (inc. 3 years as a freelance designer), I'm very lucky to have built up a set of skills and experience that (I hope) can be easily transferred to a career in illustration. You certainly don't have to come from a graphic design background to have a successful ...

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Digital Painting Experiments

Written on February 6, 2009 by Jonathan in My Portfolio & Sketchbook

All done with Photoshop CS3 and a Wacom Intuos3 drawing tablet. Joker Nelson Mandela Statue (Cape Town, South Africa)

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Why It’s Taken Me So Long To Get Started

Written on February 4, 2009 by Jonathan in Barriers & Hurdles

There is a fine line between being inspired by the work of a favourite illustrator and being crippled with self doubt that your work will never be as good or look as professional. This has been a big problem for me so far and has been the biggest stumbling block in following my passion and making ...

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