These days it seems everyone has a blog, from the ‘Dear Diary’ type personal blog to the corporate insight-style blogs run by big blue chip companies. But, as an illustrator, can a blog help your career? The answer is a definite YES. First, let's start with the basics... What is a blog? Blog is short for 'weblog' and ...
There is a special day that I look forward to every month, a day where I know my inspiration levels will be topped up and I'll be guaranteed to learn a new technique or discover numerous amazing new artists and illustrators - that day is the day the new issue of ImagineFX magazine comes out. ImagineFX ...
It's been a busy and exciting week with 2 new portfolio pieces created and my digital painting tutorial being featured on PSDtuts. Another step forward this week has been narrowing down the type of illustration work I'd like to do - Children's books (still within the niche of wildlife illustration, but for children's books). ...
Hot off the press - just finished this portfolio piece. The dragon is the first in a series of 'Mythical Beast' collage illustrations that I'm working on for the Children's book section of my portfolio - next up, 'The Phoenix'. Medium: Traditional collage with a little comping and ...
If you, like me, are just starting out on the road to becoming a professional illustrator it isn't likely that those high-paying commissions will be flying through your door immediately. Even for established illustrators it seems that it can often be a feast or famine situation, so how do you set things up to ride out ...
Another busy week on the Graphic Design front, but managed to get through most of my list - here’s a run down of how the week went… 1. Re-formulate Objective, Goals and Strategies based on the new niche direction Nailed the Objective and Goals but still finalising the strategies. The main action that I'll be working on ...
This week I plan to: Create 2 new portfolio pieces (mythical beasts - traditional or digital collage, not decided yet) Add finishing touches to the zero2illo blog design Write the zero2illo blog articles for the next 2 weeks
