I’ve become one of the top 100 most powerful women on Twitter purely through trial and error – but what I’ve found and what’s worked for both me and my clients, is that if you stick to the following advice and steps, you can make it work really well for you too. Ways To Use… Continue Reading ⇒
Yearly Archives: 2010
Art Licensing 201
If you’ve had success from short term, commission-based illustration, you may have realised that setting up some longer term streams of income from your illustration skills will help you create a sustainable, long term career without leading to burnout from having to do more and more commissions to increase your income. Art licensing contracts are… Continue Reading ⇒
Getting Commissions 101
Getting commissions is the biggest hurdle for most aspiring illustrators and even those who are already working as a professional illustrator. Fortunately, it isn’t actually rocket science or some mystical art that only some people know – it’s a logical step-by-step process which you need to rinse and repeat over and over and over again… Continue Reading ⇒
Marketing 101 For Illustrators
Marketing is probably one of the most unpopular tasks for aspiring and professional illustrators who’d rather just be creating gorgeous works of art – and yet it’s hands down one of the most vital skills to learn if you are going to build a successful career in illustration and secure ongoing work. If you’re starting… Continue Reading ⇒
Creating A Portfolio Website 101
Your illustration portfolio website will be the main tool in your marketing arsenal so it’s important to get it right. Through personal and professional experience (as a web designer), extensive research and having posed the question to a number of Art Directors, in this article we’ll be covering everything you need to include in your… Continue Reading ⇒