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 ...
Some recent pastel experiments... Grizzly Bear - trying out different approaches for an animal themed 'ABC' book I'm planning. Combining two of my big interests - boxing and illustration (illo too big for scanner so lots of photo glare on these unfortunately - killed the colour a bit)
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 ...
