The Illustrator's Guide: How to create an exceptional freelance illustration career
- [S.I.] [s.n] 2023.
- 215 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
The Illustrator’s Guide is the ultimate handbook to launch your illustration career, and will be your companion all the way from enthusiastic beginner to confident professional.
1. How to develop an exceptional mindset -- 2. Facing challenges and overcoming barriers -- 3 .Your start-up essentials -- 4. Developing your portfolio -- 5. Forming and maintaining your creative habit -- 6. Practice makes progress -- 7. Get feedback on your work -- 8. How to find clients -- 9. Working with clients -- 10. How to deal with client briefs -- 11. Managing your money -- 12. A freelancer is a business -- 13. Pricing your work and negotiating -- 14. Licensing, rights and contracts -- 15. Finding an agent -- 16. Working with an agent
Are you new to the Illustration Business? Fresh out of college, changing career or in your early years as an illustrator? The Illustrator’s Guide gives you the essentials to kick-start your professional freelance career – and make it outstanding. Packed with expert, step-by-step guidance, top tips and exercises, this practical book shows you how to be an illustrator who stands out from the crowd. It covers all parts of developing a creative freelance career, including: forming good creative habits, finding clients, developing a great portfolio of work, getting feedback from people in the industry, contracts and copyright, and how to find an agent. The Illustrator's Guide is the ultimate companion for creatives entering the world of freelance illustration. It will be your companion all the way from enthusiastic beginner to confident professional and will guide you through every aspect of the business of illustration.