How to Be an Illustrator

Atlast!Hereisrealpracticalhelpforbuddingfreelanceillustrators.Thisbookhelpsyouavoidthepitfallsthatcanruinacareer,withadviceoncrucialfirstimpressions,howtocreateaportfolioandapproachclients,howtonegotiatecontracts,andhowtohandle,deliverandbillthefirstjob.Itdiscussessettingupastudio,maintainingasteadyflowofworkandmanagingtimeandmoney,andalsoprovidesinformationonsuccessfulself-promotion,self-publishing,andtheprosandconsofagents.Packedwithusefultipsgleanedfromtheauthor’sowncareerandhisworkasanagenthandlingmajorartistsintheUSandUK,thebookincludesinterviewswith9big-nameillustrators.Thereaderbenefitsfromtheirexperienceofstartingout;whattheylearntornoticedduringthemetamorphosisfromstudenttoprofessional;whattheirexpectationsandexperienceshavebeen.Inaddition,artdirectorsandcommissionersdescribehowtheylikebeingapproached—andwhattheyreallydislike.