How to Be an Illustrator

by Rees, Darrel

• ISBN13: 9781856695305
• ISBN10: 1856695301
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-04-03
• Publisher: Laurence King Pub

Summary

At last there's a practical insider guide for anyone considering a career in illustration. Packed with tips from the author, an illustrator who has started up and runs his own agency, it also includes interviews and advice from eight internationally known illustrators. Budding illustrators will learn how to avoid the pitfalls that can ruin a career, how to create a portfolio and approach clients, how to negotiate contracts, and how to handle, deliver and bill the first job. The guide also discusses how to set up a studio, maintain a steady flow of work and manage time and money, and provides information on self-promotion, self-publishing and the pros and cons of agents.

Author Biography

Darrel Rees has worked as an illustrator since 1986, joining influential London studio The Big Orange in 1992. In 1994 he co-founded illustration agency Heart (London and New York). He contributed to The Education of an Illustrator, edited by Steven Heller. He is a member of the Society of Publication Designers in New York and D&AD in the UK, acting as a jury foreman on its awards scheme.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 4
The broad church of illustration	p. 6
Getting started	p. 10
Preparing your portfolio	p. 24
Interviews/Illustrators: One	p. 33
Job-hunting and interviews	p. 52
Producing the first job	p. 66
Billing it - financial tips	p. 80
Promoting yourself	p. 94
Interviews/Illustrators: Two	p. 97
Studios	p. 126
Agents	p. 138
Appendix	p. 155
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