How to Be an Illustrator

Name: How to Be an Illustrator
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ISBN: 9781856695305

ISBN-10: 1856695301

ISBN-13: 9781856695305

Edition: 2008

Authors: Darrel Rees, Nicholas Blechman

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At last! Here is true practical help for budding freelance illustrators. This book helps you avoid the pitfalls that can ruin a career, with advice on crucial first impressions, how to create a portfolio and approach clients, how to negotiate contracts, and how to handle, deliver, and bill the first job. It discusses how to set up a studio, maintain a steady flow of work, and manage time and money. In addition, it provides information on successful self-promotion, self-publishing, and the pros and cons of agents. Packed with useful tips gleaned from the author's own career and his work as an agent handling major artists in the US and UK, the book includes interviews with nine big-name…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
Publication date: 4/3/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English



Foreword



The broad church of illustration



Getting started



Preparing your portfolio


Interviews/Illustrators: One



Job-hunting and interviews



Producing the first job



Billing it - financial tips



Promoting yourself


Interviews/Illustrators: Two



Studios



Agents


Appendix