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Becoming a Successful Illustrator
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This book is ideal for art and design students, emerging illustrators, and anyone interested in turning illustration into a professional career. It suits those seeking practical guidance on building and managing a successful illustration business.
Prepares students to enter the working world of illustration. Combining advice and tips from practicing illustrators, agents, and commissioners, this is a must-have guide to working in illustration.
Prepares students to enter the working world of illustration. Combining advice and tips from practicing illustrators, agents, and commissioners, this is a must-have guide to working in illustration.
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Get ready to enter the working world of illustration with this freshly updated second edition of Brazell and Davies’s Becoming a Successful Illustrator.
This edition features even more ‘Spotlight on…’ sections, with advice from practising illustrators as well as the people that commission them. You can enjoy added coverage in fields such as moving image, character illustration, and social media. There are also new exercises to get you started planning and building your business, and over 200 inspirational examples of artwork, most of which are new to this edition.
You can expect practical tips on how to seek work, how to market yourself, and how to run your illustration business in an enterprising way, with advice that will prove useful long after your first commission. Building on the resources of the first edition, this continues to be the must-have guide to practising professionally as an illustrator.
Featured illustrators include:
- Millie Marotta
- Mark Ulriksen
- Natsko Seki
- Ellen Weinstein
- Stephen Collins
- ... and many more
Featured topics include:
- Finding clients
- Agency representation
- Fields of work
- Financial and legal requirements
- Skills in art and design
- Self-promotion
- Showing work
- Managing your business
Series: Creative Careers
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Becoming a Successful Illustrator
Get ready to enter the working world of illustration with this freshly updated second edition of Brazell and Davies’s Becoming a Successful Illustrator. This edition features even more ‘Spotlight on…’ sections, with advice from practising illustrators as well as the people that commission them. You can enjoy added coverage in fields such as moving image, character illustration, and social media....Paperback$6499Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Praised for its informative and helpful content, this book is highly recommended for those starting out or seriously pursuing illustration. Reviewers commend its comprehensive coverage, accessible layout, and the authors' deep understanding of both the subject and audience. It is considered a lasting resource valuable to students and professionals alike.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781474284240
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 November 2017
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Edition: 2nd edition
Illustration: 200 colour illus
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 208.0mm
Height: 270.0mm
Weight: 700g
Pages: 208
About the Author
Derek Brazell is a manager at the Association of Illustrators and is the Publisher of Varoom illustration magazine.
Jo Davies is Associate Professor of Illustration at Plymouth University in the UK and an active illustrator.
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