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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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou 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. 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