Art school question

Ashley is a high school grad in Texas who wants to be a kids' book illustrator, and is looking for a good art school.  Here's my response to her e-mail. I'm afraid I haven't kept up on art schools.  I went to the Art Institute of Pittsburgh…

Interview

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Head over to the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators website, where you'll find our newsletter, PSInside.  Editor Anni Matsick interviews me.

Welcome, Game Artisans

Another discussion about how much to charge for creative work here. Keep in mind that your day- or hourly- rate is your minimum—it's what you need to make in order to survive.  What you charge may exceed your rate.  It's not how much your…

How To Become An Illustrator, Canto IV

Step Four.  Promote. Once you’ve got your portfolio together, you want people to see it—specifically people who can hire you. Let’s make this an assault on multiple fronts.  You young illustrators have many media available for self-promotion. The…

How To Become An Illustrator, Canto III

Anyone left in the room?  If you read Steps One and Two and you’re still here, you must really want to be an illustrator. Okay.  You have a day job, you’ve begun the process of organizing your business—now let’s move on to Step Three. …

How To Become An Illustrator, Canto II

Step Two. Organize your business. The very idea of organizing a business bores the pants off us creatives. But, illustration is a business.  We create something people want to buy, and sell it at a profit.  That seems fairly straightforward,…

How To Become An Illustrator, Canto I

I received an e-mail from Jim, who recently graduated with  a bachelor of visual arts from Boise State University in Boise, Idaho.  He asks: how does one go about becoming a professional illustrator? That’s an excellent question.  I’ve…