If you want to know how to start making money from illustration, this guide walks you through the essential steps to becoming an illustrator.
VIDEOS
What can you do with illustration?: https://youtu.be/uMH8Zw81Ht0
What a great illustration portfolio looks like: https://youtu.be/NEBuJ_sIabk
How to email an illustration client: https://youtu.be/pEyPO9ns8so
Your first illustration commission walkthrough: https://youtu.be/3DfC8ifQbQY
BLOG
How to apply to an illustration agency: https://theillustratorsguide.com/illustration-agency-submissions/
READ MY BOOK
📖 If you want to start your career in freelance illustration, this book is for you: https://geni.us/illustratorsguide
COURSES
Find Your Style with Andy J Pizza: https://tinyurl.com/3hpesrvk
Illustration Pricing Course: https://illustrationpricingcourse.com/
BUILD YOUR PORTFOLIO
Squarespace: https://www.squarespace.com/
Wix: https://www.wix.com/
Behance: https://www.behance.net/
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ABOUT ME
I’m James, an illustration agent @folioart - I share what I’ve learned about the illustration industry to help new illustrators find their first clients and become professionals faster.
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MY COURSES
🖥️ Check out my courses on Skillshare: https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/profile/James-Hughes/771842703
READ MY BOOK
📖 If you want to start your career in freelance illustration, this book is for you: https://www.theillustratorsguide.com/book
JOIN THE ILLUSTRATION COMMUNITY
🤝 Learn more about the community here - https://www.theillustratorsguide.com/community
PORTFOLIO REVIEWS & COACHING
🔍 Join me for a 1:1 chat about your work:
https://www.theillustratorsguide.com/portfolio-reviews
OTHER LINKS
👨🏻💻 My Website - https://www.theillustratorsguide.com
🎬 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theillustratorsguide/
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00:00 Introduction
01:18 What is illustration?
03:25 What do illustrators do?
04:58 Why do i need an illustration style?
06:09 What is an illustration portfolio?
08:15 How to find illustration clients
09:54 How to email an art director
12:00 Your first illustration commission
13:00 What is an illustration agent
14:00 Final thoughts