how did you become an illustrator?

[david p]

im coming close to finishing my first year in an illustration course at bath spa university but im a bit worried about screwing up from all the damn paper work.

to the point, how did everyone get to illustrating post university or by other means?

[jimmymcwicked]

paper work? post university?

[david p]

my downfall is lectures and crap. i meant how did everyone get work after finishing university or whatever

[Kelly Tindall]

Tell everybody you know that you are an illustrator. This will help build you a small unit of people who can help you build your portfolio and get the word out for you. Think locally just as much as nationally, at least in you first six months.

K.

[david p]

thats great thanks. the one thing they never seem to tell you is how to noticed and stuff. and fees

[cedricstudio]

Buy these two books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/158297 ... oding=UTF8

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/093210 ... 5?n=283155

[Kelly Tindall]

Cedric trumpets these books over and over, but for a good reason... they're a great help when doing pricing and getting the word out. The Ethical Guidelines book alone paid for itself five times over on a single contract last year.

-K.