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How to be an Illustrator, Second Edition

Darrel Rees Nicholas Blechman

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English
Laurence King Publishing
01 January 2014
This book offers practical help and guidance to aspiring illustrators. All areas of the job are covered

creating a portfolio; approaching potential clients; preparing for meetings and negotiating contracts; setting up a studio; maintaining a flow of work and managing one s time and cash. Self-promotion, creating websites, self-publishing and the pros and cons of agents are all explored.

International illustrators are interviewed, discussing how they got their break in the industry, their experiences with clients, their methods of promoting work and more. In addition, leading art directors describe their approach to commissioning illustration, how they spot new talent, their thoughts on promotional material and their advice to up-and-coming illustrators.

Packed with useful tips gleaned from the author s own career as an illustrator, and his work as an agent handling some of the best new talent, the book is an essential read for anyone looking to succeed in illustration.

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Imprint:   Laurence King Publishing
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Height: 230mm,  Width: 190mm,  Spine: 15mm
Weight:   500g
ISBN:   9781780673288
ISBN 10:   1780673280
Pages:   168
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Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Darrel Rees has worked as an illustrator since 1986, joining influential London studio The Big Orange in 1992. In 1994 he founded illustration agency Heart in London in 1994 and New York in 2001. He contributed to The Education of an Illustrator, edited by Steven Heller. He is a member of the Society of Publication Designers in New York and the D&AD in the UK, acting as a jury foreman on its awards scheme.

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