:: Tips for Illustrators
Here’s a list to my posts on illustration…
Quoting & Business tips for illustrators :
- • FAQS | Do you take a deposit upfront?(New!)
- • FAQS | How long does it take to get paid?(New!)
- • Increase the revenue of your illustration business
- • Quoting | How much to charge for illustrations
- • Quoting | Association of Illustrators 2007 Fees & Standard Pricing
- • Researching before you create
- • Set up an illustration business in 10 steps
- • Time Tracking your illustration projects
Marketing Tips :
- • Tips for creating a great promotional brochure
- • Christmas holiday promotional ideas
- • Cold Calling tips for illustrators
- • Greeting Card design & illustration tips
- • How to build an illustration portfolio
- • How to design business cards for illustrators
- • How to promote yourself as an illustrator
- • How to prepare samples to send to publishers
- • Resume writing tips for Illustrators
Art Materials, Tips & Techniques :
- • Archiving artwork & artfiles
- • Brush Care | How to Clean Oily Paint Brushes
- • Brush Care | How to Restore Hardened Paint Brushes (new)
- • Environmentally Friendly Art Supply List
- • Environment | Green Tips for Designers & Illustrators
- • Equipment | Make the most of your scanner with alternative uses
- • Equipment | Make Your Own Light Table
- • FAQ | How do you find an artist mentor? (new)
- • iPhoto | Digitally catalogue & tag your illustrations
- • myPantone | Creating online colour swatches collections
- • Photoshop Tutorial | Colouring Pen & Ink drawings in PS2 (new)
- • Photoshop Tutorial | Colouring pencil drawings in PS2
- • Photoshop Turotial | Colouring pencil drawings in PS2 (new example)
- • Photoshop Tutorial | How to stitch together scanned illustrations
- • Safety | Tips for handling art supplies
- • Safety | Understanding Artist Materials Toxicity labels
- • Safety | How to safely recycle diluents
Tips for Children’s Book Illustrators :
- • Eco-Libris | Offset the carbon footprint of your picturebook
- • FAQS | What size should I illustrate for children’s books?
- • FAQS | How long does it take to complete the illustrations for a children’s book?(New!)
- • FAQS | How long does it take to publish a children’s book?(New!)
- • In The Picture | (resources on including the disabled in picturebooks)
- • How to find Children’s Book Publishers!
- • How to illustrate a children’s book
- • How to promote your children’s book through a blog
- • What to include in your children’s book illustration contract (New!)
- • Salisbury Writer’s Seminar notes on writing for picturebooks
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