A Day in The Life of An Illustrator

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A Day in The Life of An Illustrator

From3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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Sep 5, 2018

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Have you ever wondered what your life might be like if you were an illustrator? In this episode we want to give you a sneak peak into the secret life of illustrators. We will go over what a typical day looks like, some of the biggest frustrations with this lifestyle, and some of the reasons being an artist is so wonderful and rewarding.

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Sep 5, 2018

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Illustrators Will Terry, Lee White, and Jake Parker talk about illustration, how to do it, how to make a living at it, and how to make an impact in the world with your art.

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A Day in The Life of An Illustrator: Have you ever wondered what your life might be like if you were an illustrator? In this episode we want to give you a sneak peak into the secret life of illustrators. We will go over what a typical day looks like, some of the biggest frustrations with thi by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Ship Happens: Today we talk about one of the main things that separates the pros from the amateurs: Having the ability to not just come up with the idea of a project, but to carry that idea all the way through to the actual production and shipping of it. In this episo by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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The Caldecott: The Caldecott is the most prestigious award a children’s book illustrator can receive, and it’s an award that, once received, changes each recipient’s life. We will discuss what the award is, how it is chosen, some patterns with books that have received t by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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How to Work with Art Directors: A topic often glossed over in school is how to work with art directors. This is a huge part of the business side of Illustration and many beginning illustrators approach it with a bit of trepidation; in this episode we help shed some light on the topic b by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Am I Too Old to Get Started?: Many people wonder, is it too late? Or, am I too old to start? Will, Lee, and Jake talk about this age old question and discuss how it isn’t too late. There are many successful creatives that didn’t start until they were older. Lee shares his story and h by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Your Creative Bank Account: What is The Creative Bank Account? We have mentioned it a lot in past episodes and it’s about time we talked about the source of all good ideas: what it is, how does it work and what are the best strategies for filling your personal creative bank account. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Listener Q&A: Our first mailbag episode! Lee, Will, and Jake will be answering questions that people in the forums have been asking; there are lots of great questions, some fun questions, tons of insightful answers, and even some differing opinions. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Critiques: Critiques can be the wind beneath your wings that help you grow in incredible ways, or they can be the source of many tears and hurt feelings. In this episode we will cover why you need critiques and critique groups, where to get them, how to prepare for by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Transitioning to a Career in Art: Transitioning to a career in art can seem daunting and risky. It takes time and persistence, but it is possible and so rewarding. In this episode we discuss some important things to consider when breaking into the field, such as multiple streams of revenue, easing into things, work life balance, finances, and craft. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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My Art is Great, Why Won't Anyone Hire Me?: Many artists work hard and try to get there their work out there, hoping to break into the illustration world and then...nothing happens. No clients offering work. No e-mails. No phone calls. And they wonder why no one wants to hire them. We offer our pe by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Networking for Artists: If you think that networking is manipulative, selfish, or all about getting ahead you are doing it wrong. In this episode, we talk about how networking is all about friendship, giving, and the people that you choose to spend time with. We talk about how t by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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The Life Cycle of a Children's Book: Have you ever wondered what happens before an illustrator is offered a book project, or what happens after of the illustrations are complete? There is a lot more to illustrating a children's book than just drawing and painting. In this episode we will go by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Illustration Horror Stories: Just in time for Halloween! We sent out a call for illustration horror stories and got some good ones. We share some of those, along with personal stories, and share lots of advice on how to avoid common pitfalls and mistakes when working with clients. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Our Most Embarrassing Stories in Illustration: In this episode we swallow some pride and take a look at some of our less stellar moments. These are the times we wish we had a rewind button for life and could do things over. We have take away points from each story so you don’t have to make our mistak by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Why You Should Do an Art Challenge: Have you ever taken on a month long challenge? Maybe it was to become more fit, drink more water, or participate in Inktober. Challenges paired with deliberate goals are powerful for all realms of life and the same goes with art. We are going to share so by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Roadblocks to Success: Have you ever felt stagnant in your life or your career? We all encounter roadblocks and in this episode we go over some very common roadblocks that are encountered by everyone from the most beginning student to the most seasoned pro. We talk about how to by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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How to Make an Impact With Your Art: "How to do illustration, how to make a living at it, and how to make an impact in the world with your art." If you listen to our podcast frequently that probably sounds very familiar to you. We have focused a lot on the first two in most of our episodes b by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Successfully Failing: Today we want to talk about failure. As we talk about our successes, inextricably linked to that is our failures. What does it mean to fail? How do you deal with failure? And how do you move on from it? We hope that you can come away from this episode fee by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Pricing Your Work: "How much should I charge?" This is a common question that every professional artist needs to confront and understand, yet it is often talked about so vaguely which leads to a lot of confusion and mystery. In this episode we hope to shed some much needed by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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The Best Illustration Assignments: We talk a lot about portfolio and creating portfolio pieces, but we haven't talked enough about assignments and exercises you can do to really level up your craft and help give you some concrete things to try. In this episode we share about some common assignments that we dislike, and then share our favorites and why you might want to try them out. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Building A Strong Portfolio: Portfolios. Everyone talks about them, works on theirs, and knows that they are important. In this episode we go over how to add focus to your portfolio, the importance of a business plan, and offer advice on how you can beef up your portfolio, and become by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Tools of the Trade: Sometimes the question, “What tools do you use?”, gets a bad rap. However it actually is a great question. If you walk into an art store there are a plethora of different types of pens, brushes, paints, paper, etc. Today we would like to give some clarity by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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A Year's Worth of Lessons: "New year, new me!" A new year provides plenty of excitement as everyone makes goals and sets resolutions for improvement, it is also a great time for reflection on things learned from the year prior. In this episode, we share some of the lessons we lea by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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How to Launch a Book: How do you market a book? After you’ve done all the fun stuff — writing, illustrating, inventing, creating — you need to figure out a way to sell your book to get it into the hands of your readers. Marketing is just as important a job as illustrating, and perhaps even more important when it comes to courting an audience. Most artists struggle to put themselves out there and market their work, but have no fear: Jake Parker, Lee White and Will Terry discuss the best ways to make your book stand out with unconventional thinking and compelling case studies, and offer some ideas on how to stop your work from languishing on a bookshelf. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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A Day in The Life of An Illustrator

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