I Struggle With Medical Problems, Can I Still Make It As A Pro?

Introducing 3 Point Perspective: Coming soon: 3 Point Perspective, a podcast where 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. Your hosts are Jake Parker, Wil 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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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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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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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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Comic Cons & Art Fairs: Odds are you've been to some sort of art convention, right? Comic conventions and art fairs take place all over the globe, with almost every major city in the United States hosting one! They are a great way to transition from hobbyist to selling your work by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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How to Be the Best Art Student: Whether you have been drawing professionally for years, are a college student, or are coming back to art after a long hiatus, we are all students. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be the best student you can be? In this episode we go over some nega 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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10 Reasons I Won't Illustrate Your Childrens Book: Every time we get an offer to do a book we feel super grateful and flattered that someone would want one of us to illustrate a book for them, but for many reasons we can’t say yes. In this episode we get into the details of book publishing, including the 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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10 Skills Every Illustrator Must Have: Most people think that in order to be a great illustrator you need to just be a great artist and storyteller, that's true. However, there is a lot more that goes into being a stellar illustrator and a more well rounded person. In this episode we'll go ove 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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How to Convey a Message or Story With Your Art: Illustration is all about storytelling, yet sometimes it can be really difficult to make sure your stories are clear and interesting. In this episode we go over a bunch of tips and things you can do to make sure that your illustrations are filled to the by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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Should You Do Fanart?: Today we tackle the subject of fan art. We discuss what it is, what it isn't, whether or not you should do it, and the legality of it. We definitely are of three minds on this one so get ready for some arguing! 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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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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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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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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How to Become a Better Children's Book Artist: This episode is one of our grab bag episodes. We have 3 topics that we cover that all pertain to becoming a better children's book artist. We go over the importance of public speaking skills, our thoughts on how to draw women respectfully, and how to add by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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Work / Life Balance: How do you balance family, work, personal growth, exercise, hobbies, etc? Work / Life balance is one of those things that is universal and something that we all deal with every day. We get a lot of people asking us about this and in this episode we share 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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The Style Episode: How do you find your style? For some it seems to come naturally and for others it can be a source of great stress. Hopefully this episode helps give you some ideas for how you can accelerate as you work to develop your own style. In this episode we evaluate each others styles, share our influences, discuss ways to foster and grow your own style, and the importance of style as it relates to your career goals. 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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When Did You Know You Would Make It?: Getting started in a career in art can be a bit nerve racking, there are no guarantees. In this episode we share about the beginning of our creative journeys and some of our insecurities and self doubts, we will also share about what gave us hope to push on and when we knew that we would be able to make a career out of art. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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The Stories We Tell: Stories are as old as civilization itself, and as humans we can't help but tell stories. In this episode we share common plots, themes, and ways to understand and better come up with good stories. We also share some of the stories that have been influenc 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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How Much Will You Make in Illustration?: Every student has the question: "How much will I make in illustration?" The frustrating thing is that this is too often avoided or glossed over in school, which honestly, is a bit crazy! In this episode we hope to cut through the fog of uncertainty and s by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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How to Social Media: Most creatives feel a pressure to be active on social media and to be building a following around their work. In this episode we talk about how to determine which social media platforms are best for you, how to use hashtags wisely, and how to best leverage the strengths of Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, Linkedin, and E-mail. 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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