FREELANCE ILLUSTRATOR Q&A • How To Find Jobs, Your Style, Work From Home, …

Thank you so much for watching this video, this is soo long because I tried to answer as many questions as I could and I still had to leave out some. It’s also my first ever talking video, please have some patience while I practice this! ^^"

In this video I’m answering questions you sent me on Instagram, in relation to being a freelance illustrator and art in general. Feel free to leave questions in the comments that I didn‘t answer, or if there are certain topics you would like to know more of.

A lot of topics like how to find clients and how to find your style could use their own video or blog post, I’ll think about that. Also please note that these are only my personal experiences, there’s no exact blueprint to follow in terms of becoming an illustrator, there are as many paths as there are illustrators.

Love, and thanks so much for your support! And I hope you and your loved ones are all well and healthy… Stay safe my friends!
Susann

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FREELANCING
1:02 How to get illustration jobs
2:51 My usual work day
3:33 Do you ever need to discipline yourself to get to work?
4:12 Strong guidelines vs. free work
4:35 Quarantine Routine
6:30 Transition between art school and freelancing
6:58 How long it took to where I am now
7:26 Agents
7:46 Working from home

TOOLS
8:44 Favourite Procreate Brushes
9:31 Work Process // Procreate and Photoshop
10:58 Traditional Media // Posca markers
11:53 Computers and Tablets I’m using
12:32 Drawing apps

GENERAL ART QUESTIONS
13:25 Tips for generating a colour palette
14:10 How to find your style
17:00 Spacing elements neatly on the sketchbook spreads
17:45 Art school
20:11 How long does it take to draft out idea?
21:46 How to build a following
22:46 What books I read