Illustration Career Growth
Your guide to growing to the next level of your illustration career.
I’ve landed 10 five figure illustration projects (picturebooks) in a row in 2 years from 3 continents.
This page is about how I did it. If you’re starting out you might use this as a checklist or a map. And if you are further along you might see it as a place to come for inspiration. Before jumping into illustration I was a startup co-founder and applied many of the frameworks and lessons into my approach to illustration.
In this podcast episode, I talked with Tom Froese about, “How to be a successful illustrator at 40”
For an overview of my Journey to become a picturebook illustrator, I drew a map and listed the steps.
Some thoughts on Style: It’s a set of rules, It’s positioning, It’s a commitment
Here’s how I created my ‘portfolio’ , and here’s how I’m updating it
In Notes from a Third World Country , I write about how to be industry insider without moving to NY or London.
In How to make a Living as an artist, I expand on the 1000 true fans concept.
Here I write about how I got my first book deal
How To get 10 000 Substack Subscribers, and other Math Problems.
If anything is not clear, hit me up in the chat!
PS: I’m always adding to and expanding this page.
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10 Minute Tasks to advance your illustration Career: