Questions from a student
I got an email from a student at the Art Institute Online. I thought they were interesting and would share my responses.
>What makes you to become an illustrator?
Art runs in my family and I'd always loved drawing. In high school I read an article in Artists Magazine about the field of children's book illustration and loved it. I majored in illustration in college and when I got out worked as a freelance illustrator and full-time graphic designer.
>How did you discover your style and how would you describe it?
I just started doing work that felt more like me. I still work to develop my style. I'm not too realistic and not too stylized. Somewhere in the middle.
>Do you have a special technique that you use? I create thumbnails. From the thumbnail I work to a tight sketch. Then I scan and print on Stonehedge Paper. Depending on the assignment I may do a color comp. Then I work in pastels on the paper. I scan the final for a digital file.
>What is/are your favorite tools (media or software) you use when creating your illustrations? Pencil and pastel.
>How do you generate your ideas? Depends on the assignment. Sometimes it's reading a story, viewing an artist's work that I like, or just what comes from sketching.
>Are you influenced by other artist? If so, who? Yes. William Joyce, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Gary Kelly, Mary Grandpre, Chris Van Allsburg, and Linda Wingerter.
>What are the qualities that you think an illustrator has to have in order to become good at it? Motivation. I think it's a very competitive business. You have to be able to handle rejection and keep on going. Being self sufficient. Realizing you are in business for yourself. With the perks of being able to pick and choose your work you also have to realize you may not always get paid on time and jobs may not always be plentiful. With that said you have be able to able to figure out other ways to make money of of your work: prints, merchandising, arts shows, etc. Of course, I've had some friends that have worked for companies such as Disney & Hallmark and receive benefits and a regular paycheck.
>What was your best experienced as an illustrator and why?
I don't know that I've had the best experience. I think each one has different aspects that I've enjoyed. Editorial gives you the gratification of working on different and varied assignments, book work gives you the satisfaction of working on something long term, and advertising is great to see ones work being sold in stores.
>What makes you to become an illustrator?
Art runs in my family and I'd always loved drawing. In high school I read an article in Artists Magazine about the field of children's book illustration and loved it. I majored in illustration in college and when I got out worked as a freelance illustrator and full-time graphic designer.
>How did you discover your style and how would you describe it?
I just started doing work that felt more like me. I still work to develop my style. I'm not too realistic and not too stylized. Somewhere in the middle.
>Do you have a special technique that you use? I create thumbnails. From the thumbnail I work to a tight sketch. Then I scan and print on Stonehedge Paper. Depending on the assignment I may do a color comp. Then I work in pastels on the paper. I scan the final for a digital file.
>What is/are your favorite tools (media or software) you use when creating your illustrations? Pencil and pastel.
>How do you generate your ideas? Depends on the assignment. Sometimes it's reading a story, viewing an artist's work that I like, or just what comes from sketching.
>Are you influenced by other artist? If so, who? Yes. William Joyce, Mary Cassatt, Edgar Degas, Gary Kelly, Mary Grandpre, Chris Van Allsburg, and Linda Wingerter.
>What are the qualities that you think an illustrator has to have in order to become good at it? Motivation. I think it's a very competitive business. You have to be able to handle rejection and keep on going. Being self sufficient. Realizing you are in business for yourself. With the perks of being able to pick and choose your work you also have to realize you may not always get paid on time and jobs may not always be plentiful. With that said you have be able to able to figure out other ways to make money of of your work: prints, merchandising, arts shows, etc. Of course, I've had some friends that have worked for companies such as Disney & Hallmark and receive benefits and a regular paycheck.
>What was your best experienced as an illustrator and why?
I don't know that I've had the best experience. I think each one has different aspects that I've enjoyed. Editorial gives you the gratification of working on different and varied assignments, book work gives you the satisfaction of working on something long term, and advertising is great to see ones work being sold in stores.
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