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Category: Advice

Hello World 2.0: How to contact an illustrator

Most illustrators, if not all, display enough of their work online for a client to make an informed decision as … More

Advice, Clients, Communication, Correspondence, Illustration, Resources

To agent, or not to agent: that is the question

Image credit: Jason Heglund Following a conversation about illustration agencies with one of our lovely members, we’ve decided to publish … More

Agents, Freelance, Illustration, Representation

Professional conduct for freelance illustrators

If you create artwork or illustrations based on instructions or a client’s brief and you get paid for it, you’re … More

Business, Freelance, Social Network

Have you found what you’re looking for?

Following on from the recent redesign and rejuvenation of our website, we’ve continued to make modifications as the dust has … More

Business, Members, Search, Website

Hiring a children’s book illustrator FAQ

Illustrators tend to be bombarded with the same questions over and over again from clients looking to hire them to … More

Advice, Children's illustration, Publishing

Royalties Vs. Advances for Illustrators & Writers

We would like to welcome Tim Paul as a guest blogger on the hai staff blog. In this post New … More

Advice, Books, Money, Publishing, Resources

How our Art Buyer enquiry process works

Part of our job here at hai is to recommend members to clients who contact us directly looking for an … More

Clients, Members, Resources

A review of the Comixology Submit process

*Guest post written by Heather L Sheppard* Recently, I completed work on the first issue of my own comic/storybook ‘Sunrise’, … More

Business, Comics, Publishing, Resources, Review

Learning How to Commission Illustration

A short while ago one of our members, the highly talented and experienced illustrator Randy Gallegos, told us about a … More

Resources

Installing Exhibitions: A practical guide

Exhibiting your work is always exciting, but how do you know what the right way to display your artwork is? … More

Books, Exhibitions, Resources

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