After 3 months of late nights and working weekends, we’re proud to announce the State of Illustration report is now available for download. Please visit stateofillustration.com
Should a freelance illustrator work-for-hire?
Every time you create a new, original piece of illustration or artwork, you automatically own the copyright. It’s that simple. You don’t need to apply for it; it’s yours.
On My Desk: Tom McWeeney
The desk and studio shown belong to American cartoonist Tom McWeeney, an award-winning illustrator who specialises in comics and toy development.
On My Desk 2021 Edition
What we’re looking for from you are photos of your desk, photos of your studios and workspaces or even video walkthroughs of your place of work. Hide the junk food and coffee stains and snap away. Your workspace mascots (pets) are more than welcome to get in on the action too.
Good riddance, 2020!
Well, we’ve finally made it to the (almost) end of 2020! While the holiday season will not be the same as usual with most places experiencing severe restrictions on seeing family and friends, it’s still worth celebrating the fact that even though things may have been exceptionally difficult for you this year, you’ve managed to get through it and have done the best you can.
The 2020 Xmas Gift List is Up!
We’re pleased to announce we’ve completed the selection process for the 2020 Top 10 Xmas Gift list. This year we had 278 submissions, far exceeding the 105 submission we received for the 2019 consideration list.
The International Illustrator Survey 2020!
As a community, we want to know what the current state of the illustration industry is. Illustrators and other creative professionals are vital to a large number of industries and add enormous value to many others.
Happy Spooktacular Halloween 2020!
We love Halloween and we hope you do to! To celebrate our favourite festivity, here are some of our members’ ghoulish and ghostly illustrations for the spooky season.
Making Connections, Making Sales: An Artist How-To Series From Artist Gavin Gray Valentine
The advice offered in these posts is primarily for those looking to participate in conventions or take their in-person offerings to the next level. But we found as we worked our way through Gavin’s articles that most of the information can be applied across the board.
