April Live Q&A | Your Illustration Questions: Self Isolation Edition | Episode 59
This is my second live Q&A session. Almost 2 hours long this time! In today's video, we talk about:
00:04:32 - How do you make time for personal projects?
00:08:00 - What are some lettering/typography tips?
00:16:11 - How can I avoid copying my influences?
00:23:14 - How can I find my style?
00:31:15 - Is Photoshop a must-have tool for illustrators?
00:36:08 - How can I get hired to do more spot illustrations?
00:40:58 - Are open source/editable illustrations a threat for freelance illustrators?
00:50:43 - Do you have office hours as an illustrator? Do you take evenings/weekends off?
00:58:29 - What are the basics I should start learning to become an illustrator?
01:12:00 - What are your favourite books on illustration?
01:19:00 - How do you get larger projects for advertising, packaging, etc.?
01:21:00 - How to illustrate an imaginary scene when you don't have references?
01:26:41 - Is it better to have a consistent style or is it okay to have variety?
01:29:47 - Do you have set boundaries to help you stay focused while working?
01:31:36 - What is a bad experience you had and how did you grow/learn from it?
01:39:39 - Should you have to choose between graphic design and illustration, or can you do both?
01:41:48 - What do you do when you're not feeling motivated?
BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO
See this list on my Amazon Associates page:
https://www.amazon.ca/shop/mrtomfroes...
Hand Job: A Catalog of Type by Michael Perry (featured on thumbnail)
Meggs' History of Graphic Design by Philip Meggs
A Designer's Art by Paul Rand
Find Your Artistic Voice by Lisa Congdon
Art Inc. by Lisa Congdon
Speedball Textbook for Pen and Brush Lettering, 20th Edition
In Progress by Jessica Hische
The Golden Secrets of Lettering by Martina Flor
Graphic Design: The New Basics by Ellen Lupton
Thinking With Type by Ellen Lupton
The Elements of Typographic Style by Robert Bringhurst
The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield
Freelance, and Business, and Stuff: A Guide for Creatives by Hood & Hood (available on Hoodzpah's website): https://hoodzpahdesign.com/product/fa...
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