The book illustration is not at all as you imagine.
My experience of working on illustrations for books for publishers and private customers - both Russian and foreign. I give advice based on my experience, talk about the work process. Features of working with publishers and my most unsuccessful book.
0:34 Where I got orders. Where you get orders. (without magic)
2:14 where I learned English (lyrical digression).
4:37 orders on Upwork, first orders and advice about clients and portfolio.
7:26 about the portfolio briefly.
8:26 comparing foreign and Russian customers. (in seconds)
8:56 progress of work on the illustration then and now.
9:50 the worst cover of "Wolf Among the Shadows".
12:33 what I think about AI and the future of illustration.
13:31 How to work more productively on illustrations.
18:01 about edits.
22:37 how to work on what you don't know how to do.
23:18 Is it worth taking orders that pay little?
The second part of the video is already in progress)
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