Category Archives: Tutorials, Tools & Resources

5 Things Our Four Month Old Daughter Could Teach You About What It Takes To Become A Professional Illustrator

My wife recently wrote a beautiful post over on the Location Independent Professionals Blog called '5 Things Our Four Month Old Could Teach You About What It Takes To Become Location Independent' and it got me thinking how well these same lessons apply to ...

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Does an Illustrator choose their style or does it choose them?

I was asked in a recent podcast interview on Escape From Illustration Island about how I arrived at the style of illustration that I currently work in - this really got me thinking. Style is such a tricky thing for an illustrator and something that I've definitely struggled with. There seems to ...

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Illustration Resources Round-Up: September / October 2009

Bobby Chiu: Imaginism Inspiration Let's start with a bit of inspiration from Bobby Chui. Escape From Illustration Island If you haven't already seen this great new illustration resources site and podcast by Illustrator Thomas James, now would be a great time to check it out (well, after you've finished reading ...

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Resources Round-Up

Although I haven't been blogging that frequently over the past month due to the arrival of my beautiful baby daughter, I have been bookmarking, collecting and hording tons of really useful illustration resources to share with you. Lets dive straight in... Sidebar Nation Podcasts: This last month has been a great one for fans of illustration at the ...

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Going From zero2illo: Lessons Learned So Far (Part 2)

Following on from Part 1 of lessons I've learned since embarking on this journey from full time Graphic Designer to full-time Illustrator, lets dive straight into Part 2: 5: Ask Questions It's easy to be intimidated by those illustrators whose work and careers you admire - thinking that they wouldn't give you, a lowly aspiring ...

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Going From zero2illo: Lessons Learned So Far (Part 1)

It's been nearly 4 months since I embarked on this journey from full time Graphic Designer to full time Illustrator, so I thought it would be a good time to take stock of where I am and share with you the lessons I've learned so far: 1: Even the most well thought out plans will change ...

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6 Informative Illustration Podcasts To Listen To While You Work

Just a quick resources post today as I've just finished working and it's way past my bed time (2am!). Here are 6 great podcasts that cover subjects from comics to fantasy and sci-fi illustration (and pretty much everything in between) that are sure to entertain and educate: Sidebar Nation Big Illustration Party Time

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