One of the biggest things that Jonathan has struggled with in his journey to becoming a professional illustrator is his ongoing struggle to define why someone should hire him and not another illustrator. He flip flopped over his style - should he have a core style? Should he demonstrate he can work in any style?… Continue Reading ⇒
Category Archives: Jonathan’s Progess
Do You See Problems Or Solutions In Your Illustration Career?
Sometimes when you’re so involved with your art and every little detail involved in trying to make a career out of it, it’s easy to overlook the progress you make along the way. I don’t necessarily mean the improvements in your level of skill or draftsmanship, I’m talking about that all important confidence and self… Continue Reading ⇒
Then There Were None: Progress Update Month 1
Happy Monday! It’s Lea here, checking in with the first progress update for Jonathan’s new illustration business - Then There Were None. In our timeline, we’re into month 2 of the business so I thought it’d be useful to summarise what we’ve done so far to get to this stage… Month 1 of Then There… Continue Reading ⇒
Building An Unconventional Illustration Business: A Step-by-Step Case Study
This is quite a momentous post for me…after many years of fighting self doubt, procrastination and false starts I’m super excited to announce the new illustration-based business that Lea and I are about to launch. It finally feels like I’ve found my focus when it comes to forging a career and a business using my… Continue Reading ⇒
2009 was the year that…
2009 has been the biggest year of my life so far with some big decisions made, finally taking some action, the life changing arrival of my beautiful daughter and the realisation that sometimes working towards your goals means working on something else entirely. The start of a new year is always a great time for… Continue Reading ⇒