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Part 2Part 2 A Day in the Life A Day in the Life of an Illustrator - of an Illustrator -

What I DoWhat I Do

A Day in the Life of an A Day in the Life of an Illustrator - What I DoIllustrator - What I Do

My work day always starts at my deskMy work day always starts at my desk

Where I spend most of my Where I spend most of my dayday I tend to use a ‘visual filing I tend to use a ‘visual filing

system’...system’...

Sometimes I get to ‘work’* at my drafting Sometimes I get to ‘work’* at my drafting table. I usually ‘work’* from noon until 2 amtable. I usually ‘work’* from noon until 2 am

"...they set their hearts on producing a good likeness, and stay "...they set their hearts on producing a good likeness, and stay up late perfecting their work..."up late perfecting their work..." Ecclesiasticus Ecclesiasticus 38:2838:28

*[Drawing is more fun than it is work]*[Drawing is more fun than it is work]

My primary method for My primary method for communicating with people...communicating with people...

My computer: My computer: my telephone, my telephone, voicemail, voicemail, email, and email, and illustration illustration machine.machine.

So... How do I go about getting work to do?So... How do I go about getting work to do?First of all, I created a portfolio showing First of all, I created a portfolio showing samples of illustrations I’ve made in the samples of illustrations I’ve made in the past.past.

How do I find customers?How do I find customers?

Every year I send out Every year I send out hundreds of advertising hundreds of advertising sheets like this one. I sheets like this one. I send them to publishing send them to publishing companies all over the companies all over the United States.United States.

I also advertise in national illustrator I also advertise in national illustrator directories that are sent to art buyers directories that are sent to art buyers around the world...around the world...

NW Creative IndexNW Creative Index

...and I advertise on the Internet....and I advertise on the Internet.

A lot of advertising on the Internet.A lot of advertising on the Internet.

A LOT of advertising on the Internet.A LOT of advertising on the Internet.

Graphic Artists Guild PortlandGraphic Artists Guild Portland

I also work with a company that posts I also work with a company that posts graphic art assignments for graphic art assignments for businesses...businesses...

As a result I create a variety of illustrations; As a result I create a variety of illustrations; in addition to illustrations for children’s in addition to illustrations for children’s books.books.

First Heroes for FreedomFirst Heroes for Freedomby Marcia Bjerregaardby Marcia Bjerregaard

First Heroes for Freedom tells First Heroes for Freedom tells the story of Cuff, a 15 year old the story of Cuff, a 15 year old slave who lives on Aquidneck slave who lives on Aquidneck Island, Rhode Island in the year Island, Rhode Island in the year 1778. One night his owners send 1778. One night his owners send him on a journey to enlist with him on a journey to enlist with the First Rhode Island Regiment, the First Rhode Island Regiment, a military company comprised a military company comprised primarily of slaves. While primarily of slaves. While serving in the First Rhode serving in the First Rhode Island, Cuff begins to learn the Island, Cuff begins to learn the meaning of freedom.meaning of freedom.

Oregon At Last! Oregon At Last! By Lillian ForemanBy Lillian Foreman

Oregon At Last tells the Oregon At Last tells the fictional story of 11 fictional story of 11 year old Maggie, and year old Maggie, and her family, as they her family, as they journey along the journey along the Oregon Trail from Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon. I Missouri to Oregon. I have a personal have a personal interest in the story in interest in the story in that my paternal great-that my paternal great-grandparents grandparents journeyed from journeyed from Missouri and Kansas to Missouri and Kansas to Oregon 20-30 years Oregon 20-30 years after Maggie's family after Maggie's family made their trip.made their trip.

The Declaration of The Declaration of IndependenceIndependenceby Melinda Lillyby Melinda Lilly

"The Declaration of "The Declaration of Independence" is an Independence" is an Easy Reader version Easy Reader version of the story of of the story of Thomas Jefferson's Thomas Jefferson's writing of the writing of the document that document that began the began the Revolutionary War.Revolutionary War.

Coming up Coming up next:next:

A Day in the Life of an A Day in the Life of an Illustrator - Creating a Illustrator - Creating a

Children’s Book.Children’s Book.

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