From the course: Insights on Illustration with Craig Smallish
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What has been your experience of freelancing vs. working for a company?
From the course: Insights on Illustration with Craig Smallish
What has been your experience of freelancing vs. working for a company?
It's remarkable, that, that, that digital media has, has affected illustrators. I lump illustration and photography together here. It's affected us as, as a media choice. A tool we use or resource we use to create whatever it is we create. But it's also affected us re, rem, remarkably so as a tool that we use to promote who we are, to, to, you know, let the world know what, what it is that we produce. When it really first started to hit the availability of, of online imagery. Stock image sales, royalty free image. sales, that online availability really did turn the world of illustration and photography on it's head. It was both a, it was both, the greatest thing in the world, if you were an art director or a creative director. The, the ease of and immediate access to this wealth of imagery was a tremendous resource, you know, if, you know, you say, if you wanted a, you know, a photo of a guy with a monkey on his back tying his shoe There it is, and oh, we want his left shoe being…
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How did you get your first job in illustration?3m 56s
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What is a creative strategist?1m 21s
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What does an illustrator do?2m 4s
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How did you transition from freelancer to full-time illustrator?2m 24s
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Do you do your work for you or for your client?1m 53s
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What other kinds of work do you do as an illustrator?2m 34s
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What work should go in your portfolio?4m 52s
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How does a young designer get their foot in the door?1m 59s
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Is it important for an illustrator to have a college degree?3m 57s
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For an illustrator who is seeking a degree, what is better: a two- or four-year college?4m 55s
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What role does technology play in your work?2m 34s
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What has been your experience of freelancing vs. working for a company?4m 16s
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What artists inspire you?1m 34s
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How do you avoid burnout?4m 2s
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How do you see technology impacting your own kids' approach to drawing?3m 38s
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What is your favorite approach to your work?3m 42s
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