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Fleishman offers guidance for illustrators on how to grow professionally. He covers inspiration, education and starting out, professional development and transitions, career maintenance, teaching, and different markets, as well as mechanical and conceptual skills and how they impact design, process, and product. The business of illustration is addressed, as are marketing and promotion, dealing with failure, and the professional community, and incorporated throughout the book are interviews with active illustrators. There is no bibliography. Fleishman is a freelance illustrator, graphic artist, and teacher of commercial arts. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Inspiring, practical, and supportive, How to Grow as an Illustrator helps artists find professional and personal support in the struggle to stay creative and make money in their field. Behind-the-scenes interviews with more than sixty of today’s most fascinating illustrators reveal how they have kept growing as artists and as individuals. Topics include defining yourself as an illustrator; the significance of art education; mechanical skills vs. conceptual skills; balancing personal and professional lives; dealing with failure; marketing and promotion; how to embrace change; how to stay motivated; and much more. This motivational guide provides real-world guidance and advice for illustrators at every stage of their careers.Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
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