IF: jump

After Derek jumped out of the water to have a quick smoke, he didn't realise how much time he had to enjoy his pipe

IF: Heights

Aqua here is loving the dizzying heights of the world while he's out flying with his friend Roland the rat

Druids?

For my latest uni project we are doing a project on self promotion, my idea in this was to do a load of fantasy creatures (as its the area of work I mainly want to join when i finish uni), so with these drawing's I'll stick them onto some card and send them around the illustration world and see if anyones interested in my work

enjoy :

Dragons!!!

For my latest uni project we are doing a project on self promotion, my idea in this was to do a load of fantasy creatures (as its the area of work I mainly want to join when i finish uni), so with these drawing's I'll stick them onto some card and send them around the illustration world and see if anyones interested in my work

enjoy :)

Elf experimental drawings

Here are a few sketch's of some elves I'm drawing for a current University project that I've only started begun.

enjoy

Tentacle thing

while i was in the Museum in plymouth i found these uniquely designed statues that were created by an architect, the designs of which were based on sea like parasites, so i decided to draw one as a space ship as such, and this ship was being attacked by huge tentacles


oh the things i draw while i'm bored lol

Druid, slightly puzzled

A druid who's been given a message by his ancestral spirits, but is slightly puzzled over what this message could mean.


Recently I've been mega busy on a University project, where I'm basing my next workload on fantasy/mythical creatures, here's one creature i may choose in my up coming project

IF: vocal

Clearly someone got annoyed with this very vocal bird.


enjoy :)

Useful hints and tips i received from a visiting artist: Rod Hunt

. Do new work, appeal to new customers
. Build a brand - you are the brand
. Build your profile
. Successful business market
. Create a visual identity across your work
. Invest in your career - Time, money, resources
. create a marketing plan and set a budget
. Your website is your main selling shop
. Blogs - keep updating your blog regularly with new work
. Commercial portfolio sites
. Website needs to be clear and simple
. Go onto "Behance", "Coroflot" - useful websites
. Design blogs, portals, inspiration sites
. little chimp society - another useful site
. Flickr - a useful site to upload pictures, and its great advantage is its in existence with google images!!
. Direct marketing - to marketers
. Target clients you WANT TO WORK FOR!!



Rod also gave us his best selling facts, and how come he got so much work so early on in his career, when computers weren't such an essential item.

. A5 postcards, double sided, this enables the would - be client to witness both your work and your personal details

. Brand it - send contact card etc.

. Rod did a small zine with his work in - good idea, but can be quite pricy if you do it via a company like he did.

. Competitions - enter as many comps as you can, even if you don't win or get runners up, you've got your work out there and who know's who's viewed it.

. Free newspapers - make a story, newspapers love a story.

. Open up an exhibition - as long as your not worried about making money, this is a great way of getting your work out there and witnessed by thousands of other people, these things gain more publicity then money, which is important if your looking for more work and more clients to work with.

. Join the AOI - good with legal advice, pricing and business advice, campaigning, portfolio consultations, client contact directories.

. Be organised- esp with accountants and stuff, see whats happening with your money.