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Unless you're already a well-known illustrator it can be tough to find work that allows you to earn a living, even with a solid portfolio and professional attitude – in this article I'm going to assume you already have those basics covered. Promoting ourselves is something we need to learn the same way we learn to draw: with a lot of trial and error attempts because no single way works for everyone. There is no clear path to become established. There are, however, a few basic approaches that everyone can rely on.
There are two ways to get illustration jobs: Those that find and contact you (passive) and those that you find and contact (active).
In this first part I'll talk about how potential clients can discover you.Read the full article in my blog: www.mondhase.com/how-to-find-f…
Bye bye, Deviantart
I'm not going to be active on Deviantart any longer. With the new design, even a simple thing like deleting messages requires more steps than it previously did, and has become a hassle. Most importantly, I cannot search for stock reference images here anymore since the categories have been eliminated. That leaves me no more incentives to use Deviantart. If you'd like to keep in touch with my work, you can do so in other places that I'm updating regularly: instagram.com/kristinagehrmann/ twitter.com/KristinaDraws facebook.com/KristinaGehrmannArt/
Webcomic: Icebound - Franklin's Lost Expedition
I've always been a bit heartbroken that I could not share "Im Eisland", my retelling of the Franklin Expedition in comic form, with many of you because it has been available in German only. I'm very happy to say that has changed!
With prior agreement with my publisher, I am making a webcomic from "Im Eisland", free to read on Tapas.io, which will be:
1. In English! (Finally)
2. Mobile friendly!
Since most users of the comic platform Tapas.io are reading on their smartphone, I've reformatted "Im Eisland" to be comfortable to read on a small, narrow screen. There's an app from Tapas.io available to read their comics even more easily. O
Comic *Generation Internship* - now online!
Like other demons his age, young Eggbert dreams of an internship eventually leading to a traineeship leading to a real, actual paying job.
One day, he is offered the chance of being taken on by his prestigious employer, the household of the Queen of Hell.
But in order to gain this coveted opportunity, he must complete a special mission -- in the human world!
A comedy/satire on the corporate world abusing unpaid interns.
This is my first comic on Tapas, a 20 page comedy :)It's free! Continue reading on https://tapas.io/series/Generation-Internship
My first graphic novel: vol. 2 is published!
Vol. 2 of my graphic novel/comic/manga trilogy Im Eisland is now available! (YAAY!)
Im Eisland tells the story of the lost Franklin expedition. Even if you're outside Germany you can order it on Amazon.de -- they accept credit cards and ship internationally:
http://www.amazon.de/Im-Eisland-Band-2-Gefangen/dp/3356019945
Don't understand German? No problem, there's an English transcript! You can download it here:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/8bfypkt59i5ukjd/InofficialTranslation_ImEisland2.pdf
© 2013 - 2024 KristinaGehrmann
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Very good article, thank you for all great tips!