Well, it’s only taken nearly a year to follow up this post with the promised Part 2. Good things & waiting etc? I hope so.
Read MoreEverything is Awesome
A brief post about the pressures of putting your best foot forward, all the time…
Read MoreCreative Bursts vs Burst Bubbles
In sport you have players that are called ‘streaky’. That doesn’t mean they’re tall, it means they go on short-to-medium periods of extreme proficiency. If they start scoring, they’ll keep doing it for a few weeks and then go fallow. I’d imagine there have been doctorates written in sport psychology about those people versus the more consistent variety.
The same kind of psychology applies in a creative career.
Read MoreCredit Where It's Due
The subject of artist credit seems to be coming up more frequently, and it’s an important one. So I thought it was time for a blog post about it, so I can enter the debate.
Read MoreKeep It Lit: My OFFSET 2019 Talk
I’m not sure if this is useful as a blog post, but I thought I’d try and put my short talk from 2019’s (amazing) OFFSET festival in Dublin here… So, here goes (NB not word for word! At the time I forgot the words because of nerves.. I’ve also edited it a bit here):
Read MoreStarting Out in Illustration: A Rough Guide Part I
I was trying to think of a useful post for the last couple of weeks. One idea that persistently held its hand up for attention was some kind of guide to the first few years of an illustration career, from someone who went through them not all that long ago. I’m in my 11th year now, but the memories of the struggle are still fresh. So I hope this might be of some help to someone out there who has either taken the plunge, or plans to.
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