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Last month I have been able to attend the creative event celebrating the Art School of Stockport College. You can read more about this night right here 🔼.  At the end of the evening, we had the opportunity to take part in portfolio reviews meetings.  I had the chance to talk about my work with Chris Madden 🔼 , a Salford-based illustrator. Our talk started with a few questions that I wanted to ask him in regards to being a full-time illustrator but at the same time working from home while taking care of a family. Majority of freelancers work from home studios, where a family is a constant presence. Here are a few points from the first part of the review: - having an agent allows for more practical work time i.e. less admin work, less promo work and no need to find clients on their own; - make sure that you are showing yourself to others, email magazine directors, publishers and art galleries; - create a consistent portfolio, get multiple pdf. portfolios, ea...

 Last Tuesday I had the opportunity of taking part in the exciting event, the 3rd Alumni Night of Stockport Art School. It included talks, advice, drinks and celebration for Stockport Art school students and alumni. The event was attended by graduates from the BA (Honours) and HND design programmes from years gone by with current creative students and invited for the occassion associates.   Stockport College has produced a number of art & design graduates. The ALUMNIGHT evening is a night of celebration and pride.  The night programme of Pecha Kucha presentations and informal talks covers the variety of work and practices from a range of alumni, who come from different design backgrounds. This year there were four presentations from: - Alicia & Meg , about their photography buisness; - Stephen C. Nuthill , who talked about his work as a Senior Producer; - Chris Madden , one of the most known illustration alumni; - Damyon Garrity , who presented a ph...

During our trip to Kraków, Poland, we have met an Armenian illustrator who currently lives and works in Kraków, Karina Manucharyan. You can find her website right here .   Although born and raised in Armenia, she finished her university in Moscow, Russia. She applied to be a designer, but she became enhanced by the illustrative part of the creative field. Though she admitted that it was hard to find a job in her field when she came back to Armenia, she was able to start a job at the Armenian Cosmopolitan, where she stayed for 3 years, during which she also created books, however, it turned stagnant, which prompted her to try new thing and experiment with her work and style.  That's how she found herself enchanted with botanical illustration.  Most of Karina Manucharyan's work comes from self-initiated projects and experimenting with various plants. She said that it's good when you have something to fall back on, like a day job, as it...

Due to the competitive field of creative industry, every artist, designer, illustrator must be able to sustain themselves in these times, meaning that for some, they have to be able to improve on their knowledge, skills and contacts. Here is my action plan for the next 6 months. It includes what I want to improve on and focus my efforts on.

Illustration Friday   Illustration Friday is a weekly art challenge aiming to get artists to inspire each other and have fun with their art. Every Friday a new topic is posted. Artists are given one week to submit their own illustration to an online gallery and see what everyone else is sharing  withing the topic. Fun. Free. Creative.  Here are some HOW IT WORKS information from the Illustration Friday . How to Participate in 3 EASY Steps: 1: Make an illustration based on the current week’s topic (announced every Friday and always listed on the homepage ). 2: Publish your image on your own blog or website. 3: Return to Illustration Friday and use the Submit your illustration button on the homepage . Other ways to get involved: • Join over 200,000 of your fellow artists on the IF Facebook page ! • Follow IF on Instagram . • Follow IF on Twitter . • Submit your artwork for a possible feature on the IF Blog. • ...