10 Tips to get a Fantasy Art Gig #9
I told you one of if not the most important thing you can do is have a professional looking website! In case you didn’t catch that let me try it again. GET A PROFESSIONAL LOOKING WEBSITE! Again I go over this in great detail in tip #10, so I suggest you a read that now if you haven’t already.
Anyway let’s get back to the list with number 9, shall we? Heh I swear every time I say number nine I have to say it about 5 times in a bad German accent. Damn White album. Oh and 10 cool points go to those of you who got that joke.
Now where was I? Oh yes tip #9. Know where to look for work. This may sound like a given but I know when I first started I had no idea where to look. Sure you can try various conventions for horror, comics, sci-fi etc. But by far the best avenue a budding freelance illustrator can explore is the Internet.
You can try “The Google” if you want, as you search for sites to submit work etc, but I have much better luck with forums. Simply put a forum (or message board) is an online meeting place for people of similar interests to communicate. Sound boring? Heh, well it’s not as bad as it sounds plus the most important thing to remember is everyone from novices to industry pros to gaming companies and publishing houses can be found on these forums. The networking alone can prove to be invaluable.
Just think, where else can you have your work seen 24/7 by people in the industry? Plus many of these boards have a classified section! I have included links below to some of the boards I frequent most and have had the best results.
You can also try contacting the big name companies directly but I suggest this route in the beginning so that you can hone your skills and get some real world situations under your belt. I can tell you from experience you really end up doing your best work when someone is depending on you and even more so if you are being paid to do it or if they are holding a gun to your head.
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