Monday, 4 April 2011

Areas for Careers in Illustration


  • Scientific (medical)
  • Children's books
  • Film/Animation
  • Concept Artist
  • Editorial
  • Graphic novels/Comics
  • Manga
  • Digital
  • Tattoo Design
  • Fashion and Retail
  • Product Design
  • Interior Design
  • Fine art
  • Toy Design
  • Storyboard
  • Games design
  • Teaching
  • Gift card design
  • Advertising
  • Packaging
  • Architecture
  • Music
  • Character design
  • Portrait
  • Street art/Graffiti
  • Make up
  • Textile
  • Book covers
  • Web Icons
  • Spot illustration
  • Historial
  • Album covers
  • Logo
  • Diagrammatic

Tattoo Designer:
Pros:
  • Can do it in your own time
  • Get to be creative
  • develop drawing skills
  • Get to try new things all the time
  • Can be good with just a pencil (instead of a range of materials)
Cons:
  • People might not like your designs
  • Your drawings skills might not be up to standard
  • Got to be careful not to copy other people
  • Pressure to get it how the customer wants it
  • Might only have a short space of time to complete it

Storyboard:
Pros:
  • Can get paid a lot
  • If film/production is successful you'll get known by a wider range of people/ known for that production
  • Recognition
  • Famous people/directors
  • Could possibly bring a new place of living
Cons:
  • Can have a short amount of time to produce the work
  • Might get 24 hour jobs
  • If the film/production isn't successful then you won't be getting put out there (waste of time)
  • Someone else's storyboard could be chosen over yours
  • Pressure

Street art:
Pros:
  • Can have a lot of fun with it
  • Could potentially draw anything you like
  • If noticed could produce other jobs
  • Could become famous where ever you go/graffitied
  • Can be very creative (the world is your canvas)
Cons:
  • could get arrested
  • Work might not be somewhere people notice it
  • Could be offensive to some people
  • No money unless recognised
  • Constant risk of life (painting on high buildings etc) and breaking the law

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