Brief

In this project you will consider the potential of the illustrator as author. You will explore the practicalities of this pathway and you will demonstrate examples of your own work within these contexts.

In this short project you will create a collection of work for direct sale whilst considering a number of industry factors.

Steps:

1. Research the world of 'illustrator as author' or illustrators who sell 'personal' work online. What sort of work are they selling? What formats are they selling the work in? Is the process as simple as making some images and slapping them on 'stuff' or is it more considered?

2.Explore ideas for a subject that satisfies both your own personality and which may realistically find a home amongst an existing community.

3. Develop a collection of illustrator authored work, part of your development is to focus on the outcome, not just the illustrations. e.g. my initial plan might be to produce a hardback book - thus I will have to consider page size and type content. In other words, in this example illustrations are only a part of what I'm doing, I'm also designing a book and all its content.

4. Your outcomes should be presented in such a way as to make your intentions clear and believable.

Don't ask your audience to 'imagine' what your intentions are - show them.

You will need to create promotion for the work. This could be in the form of social media posts which give information and get the word out, better still, it could be a video of you creating or talking about the work.

REMEMBER taking the path of least resistance will never provide you with the greatest rewards, whether in terms of project grades or in terms of success as an illustrator author