Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer

“A great deal of information obtained only by the live and learn method is packed into the book’s chapters.” —The Artist’s MagazineTechnology has sent shockwaves of change through the world of commercial art. Digital illustration and design, online portfolio sites, and the proliferation of stock art have radically changed the way that illustrators and graphic designers work. What has not changed, however, is the wealth of illustrators and graphic designers hoping to turn their talent into freelance success.Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer shows readers how to find jobs and analyze what markets are right for them. Entire chapters are devoted to explaining the nuances of selling one's work to magazines, newspapers, ad agencies, book publishers, greeting card companies, small businesses, Web sites, and more. Freelance illustrators and graphic designers will find the author's Ten Commandments of Freelancing as well professional viewpoints from dozens of industry veterans.This book's comprehensive coverage is complemented by art samples, charts, and business forms makes it the most useful tool on the market for honing the business skills of freelance illustrators and graphic designers.For those embarking on freelance careers in illustration or graphic design, the answers have arrived. A twenty-five year veteran in the field, Michael Fleishman, has detailed every business aspect of commercial art in Starting Your Career as a Freelance Illustrator or Graphic Designer.

Michael Fleishman is a freelance illustrator, graphic artist, and teacher of the commercial arts with over twenty-five years of experience. President of the at-large chapter of the Graphic Artists Guild, he is also a contributor to several trade publications for graphic designers and artists. He lives in Yellow Springs, Ohio, with his wife and two sons.