I describe my experience early last year when Facebook and Instagram made sure I could not sell my face masks, even though I designed them myself. It made me angry because I wanted to run ads for my masks after I ordered them and finally received them in the mail. I ended up with products I couldn’t sell and I had to find alternative platforms to promote my work.
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I discovered the #Shorts feature on Youtube, thanks to my Youtube mobile app and a catchy Britney Spears video title. They’ve been testing #Shorts in India since September. Given how difficult Instagram and Facebook have made it to build an audience on their platforms without paying for exposure, I thought the #Shorts feature would be an amazing opportunity. I discuss this and more about this new TikTok competing feature, including the new terms of service for Instagram and how this will affect artists today.
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Why is illustration important? Illustrations assist the mind in understanding large and small concepts. Illustrators translate the written word into visuals that are easy to understand. They help writers, marketing managers, and other entities to convey meaningful ideas through imagery, symbolism, and storytelling. Without illustration the world would be less colorful.
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Instagram’s new terms of service are very controversial. Does instagram own your art now? If Instagram owns your work, and they can “redistribute” or copy and modify your work, then distribute it in other countries without paying you, then do you actually own your work? The new terms of service for Instagram are controversial and I discuss them in this blog post and on my Youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYxzir7SqyY&t=243s
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Which is better for illustrators: Skillshare or Domestika? The two platforms operate on complete different business models. They provide a different type of product to students. Here is a breakdown of the main differences between each provider of courses. I’ve used both and Skillshare differs from Domestika in it’s model and style. More consistently quality content comes from Domestika, as they make sure their courses are structured the same between course creators.
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Most blogs define graphic design as commercial and illustration as more concerned with visual communication/fine art. Illustration is completely different from graphic design. These two fields are distinguished by the type of content they provide to users. Read this article to find out illustration versus graphic design.
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Illustrations can be found in children’s books, in magazines, and in history. Illustrations were used for political messaging during war early in this century. Products require illustrations for packaging and artists are hired to create the art. Illustrations are on stickers, packaging, washi tape, journals and scrapbooks, blankets, patterns, and every type of surface imaginable — even your shower curtain is illustrated.
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What is Adobe Max? Have you been wondering and seen the words thrown around the internet. Adobe products, Adobe conferences, Adobe Acrobat. Well in this brief article I discuss what this conference is all about and who should attend.
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I’m releasing my mini watercolor course for beginning watercolor artists. I’ll walk you through all of the things you need to know to get started and make it super easy to create artwork you feel proud of!
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Fires, gloom, and client work. Working through a very depressing September month as we see our state burning and families displaced. It’s really hard to stay focused on graphic design work with so much going on.
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Creating your own Instagram product backdrop takes literally 10 minutes. IT’s a simple DIY project trick that can make your Instagram look even more professional. It’s actually very simple and cheap to make your own. In this article I show you exactly what you need to make more than one. I also include a video showing the process.
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Why you should always doing master studies when you are learning and developing your style as an artist.
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A big corporate company turns a successful project into a paid service. The problem with Linkedin Profinder is they have adopted the same model as Upwork. They are trying to convert their users into paid customers under “premium subscriptions.” Unfortunately, due to the current climate I won’t have the bandwidth to subscribe to a service that only provides me with 2-3 emails a month.
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Covid brought massive changes to our industry over night. It felt like one day all of us suddenly became remote workers or contractors. However, for some, such as myself, working remotely was already the norm. What else changed? A lot of things have changed. The clients we work with have changes, the tools we use, and the places we resource are different.
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What is illustration? Illustration emerged as a new topic just in recent years as illustrators made big breaks through social media and with the help of Patreon. This industry used to be a job embedded in marketing where a copywriter and an artist collaborated under the direction of an art director.
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I have been on the lookout for the best palette for years. On a day when I have less work, I might go by the Art Supply Warehouse and browse for supplies I need. Occasionally I try out a new palette. I’ve tried them all and owned all of the ones they have in stock.
Above Photo by Daian Gan from Pexels
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