Make Art Work: Working in the Illustration Industry

This hands-on workshop is part of the Make Art Work series from The School of Illustration, delivered at the Barbican Creative Hub.

It is designed to support illustrators, artists and creatives who want to move into commercial illustration, helping you understand where your work fits and how to take the next step towards building a sustainable creative career.

This session covers how to tackle a brief, invoice for work, communicate successfully with clients and the opportunities to diversify your income streams. It will also cover how to continue marketing yourself and balancing managing a creative business alongside working on creative briefs.

What will be Covered

• The design process – how to take a brief from idea to illustration.
• Running a freelance business
• The importance of communication and how to crack it.
• Keeping your creative juices flowing even when your snowed under
• Every job is an advert – capitalising on your success

What To Expect

• Friendly, practical advice.
• Real-life case studies and examples from an industry professional.
• Supportive space to discuss your practice and receive informed feedback.
• Time to ask questions and get feedback.

Who It’s For

Anyone who wants to start working in illustration – from children’s books to album covers – but is unsure of how the business of illustration actually works.

What You’ll Leave With

You’ll walk away with the skills, confidence and tools to work in an exciting, creative industry and build a successful career.

About The School of Illustration

The School of Illustration is run by Creative in Residence Nick Moffatt, a freelance illustrator with an MA in Illustration currently working in the industry. Nick has been a commercial illustrator for over 25 years, working for clients such as Google, Microsoft and the BBC. He has created illustrations for film, TV, animation, children’s books, comics and everything in between. Nick also has over 10 years of experience in lecturing at various UK universities across the disciplines of illustration, graphic design, concept art and comics.

Passionate about empowering creatives to be able to make a career from their creativity, Make Art Work is part of his ‘The School of Illustration’ project which allows people to do this by providing the right tools and the right mindset.