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Ask a Pro
Ask a Pro is a collection of illustration related questions answered by top art directors, designers, editors, artist representatives and other professionals in the commercial illustration industry.
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Who are some of your favorite illustrators and why?
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Deanne Cheuk - because she is so damn creative. Just the compositions of her work are inspiring. Her colors and subject matter for the Mushroom Girls stuff ... UPSO ... KAWS of course ... Grotesk ... N8W! They're just all very creative and progressive in ways that inspire myself and others
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
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NoPattern
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When looking at an illustrator's website what type of presentation do you like?
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Not much flash, if any at all, the site should never get in the way, and their work should be shown in large images with some kind of description. Also, an information section with some good or interesting info on them is nice, but no - please don't put your favorite bands or your favorite movies in your profile. Clients, actually nobody, cares. Leave that for your MySpace. Actually, don't have a MySpace.
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
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NoPattern
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I can totally see your work being used for fashion and perfume .. have you done any work for these industries? How do you approach clients you want to work for?
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I have done work in the fashion industry, not much though...and no, I haven't done work for perfume clients yet. I'd love to though! When I want to work for a client I usually try to find the art director's email address and get in touch with them that way. Yes, it's that simple and that's literally about all I do to get a hold of people. Just a simple email!
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
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NoPattern
http://www.nopattern.com
What can illustrators do to make the experience positive for an art director?
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(understand the idea quickly, take feedback well, work quickly .. etc) BE ON TIME! I've learned this the hard way by being late for clients and it's not a good look. It's something I'm definitely working on and always trying to get better at, be punctual. Be early if you can. But not too early, it will make you look like you didn't take your time.
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
Designer
NoPattern
http://www.nopattern.com
How do you decide on using illustration vs. photography?
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It almost always depends on the direction from the client and on the project at hand. Its usually very clear in the beginning if it needs a photo or if it needs illustration or neither, and maybe it just needs some general design or artwork, Photoshop compositing, etc to make it work. Just really depends. Also, the strengths for me lie more in combining photography with design since most of my traditional illustration and drawing work is a little more 'out there' and not as accessible to clients in style.
Chuck Anderson (more answers by this person)
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NoPattern
http://www.nopattern.com