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How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
Seeing a website probably provides the best view to what an artist is about and hopefully some of idea of their personality and interests. You can tell if they're focused on one style, if they have 'found themself' within their art, what type of work they're doing and probably how prolific they are. That website also says they care enough about their illustration to go through the laborious process of designing and putting up a website. It's still fine for an artist to email two to three low res jpegs to review in place of a website but the website is definitely more helpful.
How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
Most mass emails get forwarded to my junk folder so I never even see those. I do look at my mail even though so much goes in the garbage, I still think it's probably the best way to get work in front of me at a reasonable cost. The best route is to call a CD set up a time to come in and show a book, pound the pavement. It's always nice to put a face to an illustration and get to know the person you might be working with. How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
If you mean after I've begun working with them... at first digitally, in pencil or linework. I like to have the chance to work with the illustrator vs having him finish the work and say here you go. Or even ask for comments at that point. If its finished, you don't want to nitpick it. Then it feels like your telling them how to make art. I wouldn't want anyone to tell me how to paint a painting. I paint what i want, and if i'm happy that's all that matters. Fuck you if you don't like it.
So, starting with pencils helps me as the Art Director bring some of my vision to the illustration, and makes me feel a bit more comfortable commenting. And then being able to comment in stages and have a say when it comes to color helps a lot. If you, as the illustrator, are working with a good AD, he will not only make your work a bit of his own, and appease his client, but he will make it better. He will challenge you to think of things you never would have. Help you focus on an idea vs. just a cool piece of artwork. If you work with a bad AD, he'll fuck up your illustration and take you on such a hellish journey, that you'll wish you stayed home.
I like to get finished art digitally, and with some sort of color print to match. That's if the image will be reproduced digitally or will be in a publication.
If you mean how do i like to see work from an illustrator when looking for an illustrator, i would say online in the context of a well-designed site that is fun to navigate through. How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
I like seeing what they’re thinking in rough sketch format– thoughts of their process along the way is always good. Most illustrators that I’ve worked with are not into really heavy direction and that’s fine wth me. I do think it’s actually exciting to collaborate with illustrators, as long as they don’ t feel confined or threatened by my direction. How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
Presentation really doesn't matter - although my biggest pet peeve is a
exclusively-flash portfolio site. Designers and art directors have to be
able to quickly pull a jpg as a reference. It's a pain to do screen shots
and shit. Ok, I'm just lazy. But dammit, more jpgs. Bigger too! Clean
html design, lots of big beautiful images - unless you are Jason DeAquino
and you draw on matchbooks... How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
I like to see it online first, then I like to see books if I think its a fit. How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
SIMPLE is best! I always like seeing the work in the quickest and coolest way possible, without'bells and whistles' and other unwanted distractions. How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
personally, I'd rather look on a website or a super nice printed book. I really hate those postcards for the most part. seems like a waste of paper... How do you like to see work from an illustrator?
This depends on the type of project and what the timeline can allow.
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