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How many years have you been a freelance illustrator?

About two years now on and off I also have a part time job to pay the bills at first I was still working full time and eventually changed roles in my job to allow me to go part time and focus more on Illustration

How reliable are you?

Hmm now there’s a question, I’d say I’m extremely reliable I work from my studio at home so I always have everything that I need to hand and if need be I’ll work into the night to get a commission done I normally turn a job around within about a week but I’ve had to do a job in 48 Hours before over the christmas period for Seattle Life Magazine which was difficult to fit in!!

Why don’t you keep a blog?

Good question, I did have one on my site a while back but the problem I find with blogs is if you tend to fit commissions around a normal day job there can be weeks when you wont have any news to post and it can make your workflow appear a little static. I also like to keep my portfolio website nice and simple in my experience art directors will tend to go straight to work section of the site as thats what they are mainly interested in. When I did run my blog my website control panel showed it was only looked at by 2 percent of the total visitors to my site. I’m thinking about changing the format of my site soon though so its based around a blog rather than being static as it is at the moment. Its easier to update and post new work that way.

In a commercial sense what can your work be applied to?

My work has been best applied to editorial work as that’s where the body of my experience lies, however I’m working on moving my style into the advertising and book illustration field at the moment as this area is more lucrative and also the briefs tend to be more challenging, I’m currently working on some self promotional pieces that re-illustrate book covers. As I’m keen to show art buyers how my style can be applied in that area. Another good way of demonstrating to potential clients that your work fits a particular field for example advertising is to pick a product and illustrate for it.

Who are your top clients?

My Top client so far has been news on the block magazine I’ve done quite a bit of work for them they come back quite regularly  and I’ve always been quite happy working with them. Arrivals and departures Magazine has to be my biggest client in terms of circulation. I believe the magazine is distributed at airports and on aircraft. I’ve also worked for John Citrus Brown Publishing which I enjoyed immensely. Greenpeace was another good one as their cause is very close to my heart.

Apart from illustration what other skills do you have?

Well I’m a good cook!!! seriously though I trained in fine art at Middlesex University so I can paint although its not something I’ve done for a long while now, but something I’m keen to take up again. I’ve always though it would be nice to do more painted illustrations the only drawback is it takes longer to paint something and its much harder to make corrections if a clients not happy.

What’s your favorite sandwich filling?

Now this is going to sound odd and people outside of the UK might not know what I’m talking about but I love Liver sausage and tomato. It really is the best filling there is. Basically liver sausage is made from liver and god knows what else it comes in slices and I love it. It’s also very cheap. It’s not everyone’s cup of tea but I cant get enough of it !! - In brown bread of course (just to be healthy).

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