Best of EFII – December 2009
EFII is Back!
After a brief break for the holidays, Escape From Illustration Island is revving up for a fresh start in 2010. Stay tuned, as I’ll be kicking things up a notch here to help make EFII the most valuable Illustration resource site online.
As we move forward, however, now is also a great time to look back at some of the things you may have missed in the month of December. One of my favorite steps from the recent article Setting up Your Business for the new Year is Taking Stock, where you can decide what you’d like to take with you into the future.
In the spirit of looking back as you move forward, here’s a glance at some recent additions to EFII:
7 Illustration Books You Need to Read
Reader-Recommended Books for Artists
More Reader-Recommended Books for Artists
A great series of posts about Illustration resource books, written in part with the help of feedback from the EFII community.
Explorations of Style: 5 Illustration Voices Speak
An overview of 5 useful posts about the concept of Style by a collection of Illustrators, Podcasters, and Bloggers.
Top 12 Children’s Book Illustration Online Resources
A treasure trove of links to valuable resources for Children’s Book Illustrators and those who want to be.
Is Your Art Rep Doing Anything for You?
An article inspired by a reader question that examines a less than ideal relationship with an art rep.
What to Do About a Problem Client
A look at the topic of “difficult” clients and how to handle them. Watch for some followup articles this week.
EFII Podcast Episode 14 – Holli Conger
Holli shares her story of building her career from the ground up.
EFII Podcast Episode 15 – Mcbess
Mcbess offers an alternative view of what being an Illustrator can mean.
Be sure to check out December’s installments of the Tutorial of the Week series and the most recent Resource Reviews.
I hope you find something useful in this list of resources to take with you as you move forward with your Illustration career. Now it’s time to buckle your seatbelt, because your Escape From Illustration Island is about to get even better.
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Man… just look at the titles that you are telling people to look back on.
All the essentials are there! I’m willing to bet that it is the most complete collection of the most important aspects of making it as illustrators in our current environment…. ideas…
hmmm….
I have to say… this is the primo resource for illustrators, if you ask me.
Thanks for your encouragement, Jose.
I don’t believe I’ve compiled a “complete collection” yet, but I’ll be continuing to reach for that goal in the months ahead. Lots more to come!
Thomas
TJ, (is it ok that I call you TJ?)
You have contributed a great deal to the online Illustration/Podcast Universe. Thanks so much for all that you have done and will continue to do in the New Year! I look forward to it all!!
-Wilson
Thanks Wilson,
Encouragement like yours helps to motivate me to work harder to make EFII the best it can be. I hope to see you around EFII in the future. Any requests for future posts?
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Happy New Year!!
This site is just bursting with illustration AWESOMENESS. I can’t wait to see this site grow in 2010 and meet new people in the community. And of course I can’t wait to listen to more awesome podcasts!