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Making Books is a Team Sport – On Becoming a Author

Kirbi Fagan

The submission process for writing illustrators isn’t a linear path. Today, I thought I’d outline the process on becoming an author-illustrator while sharing a bit of my own experience of emerging from the slush pile. Submitting Solo Most illustrators will relate to pitching their artwork to an art director. I walked that path standing in line or paying for portfolio reviews to get my work seen for many years. Mailing or emailing an art director…

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My 2 Favorite Studio Tips!

Robert Hunt

May 28, 2025 - Heres a quick one: Two studio tips that can save you a lot of time, effort and money. First: If you are like most painters, your paint tubes are in a big pile, requiring a search mission every morning when you set out your pallate. Here's a very easy solution that saves a ton of time every day, plus keeps you much better organized: organize your paint tubes on a vertical surface and hand them with office clips. I hang mine in the order I arrange the colors on my pallate, it helps me keep track of my inventory, it frees up space on my table and removes on tof the most nagging barriers to getting started : putting out paint.First: If you are like most painters, your paint tubes are in a big pile,…

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