Design, Arts and Crafts - Illustrator
Design, Arts and Crafts - Illustrator
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Illustrators produce drawings, paintings or diagrams for use in products like books and greetings cards, or on packaging.
- Discuss requirements, or a 'brief', with authors, editors or designers
- Negotiate prices and timescales
- Research your creative ideas
- Decide on the right style for illustrations
- Create rough, hand drawn sketches
- Create final illustrations using hand drawing, painting or computer design packages
- If you're self-employed, promote your business and manage your finances
You could work in a creative studio, from home or at a client's business.
Illustrators tend to work between 39 to 41 hours a week. If you are self-employed, you would manage your own hours.
Starting: £18,000
Experienced: £40,000
You could do a higher national diploma or degree in illustration or a related subject like fine art or graphic design.
College courses that may help you get into this role include:
- Level 2 Diploma in Art and Design
- A level in Art and Design
- Level 3 Extended Diploma in Art and Design
You may be able to gain some of the skills to work as an illustrator in specific industries through a Higher Apprenticeship, such as:
- Junior VFX Artist or Assistant Technical Director Level 4
- Junior Animator Level 4
If you have an EHCP you may be able to apply under the DfE exemption which allows the apprentice to use Entry level 3 English and Maths qualifications. The apprentice would have to be component enough to successfully achieve all other aspects of the apprenticeship requirements, become occupationally competent and achieve Entry Level 3 in English and Maths before the end of their apprenticeship.
If you do not have art and design qualifications, but can show that you have the talent to illustrate, you could contact companies directly with examples of your work