How do you get yourself out there into the wild world of art? That’s the topic of conversation on Thriving Women Artists this week. Join Ping, Sarah, and Dorien in the second of three podcasts designed to help you get started as an artist. This episode is all about portfolios. How do you make them? Where you put them? And who do you show them to?

 

KEY TAKEAWAYS

It can be very scary to put your art out there, but there’s no set timeline on when you should show off your portfolio. Some people will take a year to build up their portfolio, whereas others like to show their process and progress by sharing things as they’re completed. You can treat your Instagram as a playground or as a gallery. 

What field do you want to work in? Do you want to be a children's illustrator, or graphic designer, or make graphic novels. Do research into your passion and tailor your portfolio towards those needs. 

Your portfolio should be work that you really loved making. If you have old things in there that you don’t enjoy making anymore, remove them. What if a publisher asked you to make something in a style you no longer like working in. 

 

 

BEST MOMENTS

‘Sometimes you need to ignore your inner critic’

‘People should understand your work without you standing next to it telling them about it’

 

VALUABLE RESOURCES 

http://dribble.com/

https://www.behance.net/

https://www.scbwi.org/

MA Children’s Book Illustration https://aru.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/childrens-book-illustration

 

ABOUT THE PODCAST 

A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam.  This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people.

www.thrivingwomenartists.com

www.instagram.com/twapodcast

 

 ABOUT THE HOSTS

Ping He 

Ping is a watercolor artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teachers Botanical Illustration courses online and offline. 

www.pinghe.art

info@pinghe.art

www.instagram.com/pinghe.art

 

Sarah van Dongen 

Sarah is a children’s book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life.

www.sarahvandongen.com

sarahvandongenillustration@gmail.com

www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations

 

Dorien Bellaar:

Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art. 

www.dorienbellaar.nl

hello@dorienbellaar.nl 

www.instagram.com/dorienbellaar

 

 

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Date de publication : 27/9/2021 à 01:06:00