- Possible idea of working for online blogs/magazines writing content about art & design.
- What kind of art & design are you interested in writing about? - find and do a mock article.
- Look at magazines/online blogs you would like to work for - what kind of tone do they write in? e.g. Its Nice That are very informal.
- Look at Eye magazine - editor possibly coming in for talk. They like using designers to write about content - if they like what you have written will coach you.
- Keep up portrait commissions - good for income, but also enter into competitions e.g BP portrait award.
- https://www.curatorspace.com/ - good for opportunities.
- Maybe think about working in a gallery? - curation?
- Like commenting/giving direction on peoples work. - possible talk to some art directors? find out what this job entails. Could be an art commissioner for a magazine?
GOING FORWARD
- Research places you would like to work - online blogs, magazines, agencies, creative companies (mainly in London).
- Then email these people - asking if they have any internships available or even if they are just around to have a coffee.
- Think about your skills and what you enjoy doing beyond just making illustrations - then what kind of jobs could fit this...
- Possible graduation plan - find a 9 to 5 job working within a creative environment (not just a retail job) and then use any free time to fuel your illustration/portraiture (even if this is just personal work).
- Giving myself the opportunity to have some space from making illustrations day to day, will help reveal if this something I would like to pursue full - time or whether working in a creative environment, with creative people, is enough to bring me job fulfilment.
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