Hello I have recently Graduated from University (Ba Hons Illustration) and am trying to set myself up for freelance. Although I enjoyed my course, sadly I do not feel I learned a great deal from it. You see the course was combined with Graphic Design, so there was a lot of typography, layouts, everything was done using a computer and there virtually no drawing until the final year - and even then it was minimal. Which is sad because drawing is what i've always been interested in, I would love to one day become a Children's Book Illustrator. This past month i've been doing some work of my own, but finding it a little difficult. I have a studio (in a shed lol) a lot of different medium to work with - I particularly like water colour. But without briefs or strict deadlines I'm finding it hard to push myself to work... I work much better if the project has been set by somebody. And so, I was wondering, what kind of 'briefs' do you guys set yourselves and how do you overcome them? Is there any advice you could offer to a newbie with art block? Please take a look at my website: Miw Illustration It needs a lot of work, I am aware of this lol Thank you xx
