Freelance illustration and other creative stuff
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I live to create and create to live.
I'm a freelance illustrator and creator of many things. From children's books to greeting cards to t-shirts to websites.
Please visit my website at www.MARKIX.net for more information.
Please visit my website at www.MARKIX.net for more information.
Some of the books I've illustrated on Amazon
American Grub: Eats for Kids from All Fifty States
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009) 
Weather Detectives, The: Fun-filled facts, experiments, and activities Fun-filled Facts, Experiments, and Activities for Kids
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
The Picnic Day
Amazon Price: $9.95 (as of 07/10/2009)
Hello, Doctor (Rookie Readers)
Amazon Price: (as of 07/10/2009)
Hurry Up, Harry!
Amazon Price: $7.95 (as of 07/10/2009)
Friendly advice for aspiring freelance illustrators
Aspiring freelancers often ask me for advice, so here are seven helpful tips:
1. Have a passion for creating art.
2. Find a medium that you are comfortable with and enjoy working in.
3. Develop a style all your own.
4. Persevere. Perseverance is a large part of being a successful freelance illustrator. Don't give up when your art is rejected (and it will be) by a publisher.
5. Pick up copies of the latest editions of illustration market resource books at the library, your local bookstore or online. These resource books offer great tips on submitting your artwork, as well as indispensable business information.
6. Make time to create just for yourself. Explore and stretch your abilities and imagination on your own. Create for the sake of creating. It's inevitable that some art assignments, because of budget, time, size, or the personalities directing the project, will not turn out as "masterpieces." This can leave you frustrated and artistically unsatisfied if you do not take the time to occasionally create just for yourself.
7. If you think freelance illustrating will be an easy path to fame and fortune you might want to consider another career.
-- Mark A. Hicks, illustrator
1. Have a passion for creating art.
2. Find a medium that you are comfortable with and enjoy working in.
3. Develop a style all your own.
4. Persevere. Perseverance is a large part of being a successful freelance illustrator. Don't give up when your art is rejected (and it will be) by a publisher.
5. Pick up copies of the latest editions of illustration market resource books at the library, your local bookstore or online. These resource books offer great tips on submitting your artwork, as well as indispensable business information.
6. Make time to create just for yourself. Explore and stretch your abilities and imagination on your own. Create for the sake of creating. It's inevitable that some art assignments, because of budget, time, size, or the personalities directing the project, will not turn out as "masterpieces." This can leave you frustrated and artistically unsatisfied if you do not take the time to occasionally create just for yourself.
7. If you think freelance illustrating will be an easy path to fame and fortune you might want to consider another career.
-- Mark A. Hicks, illustrator
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I was born, raised, and still reside in the Grand Canyon state.
My illustration career started in the third grade -- much to the dismay of my unimagi... (more)
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