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    • Griffin McPherson

      What is the career path of a graphic novelist?
      Questions & Comments • graphicnovel comics career • • Griffin McPherson

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      jimsz

      Get a copy of Will Eisner's books - Graphic Storytelling and Visual Narrative as well as Comics and Sequential Art.

      Those are the Bible on graphic novels for story and art. Eisner invented the medium (and he was a great guy too!)

      After that, start a graphic novel and do whatever else you need to in order to pay the bills.

    • baileyvidler

      Entry-level Illustration Jobs?
      Questions & Comments • jobs entry-level illustration career • • baileyvidler

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      NessIllustration

      @jdubz @baileymvidler This! This so much!! Recurring contracts are a really great way to start. It can be slow to start getting work from publishers and build a client list. When I started I had a few recurring contracts like this - places that would send me some work every month, and booyyy did it take the pressure off! A good chunk of my income each month was already covered, leaving me only 10-15% to cover by finding additional contracts each month. Now after a year and a half I have been able to drop all but one of these recurring contracts, but it still brings some stability to my budget each month. It's a really great way to start!

    • JulPer

      Introduction and a question
      Introductions • illustration conceptart career advice painting • • JulPer

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      JulPer

      @carriecopa Thank you Carrie! I appreciate the support 🙂