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    • kayleenartlover

      Hello! I donโ€™t think I ever introduced myself yet ๐Ÿ˜…
      Introductions • introduction education inspiration svslearn newbie • • kayleenartlover

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      DoodleMick

      Welcome Kaylee, Glad to meet you

    • B

      Expert controlled linework in Photoshop
      Questions & Comments • digital art photoshop illustrator illustration education • • Brett

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      Miriam

      You might want to try out Affinity Designer (which is similar to Adobe Illustrator). https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/
      With Designer, you can create vector shapes, and apply raster textures or brushes.

      "Switch between full featured vector and raster workspaces ... Add raster brush texture to your illustrations, ... mask and add grain to your crisp vectors"

      I can't remember for sure (since I have both), but you might need to get Affinity Photo as well as Affinity Designer in order to use the raster features in Designer.

      I was very excited when I saw that you can work with vector & raster in the same program. I'm just a beginner with this, but you can check out their website for examples.
      At the website above, scroll down to "Vector or raster, you decide" & you can toggle the raster effects on & off to see the difference on a vector illustration.
      Here's a short demo video that shows how you can paint raster images, or apply a raster texture to a vector shape in Designer: https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/tutorials/designer/desktop/video/338830412/

      Affinity can export as (save as) all the major file types, including .psd โ€” I haven't personally tried sending a .psd file to someone who uses Photoshop, so I can't vouch for it, but I really like the Affinity programs.

    • krish iyer

      Art schools for me!
      General Discussion • art school portfolio education characterdesign illustration • • krish iyer

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      krish iyer

      wow, thank you this was super helpful, this is pretty much what I was looking to find out!
      I'll definitely look into these
      I'm not very set on what school I go to as long as the program it offers is a good way to transition into the field I'm leaning towards
      thank you!

    • Shams Nelson

      Breaking into Educational Illustration?
      General Discussion • childrens book education breaking in marketing getting hired • • Shams Nelson

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      Shams Nelson

      Hey everyone,

      So I was watching the "How to Make Money in Illustration (Part 1)" video and it talks about one section of the children's book illustration market that Lee White refers to as the educational section of publishing companies. He says how the pay is poor and it is "work for hire" but it is a more easy way to break into the market and get some work published.

      I think I'd like to take this path, but can't find much info on how to start submitting to that market. (I found an article here, but it is catered to writers, not illustrators.)

      Does anybody have any experience, info, suggestions, or thoughts on this?

      Thanks,

      ~Shams