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How I Became a Picturebook illustrator

A Table of contents.

Adam Ming
Apr 5, 2023
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Introduction

I’ve been writing here for almost two years, and the daily notes I have written have accumulated to tell the story of how I became a picturebook illustrator. I think it’s a useful picture of

  • What a career change in your forties might look like

  • What it takes to turn a dream into a reality

  • What it’s like on the inside of the industry

  • What it’s like inside the head of an illustrator.

  • and Practical notes on making art

  • and making a life with space for art

I didn’t set out to write this ‘Story’, I just wrote daily. And now it exists

Table of Contents

I’m currently in the process of editing and annotating the notes, but there’s enough to get you started. Pick a Topic, then browse the posts. Or Start at the Beginning

  • On Getting Started

  • On Breaking In

  • On Being a Pro

  • On Habits and Routines

  • On Making Friends on the Internet

  • On Resistance and Other Monsters

  • On Self Management

  • On Divine Inspiration

  • On Drawing and Making

  • On Taking Our Time (and Naps, and Walks, and Notes)

  • Bonus: Prompts, Activities, Guides (a.k.a 🍿 All The Things)

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