What it takes to become an ILLUSTRATOR

An illustrator is someone who creates original pictures for books, websites, billboards, magazines, and other publications. Illustrators also draw for commercial products, like clothing, wrapping paper, stationary, greeting cards, and calendars. Recently, because of available technology, illustrators have also been able to work directly on computers themselves. (OOH, 2) Illustrations are used to decorate, describe, inform, clarify, instruct and draw attention. Illustrations can be found everywhere. (Cosgrove, 343) Drawings have always been around, ever since the first Neanderthal tried to depict his first story. As long as we have tales to tell, there will always be some sort of picture or decoration to help paint a picture in out heads.
Working conditions for illustrators vary because of where they work, how long they work and what media is used to work with. Illustrators may work in commercial art studios, but most usually work in private studios in their own homes. T...