Introduction into the Module

In this module I am required to create three promotional products, produce a personal promotional strategy, produce my web presence in the form of my own portfolio website/a Facebook page/ a Twitter account/ an Instagram account / a blog...all for my illustration work and create a physical portfolio.
I will also have to do a presentation where I show my physical portfolio and my promotional materials, events or products that I have created.
I will also hand in this blog, which will have all of my written work for this module and important details of being an Illustrator that I have found out through primary and secondary research.

I think this module is going to be very interesting. It will be great to learn more about the professional side of being an Illustrator and how to get myself and my work noticed in the bigger picture. I am yet to create any online example of myself and my work so I am excited about producing my own web presence and promoting my work. I hope to gain a better understanding of the business side of illustration e.g. contracts, finances, clients. and also a better understanding of how I will get to where I want to be as an illustrator and the best ways of promoting and presenting myself and my work.

My mission statement:
In my practice as an illustrator I mainly want to focus on creating children's illustrations. I have developed a keen understanding of narrative, storyboards and character design which together make for an interesting and intriguing foundation for a children's book. With my added skills in drawing, painting and Photoshop I can confidently put together double page spreads that express a narrative effectively.
Alongside creating children's books, in my own personal practice, I would like to carry on developing my understanding of pattern work and finer, more detailed paintings, that are not so focussed on narrative but more on being visually interesting and pleasing.
Working in unison with these two areas, I will cover the main aspects of illustration that I have come to enjoy and I can continue creating art work that I am proud of and can go on to sell to publishers and clients.