Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Business Plan
The Name of the Business: Red Crow's Illustrations - children's book illustrator and editorial illustrator.
This business will be a sole proprietorship. This is a personal business that will work to fulfill the demand of children's book illustrations.
This business will be a sole proprietorship. This is a personal business that will work to fulfill the demand of children's book illustrations.
Good Books to Have
Graphic Artist's Guild Handbook of Pricing and Ethical Guidelines by Graphic Artists Guild
The book mentioned above is a great help for the beginning artist as well as the artist that has been in the industry for a while. They even have example forms that you can adapt to your lifestyle.
Literary Market Place 2013 (or previous years)
This is an amazing compilation of publishers and where they are located. All it takes on your part is to research where you best should be placed, as well as making the effort to contact the art directors.
The book mentioned above is a great help for the beginning artist as well as the artist that has been in the industry for a while. They even have example forms that you can adapt to your lifestyle.
Literary Market Place 2013 (or previous years)
This is an amazing compilation of publishers and where they are located. All it takes on your part is to research where you best should be placed, as well as making the effort to contact the art directors.
Contacts - Clients
Action Publishing PO. Box 391, Glendale, California, 91209, USA
Albert Whitman & Company 250 South Northwest Highway, Suite 320, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA
Algonquin Books P.O. Box 2225, Chapel Hill, NC 27515, USA
Arthur A Levine Books 557 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA
Ashland Creek Press Ashland, Oregon, USA
Barron’s Educational 250 Wireless Blvd, Hauppauge, NY 11788, USA
Belle Books/Belle Bridge Books P.O. Box 300921, Memphis, TN 38130, USA
Beyond Words 20827 NW Cornell Rd, Suite 500, Hillsboro, OR 97124, USA
Boxfire Press 340 S Lemon Avenue #9311, Los Angeles, CA 91789, USA
Boyds Mills Press 815 Church Street, Honesdale, Pennsylvania 18431, USA
Chronicle Books 680 Second Street, San Francisco, California 94107, USA
Decadent Publishing PO Box 407, Klawock, AK 99925, USA
Dial Books for Young Readers 345 Hudson Street, New York, 10014-3657, USA
Diversion Press P.O. Box 30277, Clarksville, TN 37040 , USA
Do Life Right P.O. Box 61, Sahuarita, AZ 85629, USA
Eternal Press PO Box 3931, Santa Rosa, CA 95402-9998, USA
Free Spirit Publishing 217 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55401-1299, USA
Glass House Press USA
Holiday House 425 Madison Ave, NY 10017, USA
Just Us Books 356 Glenwood Ave., East Orange, NJ 07017, USA
MB Publishing 9722 Whitley Park Place, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
Milkweed Editions 1011 Washington Avenue South, Open Book, Suite 300, Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA
NewSouth Books P.O. Box 1588, Montgomery, AL 36102-1588, USA
OnStage Publishing 190 Lime Quarry Road, Suite 106, Madison, AL 35758, USA
Publishing Genius Press 2200 Maryland Ave #C1, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
Pyr 59 John Glenn Drive, Amherst, New York 14228-2197, USA
Raven Publishing PO Box 2866, Norris, MT 59745, USA
Rhemalda Publishing PO Box 2912, Wenatchee, WA 98807, USA
Sourcebooks 1935 Brookdale Road, Suite 139, Naperville, IL 60563, USA
Stanley Publishing Co. 810 Agua Caliente Dr., El Paso, Texas 79912, USA
Tanglewood Press P.O. Box 3009, Terre Haute, IN, 47803, USA
Zest Books 205 Southpark Center Loop, 3rd Floor, Orlando, FL 32819, USA
Mark Empey - founder of Blind Mice Studio
Joy Ang - Children's book illustrator
Deborah Caplin - Penguin Books
Paolo Pepe - Random House Art Director
Giuseppe Castellano - Art Director at Penguin Books
Los Angeles, California
Apartment - 420 S Westlake Ave, Los Angeles, CA
-studio Apartment (one bed, one bath)
-450.00 per month
Schools close to it are: Esperanza Elementary School
There are many art stores that are very close to this location:
McManus & Morgan Inc 2506 W 7th St, Los Angeles
Top's Art Supplies 3447 W 8th St, Los Angeles
SCI-Arc Art Supply Store 955 E 3rd St, Los Angeles
Just to name a few.
Transportation isn't too bad either. A few options you have are to buy a bike, you can walk to destinations, buy a bus pass, or use a car. Either way you need to know that if you're commuting far you will have to deal with traffic.
-studio Apartment (one bed, one bath)
-450.00 per month
Schools close to it are: Esperanza Elementary School
There are many art stores that are very close to this location:
McManus & Morgan Inc 2506 W 7th St, Los Angeles
Top's Art Supplies 3447 W 8th St, Los Angeles
SCI-Arc Art Supply Store 955 E 3rd St, Los Angeles
Just to name a few.
Transportation isn't too bad either. A few options you have are to buy a bike, you can walk to destinations, buy a bus pass, or use a car. Either way you need to know that if you're commuting far you will have to deal with traffic.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Resource Library
Building a portfolio on the Internet - http://theartorder.com/portfolios-on-the-web/
How to contact an Art Director - http://wicked-fairytale.com/encontacting-art-directors-part-marc-scheff/
Taxes for Freelancers - http://kalidraws.tumblr.com/post/46878022842/taxes-for-freelancers-101
Businesses Helping Other Businesses - http://bitsythis.com/
How much you should Charge for your Services - http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/11/the-art-of-charging-more-for-a-freelancer/
Must haves of Contracts - http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/design-contract-clauses/
Financial Rules to Never Forget - http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/10/14/9-financial-rules-you-should-never-forget.aspx
How to contact an Art Director - http://wicked-fairytale.com/encontacting-art-directors-part-marc-scheff/
Taxes for Freelancers - http://kalidraws.tumblr.com/post/46878022842/taxes-for-freelancers-101
Businesses Helping Other Businesses - http://bitsythis.com/
How much you should Charge for your Services - http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2011/11/the-art-of-charging-more-for-a-freelancer/
Must haves of Contracts - http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/design-contract-clauses/
Financial Rules to Never Forget - http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/10/14/9-financial-rules-you-should-never-forget.aspx
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