Steve Mack

Steve Mack email:

Hi Steve,
I am a second year student from Stockport College, Cheshire, England who’s working on an art blog and I’m a huge fan of your work. I find it has a refreshing simplicity and would be most grateful if you could answer a few questions.


As an illustrator yourself, do you experience difficulty multi-tasking work with your home life?

No, it's a balance but the great thing about being a freelancer is that I can find time to work and shift my days around as need be. I am not held to a daily routine and that flexibility allows me to be an illustrator, daddy and a husband. Life is busy but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Shape seems to be a big part of your illustrations, do you create grids as guide lines?

Shape is a big factor in my work as well as contrasting scale. I've never created a formula or grid. I just keep working at it till it feels "right" to my eye's.

Do you use side projects to help generate ideas for clients, or do you work strictly to briefs?

Most of the work I do is commissioned work for clients specific needs but I also do some fun things on the side to pitch to book publishers.


What type of material/media do you use?

I work completely digital in Adobe Illustrator.


Hi James,

Thanks for the email. I have answered

Best,
Steve
Steve Mack
Freelance Illustrator
Phone: 1.306.502.3394
Fax: 1.866.447.2834 (toll free)

Email: steve@illustrationfarm.com
Website: www.illustrationfarm.com
Blog: www.spotillustration.com
Contributing Author: Illustration Friday Blog

Nate Williams (N8W)

Hi Nate,
I am a second year student from Stockport College and I’m currently working on an art blog. I find your work really inspirational and unique, and would be most thankful if you could answer a few questions.

When you first started your commission work, did you look for clients or did you have an agent? Was this difficult?

When I first started out .. I looked for clients on my own. I mainly
contacted art directors by looking in the credits of magazine and
newspapers. An agent will definitely help get your work in front of
new people, but most illustrators with reps that I know continue with
their own marketing efforts in addition to their reps marketing
efforts.

With a website, RSS, Blog, Flickr, Facebook and Twitter marketing
your services have never been easier.


What media do you most enjoy using to create your works?

Sharpie Markers felt tip pens, India Ink and Photoshop .. I like my
work being reproduced as silkscreen


Colour is most definitely a good way for you to contrast layers, has anyone inspired you to do this or is it just natural talent?

I think I have been influenced not by one person but a genre of
silkscreen art and low technology printing.


Thanks for your time,

James Peters

Hey thanks

NATE WILLIAMS
Art, Illustration, Hand Lettering and Surface Patterns
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Drak Attack

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