A resolution
Another magazine illustration, this time for an article in the August FairLady magazine about making medical diagnoses online.
It’s odd, but these illustrations I make using Illustrator don’t really feel like things I’ve done myself. It looks great in the magazine, but there’s something about the super-smooth line quality that I don’t quite like.
So for this next bunch of work for FairLady, I’ve resolved to get out my knife and return to my cutting again, for a more honest and variable line. I’ve had enough of expedience-driven illustration. Time for some hard work with room for error.
Lara
Hi Heather,
I owe you so many responses to your comments on my blog! I wish blogger gave me people’s email addresses because that would be so much easier 🙂
Anyway, I’m not sure of the name of the aunt with the rose farm but I’ll find out – wouldn’t that be cool if it were the same person!
As for growing your business, I reckon we’re in a similar boat… but I think they key is to take things as they come, let it happen naturally, rather that feeling like you have to rush it in any particular direction. Are you turning your designs into cushions and teatowels yourself, or already getting someone else to make them? My hurdle is finding someone else to make things for me so I don’t have to do the actual sewing!
And finally, re copying – don’t change how you blog at all. I think it’s perfect and unless you go to great lengths, nothing you can do or no amount of stressing can stop it from happening. I’m going to continue just being myself and not let it ruin the pleasure I get from sharing 🙂