@andy_mulh
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3yr
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Hello, my name is Andrew! I've recently graduated from art school and I want to get into editorial illustration. I use a lot of surreal and conceptual imagery in my art, which I think makes me a good fit for that industry. I'm wondering what my strongest pieces are, and if there is anything that I should take out. Thank you so much for this opportunity!
Ilana Lidagoster
3yr
Hey, editorial Art Director here!
All of the works you included here are fantastic. The only one I'd say isn't as strong as the others is maybe the family illustration, but only because there isn't a clear metaphor being expressed as there is with your other pieces.
You have a superb sense of design and visual metaphor. On a technical side, color/contrast could be pushed a bit more in some of your pieces, to make them more dynamic and clarify certain elements. (ie: the large police looking through the alley is the same value as the building, which makes it missable. The design and clarity of the checks in the Stimulus Checks piece could afford to stand out more against the value/hues of the sky) The goal would be to keep a piece cohesive but not muddy, so pushing your values a bit more could help.
I definitely anticipate you will find editorial work. (I'd put you on our shortlist if we were currently hiring) Kudos!
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3yr
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Hello, My name is Ilana Lidagoster. I'm graduating from Pratt Institute this coming December, having majored in Communication Design with a focus on Illustration. I love storytelling and would love to illustrate for books and comics. (Lately, I've also been trying my hand at character animation, but nothing impressive enough that I think I could include in my professional portfolio yet. Working on that..) Other areas of interest in terms of careers include concept art and visual development.
Currently, I am working as a one-woman art department for a news aggregate website; editing photos, making image collages, creating design assets for newsletters and site UX, as well as custom illustrations for certain articles. However, while I've contributed a great deal to my job, I am drastically underpaid, overworked, and there is no route to advancement within my company. So I've decided I need to be looking around for other work, possibly a new job altogether.
The portfolio pieces I've included are some of the more recent works that I'm most proud of, as well as some samples from editorial illustrations I've done for my job. I would greatly appreciate your input on what I can do to improve upon and/or add to my portfolio in order to make it appealing for the type of work I'd like to find.
Thank you for your time and attention!
https://www.ilanalidagoster.com/
