Useful Links

Messageboards:

Drawingboard.org
This is an excellent site to hit when you have the time. LOTS of illustrators, cartoonists, animators and students participating. Post work, get feedback, find work!

Guilds:

The Graphic Artists Guild
Lots of interesting info, especially The Contract Monitor if you ever need contract help. Good links for both illustrators and graphic designers. For a small fee, you can get a subscription to a job list.

Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators

The Illustrators Parntnership of America

Promotion:

Workbook
Lots of information, get a free listing, find names of reps. Lists of all the competitions, month by month.

The iSpot
Portfolios on-line. Great place to chat with other illustrators, in the Art Talk.

How Design
Excellent links to illustrator's resources.

Cafe Press
Print on demand service, allowing you to put any of your designs on a wide variety of products, including : t-shirts, lunchboxes, cards, mugs, aprons, notebooks and even underwear.

Zazzle.com
Like cafepress, but the quality of the shirts is better. They also do greeting cards and posters.

ArtDeadlinesList.com
For a small subscription fee, you get a list of grants, competitions, shows and teaching positions e-mailed to you. Lots of free information, too.

Artdeadline.com
Similar to the previous one, more geared to fine arts, but some good illustration competitions are listed.

Publications:

Illustration Magazine

And if you're feeling rusty...

Illustration Friday
Illustration Friday is a weekly illustration challenge. A topic is posted every Friday and then participants have all week to come up with their own interpretation.

Do our Optional Assignment!