Portfolio Refinement

Website presentation is very important and vital to gaining work as an illustrator. Your website should be a representation of your work, in a way that is professional and engaging. I have learnt a lot in a year from trying out different layouts on my own website, yet I know I still have more to do! For me I feel like I struggle with just putting work on it because I don’t think it is good enough or the perfectionist side of myself keeps thinking I am not ready just yet for this level of professionalism. But I also know that if I never put anything up no one will ever see my work, so I just have to do it!

Website Inspiration 

​I feel like these websites all give off a sense of professionalism and personality which make them work well, as they use simple layouts, few pages and they all have their artwork mostly in one place for the viewer to see. 

FURRY LITTLE PEACH

Online portfolio and webspace of Furry Little Peach - Designer, Illustrator and Exhibiting Artist - living and working in Sydney, Australia.

Jamie Green

Sample artwork of four Anne of Green Gables characters: Diana Barry, Anne Shirley, Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert

Rebecca Green

Illustration portfolio, paintings, and books of American Illustrator and Author, Rebecca Green.

Danielle Bennett

This character was developed for a manuscript written by Lilla Rogers for the Make Art that Sells Illustrating Children's Books course

How to Have a Bangin' Website - Katie Chappell Illustrator

They're always there, talking to people about your work. While you're asleep, they're showing people what exactly you do, and how easy it is to work with you. If people want to buy stuff from you while you're driving or napping, no problemo. Your website friend has it taken care of.

Website To Do List

• Have main page as portfolio and finish adding images (maybe some text informing what the work is?) 
• Add about/ contact page
• Add a sketchbook page, I am unsure if this is vital for potential clients, but it is something I want to add maybe
• Refine name header, it is too detailed and small (also a bit pixelated for some reason!)