Looking back I can draw this central line working down the center, and the timeline seems extremely neat and tidy with the most important occasions for 5 years from 2013 until 2018… however the actual expertise was something however linear, or clean crusing.
I entered faculty for a level in Promoting and Design, however I switched to Illustration within the second yr. After I graduated in 1996, I used to be an in-house artist at a number of London-based greeting card firms (together with Hallmark) which I actually loved. I used to be additionally making earnings from editorial illustration for way of life and well being and wonder magazines. The editorial area of interest was one thing I fell into by chance as a result of I might draw individuals, however after some time I actually began to resent the idealized varieties I used to be anticipated to painting.
2006
I gave up artistic work, a yr after my son was born. After which in 2010 I had one other child. That was the yr Pinterest was launched—do not forget that, as I’m going to speak about it later.
2012
This yr I began to add previous freelance artwork and icons to a Shutterstock picture library and people grew to become the seeds of my passive earnings. You’ll be able to learn extra about passive earnings on this weblog submit.
2013
My daughter grew to become eligible free of charge nursery classes, which I factored in when making the choice to step again into illustration. That autumn I took my first intensive 5-week on-line course known as Make Artwork That Sells, which actually set the ball rolling.
2014
I started taking Skillshare lessons to enhance my expertise and strategies. I created tasks for hand lettering and bettering my Photoshop expertise.