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The Caldecott

From3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast

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Sep 20, 2018

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The Caldecott is the most prestigious award a children’s book illustrator can receive, and it’s an award that, once received, changes each recipient’s life. We will discuss what the award is, how it is chosen, some patterns with books that have received this honor, and some tips on what you can do to try and become a more Caldecott-worthy illustrator.

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Sep 20, 2018

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Illustrators Will Terry, Lee White, and Jake Parker talk about illustration, how to do it, how to make a living at it, and how to make an impact in the world with your art.

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Roadblocks to Success: Have you ever felt stagnant in your life or your career? We all encounter roadblocks and in this episode we go over some very common roadblocks that are encountered by everyone from the most beginning student to the most seasoned pro. We talk about how to by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
67 min listen
Our Most Embarrassing Stories in Illustration: In this episode we swallow some pride and take a look at some of our less stellar moments. These are the times we wish we had a rewind button for life and could do things over. We have take away points from each story so you don’t have to make our mistak by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Your Creative Bank Account: What is The Creative Bank Account? We have mentioned it a lot in past episodes and it’s about time we talked about the source of all good ideas: what it is, how does it work and what are the best strategies for filling your personal creative bank account. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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My Art is Great, Why Won't Anyone Hire Me?: Many artists work hard and try to get there their work out there, hoping to break into the illustration world and then...nothing happens. No clients offering work. No e-mails. No phone calls. And they wonder why no one wants to hire them. We offer our pe by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Introducing 3 Point Perspective: Coming soon: 3 Point Perspective, a podcast where illustrators Will Terry, Lee White, and Jake Parker talk about illustration; how to do it, how to make a living at it, and how to make an impact in the world with your art. Your hosts are Jake Parker, Wil by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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The Life Cycle of a Children's Book: Have you ever wondered what happens before an illustrator is offered a book project, or what happens after of the illustrations are complete? There is a lot more to illustrating a children's book than just drawing and painting. In this episode we will go by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
76 min listen
A Day in The Life of An Illustrator: Have you ever wondered what your life might be like if you were an illustrator? In this episode we want to give you a sneak peak into the secret life of illustrators. We will go over what a typical day looks like, some of the biggest frustrations with thi by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
70 min listen
Ship Happens: Today we talk about one of the main things that separates the pros from the amateurs: Having the ability to not just come up with the idea of a project, but to carry that idea all the way through to the actual production and shipping of it. In this episo by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
54 min listen
10 Reasons I Won't Illustrate Your Childrens Book: Every time we get an offer to do a book we feel super grateful and flattered that someone would want one of us to illustrate a book for them, but for many reasons we can’t say yes. In this episode we get into the details of book publishing, including the by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
73 min listen
How to Change: Everyone wants to improve and try new things, but why is change so hard? Sometimes we box ourselves into a certain identity or style and feel like we can't deviate, or we get comfortable and fear failure. In this episode we discuss why consistent improvem by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
75 min listen
Should You Do Fanart?: Today we tackle the subject of fan art. We discuss what it is, what it isn't, whether or not you should do it, and the legality of it. We definitely are of three minds on this one so get ready for some arguing! by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
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Am I Too Old to Get Started?: Many people wonder, is it too late? Or, am I too old to start? Will, Lee, and Jake talk about this age old question and discuss how it isn’t too late. There are many successful creatives that didn’t start until they were older. Lee shares his story and h by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
59 min listen
Listener Q&A: Our first mailbag episode! Lee, Will, and Jake will be answering questions that people in the forums have been asking; there are lots of great questions, some fun questions, tons of insightful answers, and even some differing opinions. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
70 min listen
How Much Will You Make in Illustration?: Every student has the question: "How much will I make in illustration?" The frustrating thing is that this is too often avoided or glossed over in school, which honestly, is a bit crazy! In this episode we hope to cut through the fog of uncertainty and s by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
75 min listen
Why You Should Do an Art Challenge: Have you ever taken on a month long challenge? Maybe it was to become more fit, drink more water, or participate in Inktober. Challenges paired with deliberate goals are powerful for all realms of life and the same goes with art. We are going to share so by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
52 min listen
Critiques: Critiques can be the wind beneath your wings that help you grow in incredible ways, or they can be the source of many tears and hurt feelings. In this episode we will cover why you need critiques and critique groups, where to get them, how to prepare for by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
75 min listen
The Caldecott: The Caldecott is the most prestigious award a children’s book illustrator can receive, and it’s an award that, once received, changes each recipient’s life. We will discuss what the award is, how it is chosen, some patterns with books that have received t by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
70 min listen
Agents and Reps: A lot of people wonder if they should try to go their art career solo or if they really need to find an agent or rep. We go over some of the advantages and disadvantages of having an agent, talk about negotiating, and talk about why agents are important to people wanting to break into the illustration world. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
81 min listen
Comic Cons & Art Fairs: Odds are you've been to some sort of art convention, right? Comic conventions and art fairs take place all over the globe, with almost every major city in the United States hosting one! They are a great way to transition from hobbyist to selling your work by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
92 min listen
Tools of the Trade: Sometimes the question, “What tools do you use?”, gets a bad rap. However it actually is a great question. If you walk into an art store there are a plethora of different types of pens, brushes, paints, paper, etc. Today we would like to give some clarity by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
67 min listen
A Year's Worth of Lessons: "New year, new me!" A new year provides plenty of excitement as everyone makes goals and sets resolutions for improvement, it is also a great time for reflection on things learned from the year prior. In this episode, we share some of the lessons we lea by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
82 min listen
Successfully Failing: Today we want to talk about failure. As we talk about our successes, inextricably linked to that is our failures. What does it mean to fail? How do you deal with failure? And how do you move on from it? We hope that you can come away from this episode fee by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
80 min listen
Building A Strong Portfolio: Portfolios. Everyone talks about them, works on theirs, and knows that they are important. In this episode we go over how to add focus to your portfolio, the importance of a business plan, and offer advice on how you can beef up your portfolio, and become by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
65 min listen
Networking for Artists: If you think that networking is manipulative, selfish, or all about getting ahead you are doing it wrong. In this episode, we talk about how networking is all about friendship, giving, and the people that you choose to spend time with. We talk about how t by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
72 min listen
Work / Life Balance: How do you balance family, work, personal growth, exercise, hobbies, etc? Work / Life balance is one of those things that is universal and something that we all deal with every day. We get a lot of people asking us about this and in this episode we share by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
88 min listen
Post Graduate Advice: This is the season of people embarking on the next step of their life journeys, graduating from high school, college, etc. In today’s episode we discuss ways you can move forward in your creative journey, discuss the need to be focused, the importance of by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
65 min listen
10 Skills Every Illustrator Must Have: Most people think that in order to be a great illustrator you need to just be a great artist and storyteller, that's true. However, there is a lot more that goes into being a stellar illustrator and a more well rounded person. In this episode we'll go ove by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
74 min listen
How to Be the Best Art Student: Whether you have been drawing professionally for years, are a college student, or are coming back to art after a long hiatus, we are all students. Have you ever wondered what it takes to be the best student you can be? In this episode we go over some nega by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
76 min listen
Creating a Great Concept For Your Illustration: The foundation of a great illustration is a great concept. So often, as artists, we want to rush through the conceptual phase of an illustration to get to rendering things out and making it look amazing, often grazing over the concept or heart of our piece. In this episode we go over the importance of a solid concept, share some of our thought process for coming up with good concepts, and share advice while going over some common mistakes to avoid when coming up with a concept. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
83 min listen
Transitioning to a Career in Art: Transitioning to a career in art can seem daunting and risky. It takes time and persistence, but it is possible and so rewarding. In this episode we discuss some important things to consider when breaking into the field, such as multiple streams of revenue, easing into things, work life balance, finances, and craft. by 3 Point Perspective: The Illustration Podcast
54 min listen

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The Caldecott

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