How to be an Illustrator

Purchased for my daughter who is an artist and illustrator

great book, great information, would recommend it to any artist or illustrator.

This book makes a lot of practical things clearer, especially for the stereotypical artists with their heads in the clouds.

I found this book very helpful. Since the business of illustration relies so much on self-promotion, it's good to have tips on how to bolster your portfolio, articulate your strengths, and navigate the industry. If you are a recent or soon-to-be graduate, this is a fantastic book to build your confidence for job interviews. For those interested in beefing up on your skills, I would recommend The Technical Pen if you work with pen and ink and Drawing the Female Figure for great anatomical drawing instruction.

Not sure this will get too much use, I find it difficult to follow and may find a different professional path.

Darrel Rees shows off his middle-brow authorial voice in what I would describe as a frankly admonishing How-To.I’ve spent too much time trying to reconcile with the grumpy, boring, uninteresting, uninterested Darrel Rees to make any information I could possibly glean from his masturbatory half-memoir worth the price.Buy a book by a better artist like Charles Bargue or James Gurney.

Very boring. Talking too much. Blah blah blah.....

Not very approachable, as is the art world