Trying to be a helpful voice in the discussion on editorial illustration fees 👋🏻

Activating your commercial side is vital to survive in this industry.
Pls check it out! ✏️

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NEW WORK ✨Stunning illustrative portrait of @arooj_aftab by our artist Alexandria Olivia Hall for @FastCompany

tiktok/instagram pushing video as the primary content medium → increases time it takes to prepare content → people who actually do shit don't have time to edit → actual creators silent on platform → platform filled with pseudo-creators concerned with editing over substance

being in ur late 20s kinda sux cuz that’s when ur body can no longer depend on just adrenaline and pure spite to get u through the day. now u actually have to eat food. so lame

Anyone: I like cheese.

Twitter: Why you would say that when I, the main character, am lactose intolerant?!

Sometimes I am afraid of running out of ideas for editorials. 🥲🫠

Hello it’s portfolio time.
Currently available for freelance work, do tell your friends and if they’re the kind to hire artists, all the better.
More work here: http://www.SonnyRoss.com
“Great” email exchanges here: sonnyrossillustration@gmail.com
Retweet so I can buy shoeeees

I’m sorry to say that, by and large, Illustration for Publishing and Editorial is now a fairly unsustainable way for freelancers to make a living. A tiny minority may be able to make it work, but I can’t see that it’s good advice to offer it as a career choice, such a shame.