Work Based Learning Task

Within the WBL sessions we have identified lots of job roles within 'Illustration' and this has been very useful to me. It has opened my eyes as to all the options I will have when I finish my degree, and all the different paths this course could lead me to.

Some of the job roles we came up with are:

Fashion Illustration

Children's Book Illustration

Comic, Manga and Graphic Novel Illustration

Book Cover Illustration

Website Icon/Banner/Template Design

Characature Illustration

Interior Design

Storyboard Illustration

Advertising Illustration

Fine Art Illustration

Historical Illustration

Toy Design

Tattoo Design/Artist

Album Cover Illustration

Retail Merchandising

Logo Design

Instructional Diagram Illustration

Animator

Costume/Make up/Set Design

Postcard Illustration

Teacher

Book Maker

Packaging Design

Print Maker

Games/Graphics Design

Graffiti/Street Art

Digital Illustration

Portraiture

Gift Card Illustration

Erotica Illustration

Pattern Design

Ceramics

...and that's not even the entire list!!

I have chosen 3 of these to identify pros and cons:

Teacher

Pros:

1) Reliable wage

2) Weekend and holidays suit a family life?

3) Rewarding outcomes

Cons:

1) Less time to work on personal illustration work

2) Demanding, and can be stressful

3) Competition for job placements

Gift Card Illustrator

Pros:

1) Large market for gift cards

2) Own work is being viewed and appreciated

3) Could be self-run or work for a company

Cons:

1) Competition for sales

2) Repetitive briefs

3) Not going to make you very rich very easily!

Fashion Illustrator

Pros:

1) Opportunity for travel

2) Possibilities of being widely published

3) Many clients

Cons:

1) Competitive Industry

2) Select market

3) Unreliable income