Freelance illustrator

You're creative. When you draw something, people take notice and understand it. It's not something everyone can do. You need talent, you need training.

But once you have that, you find out that there's plenty of competition out there. Getting your foot into that first door is one of the great challenges.

Studios in your area are a natural first place to look. Driving long distances to work may not be appealing, but especially when you are getting started, expanding your search can be a great help.

The internet is an amazing resource if you know where to look. There are websites that do nothing but provide leads on freelance work of all kinds. In general, you have to pay for these sites, but considering the amount of time they will save you, they are often well worth the cost.

Try a site such as Elance to get started, especially if you are still building your portfolio. You'll have to bid on work, which means that at first your pay rate may be lower than you'd really like, but you have to start somewhere. Jobs on Elance won't always go to the lowest bidder; they'll go to the person who appeals most to the business looking for help, which can be the result of a combination of factors, including pay, type of experience, location and such.

Another potential resource online is Freelance Work Exchange. They offer a wide range of freelance opportunities in many fields, and might just have the right ones for you.

Freelance illustration is not one of the easiest ways to make money, but most find the job extremely satisfying. Not many people get to live their life being as creative as they would like to be.

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