Thank you for watching! Don't worry, I didn't spill my tea! I like having english breakfast tea with milk and sugar; what's your favourite cosy drink? :)
Im late to commenting on this, but I am SO happy you mentioned the "don't put up pieces in styles you don't want/enjoy working in". Over the years I have accumulated a few different styles, and while I am proud of the pieces, I am not sure that would be fun to do an entire project in it! I have been tempted to put these pieces in my portfolio, but I think I will think more carefully on this.
I'm glad my video was helpful! It can be so tempting to put in literally every piece you've ever created, but I have to remind myself that my portfolio isn't a collection of all the work I've done, but a carefully curated set of work intended for a specific audience!
I'm graduating with my illustration BFA this school year so this video is so helpful! I used your portfolio site (and others) to help model mine over the summer, but hearing more of the reasoning behind your portfolio choices is really great
Sooo glad I stumbled across your channel Anoosha. Thank you for all of the help and brilliant advice you give! I graduated with my BA in Illustration last year but I still feel a lack of identity in regards to my work and where I fit.. but I’m trying to keep at it. You’re a breath of fresh air. Best wishes💗
perfect timing thank u!! i'm finally making a portfolio website over my uni break :0 also i am watching the very full cup of tea with so much concern haha
Really insightful! After 20 years as an artist in the video game industry I'm about to throw caution to the wind and give illustration a shot. Your videos are a super helpful look into the biz end of things. Thanks!
I’m not an illustrator but a fine artist that paints with oils. I don’t do comercial art but instead work with themes and feelings. I think I’ll create subpages with all the different styles I work on. Thanks for the heads up massive help!
Thank you SO much Anoosha for sharing all this information. I can’t even begin to express how helpful you are! Can’t wait for the character designer and children’s illustration specific videos!
Amazing, this video totally amazing and useful unlike other channels that sponse by Wix or Squarespace. thank you so much for sharing. I'll try to build one.
Anoosha you are Godsend.. thank you for sharing so much details. This is super helpful for illustrators trying to venture into the world of publishing ❤️❤️
Heyy, this was lovely and super helpful! Thanks so much. I’m going to update my site after putting it off for an entire year now hahah. And character design portfoliooo -YES PLEASE!
I'm late to the party, but I just want to say thank you so much for these honest and informative videos! I just got back into illustrations after years of putting it off and these are super helpful to help me plan to break in the industry in the future. THANK YOU
Ron Swanson quote. Check! Thank you for sharing your experience. I've been wanting to launch a portfolio website since forever, as a graphic designer is kinda tricky to keep it cohesive. I'll have to choose soon what's the area I really want to follow. This video really helped me to get excited to keep working on it, thank you Anoosha!
Your videos are a godsend. I watch them all when I can and learn so much more than with other sites or speakers. You are very forthcoming in your details while remaining respectful to clients. I enjoy listening to you, too ^w^ Thank you for all the help and lovely, well-thought-out videos.
thank you for this, anoosha! i'm signing up for a mentorship program that I have to prepare a portfolio for, and this video helped me get over the fear I had in putting it together. I love that it's so extensive!
Thank you so much Anoosha! I learned so much from this video and I'm already taking notes on how to make my online portfolio even better! (esp the tip on removing older pieces that dont reflect your current skill level//art style) Appreciate you!
Good video 👏🏽. Did exactly what you brought up and used tumblr in combination with my own URL, so hearing that in the video was a nice affirmation that I was doing something right. Highly recommend the tumblr theme Illustfolio. The creator actively updates it (some themes don't play well with tumblr's updates and defaults to showing text first over any pictures included in the post 🙃). Another plus to tumblr is you can edit the HTML to further customize your website (some web hosts charge a tooooon more just for HTML editing!).
Heck yeah! Getting blessed by Anoosha's dropped gems *again*! Thanks so much for sharing your knowledge and the artist mentions! I'm going to re-work my website very soon and this video is such a great resource.
Hi! I just discover your videos and I absolutely love it, but I was so chocked to hear about Ceruleum in Lausanne, where I come from 😂 I considered to study there a long time ago.. what a surprise
I’ve learnt something new 🥰🥰🥰🙏🏽 thanks for sharing! My portfolio is something I’ve been trying to put together. I really hope I can afford my own website soon but that’s a work in progress 🙈 alrighty, thanks again for your time and your amazing content! Love your work Hun. Take care bye for now 🥰👋🏽 - Marie x
Thank you so much Annosha for such amazing content and your generosity sharing all the hard earned wisdom with the world :) Would be great to learn how you organise your psd files! Thanks a lot!
Great video and information, thank you :) Oh, and I found it very funny ow triggered I was by the coffee waving in the cup and not spilling over at the start :'D
Your first drawing book of the cat looks so cute ! Thanks for your guidelines! I think I should try make some more personal projects. I want to see your character design portfolio video :)
Not near done with the video yet but this video is really helpful!! I have a tumblr portfolio for now and eventually want to switch to like Square space or something. I've had a shitty experience in the past with GoDaddy for trying to make a paid WordPress so I don't trust it. I think I've heard similar things as to not use them? And something to think about is accessibility! Alt tags and are color combos readable (use something like web aim color contrast checker).
Hey Anoosha, I've been browsing all your videos for hours now lol. I like your style and your contents very much :) I'm also a professional children's book illustrator and I'm really considering moving my website to Square Space now that I've watched your video. I'm on Porkbun for few years now but seems like my website keeps crushing and bugging everytime I'm adding changes to it. It's really annoying ! I hope a new website won't cost me too much :/ :)
@@AnooshaSyed it's the least expensive I've found when I was looking for a website. But it's so complicated to use and always bugging :( Which website builder would you recommend as great and not too expensive please ?
thank you so much!! What resolution do you suggest to use for your illustrations when it comes to upload them on your website? Also, a character design portfolio video would be really helpful!!
I think I poorly worded what I was trying to say haha; I guess the resolution doesn't matter too much; maybe 200dpi is a good in-between of high/low res, but I meant more of the dimensions itself; having a 1000x700px image is better than something that's 4000x3000px
Hello Annosha, I like the videos you’re making. I have a question. I am interested in career/job in illustration, yet I am into character design. Do you have any resource or videos on character design?
This is helping me a lot with my website! I have a question, you said not to upload large files in our portfolio/website. I've been googling what specific size/resolution should the file be, and I'm having a hard time finding answers. Is it alright if you share the resolution/dpi and size you usually use?
I don’t have any hard numbers and it’s different for every project but I prefer doing 72dpi and less than 2500px for the longest edge if that makes sense!
Hi Anoosha, thanks a lot for great content! I learned a lot from your videos about agency and this, portfolio bit~ I’m currently building my portfolio and just wondering any specific size when you mentioned about “single spread” for kidlit books? Thank you very much again and keep inspiring 😊✨
1 book cover + 2-5 key moment spreads Spot illustrations and full spreads Have black and white and colored illustration Include children (baby, toddlers, tweens, etc) and animals Illustration with mood, interaction, story is preffered
Thank you for the great video. By any chance, you have worked in Carmen Sandiego the Netflix Animation. It is so cool the characters remind me of your work. I binge-watched the whole series lol ^_^
Hi I have a portfolio question! So, if you are applying for a certain position (like a character design job at a studio) would you create a specific section on your website for character design and only send the company a link to that part of your website? Like I know people talk about creating certain portfolios for specific jobs, but how do you separate that on your website to show you're specific in one area (even though they can see all the other areas on your portfolio site)? Hope this question makes sense lol!
I have another question:) I’m confused on where to actually find freelance illustration jobs. Are they mostly on like LinkedIn? Maybe you could do a video talking about how / where to find jobs ? Because my goal would be to freelance illustrate when I graduate but I think I’m a little lost on how I will actually do that :)
hello! i am a upcoming graphic designer and i am self-teaching myself, meanwhile who is attending college in the summer. Also i wanted to know if i am able to create branding and illustration on one website? what is recommended since this is my first time building my resume? thanks for the video💯❤
I’m a new digital artist and I have a nature based style. I have been asked to illustrate two books for people and these will be my first experience in illustration using my iPad Pro. What would you recommend I do to start? If the publishers would like my style I have been told they would pay towards my license and then I let them know my price for using the characters I design for them. I am hoping I can do this, and work from home
There are a lot of procreate tutorials on RU-vid and Instagram that might be helpful! I would also look into brushes that give that ‘traditional’ painting look. I recommend Max Ulichneys brushes!
For the kid lit portfolio, what size are those canvases on procreate? Could I size them directly from there or would I need to size them somewhere else afterwards? I am guilty of not really knowing which direction. I’d like to create family friendly prints for clothing etc to start and work towards children’s book illustrations
Think of what size you want to print at and make sure your canvas is that size in inches or centimeters, then make it above 150 dpi. Definitely start large and size down from there. It's impossible to go the other way.
I work as a web designer and graphic designer, but - even if I have already done a lot of illustrations for clients - my dream is to call myself a full-time illustrator. In the meanwhile, I want to create a page / YT channel to help fellow artists to create a cool portfolio in a very easy, economical but professional way 🥰
