Self Publishing Pro will help you navigate the world of self-publishing and get your book into the hands of your readers.
It takes a lot of hard work and dedication to learn the fundamentals of drawing, character design, environment design, and visual storytelling. But your journey isn’t over yet!
This final course with Lee, Will, and Jake will walk you through what you should do with the Foundations portfolio you’ve created and give you an excellent overview of the different illustration specialties you can pursue.
Then they’ll share what you can do to keep moving forward on the path towards a career in the industry of your choice.
You’re ready for the next steps to becoming a working illustrator!
For the last 25 years Jake has worked on everything from animated films to comics to picture books. For several years he worked for Reel FX and Blue Sky Studios on such projects as Horton Hears a Who, Rio, and Epic. He is the creator of the popular Inktober drawing challenge. Jake currently works as an illustrator and cartoonist on children's books and comics. He works out of his home studio in Arizona.
Will Terry has been a freelance illustrator for 26 years. He got his start working for magazines and newspapers in the Washington D.C. area. His early clients include publications such as Time, Money, WSJ and ads for Sprint, Pizza Hut, Fed Ex, and Master Card. He has illustrated about 30 children’s books for a number of publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, Scholastic, and Penguin. When he's not mountain biking, hiking, or snowboarding he works out of the svslearn.com office in Provo Utah.
Lee White is a children's book illustrator based in Colorado. He has been illustrating books for the past 20 years and has over 30 titles to his name. His latest book, This Pretty Planet, was released in November 2020. He also teaches all his painting secrets at SVSLearn.com and workshops around the country.
This course is perfect for any experience level. Whether you're a self-taught artist making your first project or a seasoned professional looking to break away from the industry and create your own passion project. The information and personal experiences shared by these three pros is so practical and honest and doesn't shy away from the nitty-gritty details that us artists tend to be intimidated by. Jake, Lee, and Will are the perfect trio to teach self-publishing. Their pooled knowledge strengthens the course 3X!
Your in-depth presentations, plus honest experiential anecdotes, were incredibly helpful. I've been a working artist for over 50 years, and there were quite a few moments when I wanted to say to each of you: Thank You for telling it like it is. Creating artful, salable content, working a business, envisioning and planning project outcomes, learning the nuts and bolts of self-promotion - it all rang true.
This should be a required course in all university curriculums! Since joining SVS, I have started my portfolio website, increased my exposure on social media, had two books published that I illustrated with a publisher, and am now on the verge of launching my online store and self-publishing my first children's book as an author/ illustrator. I feel like I have the tools to start getting my hands dirty! Thank you, guys, for pioneering the way for all us wayward creators out here in the wild.
