tatidengo's review
5.0
As someone who majored in Illustration, I picked this book as a complement to my education and because Marshall Arisman has often been remarked upon as a living legend full of wisdom. If I can’t attend his school, reading his book was the least I could do.
The writing feels like you’re having a very sincere and approachable conversation with him, where he speaks in clear terms and not in the cryptic, grandiloquent and unhelpful advice that is so common in art schools. I had the opportunity to meet him once and the writing comes off as genuine as if he were standing right there talking to you.
The advice is very broad and, as the title states, is very much about the business of illustration, rather than about the art side of things.
It includes tons of advice and I would highly recommend it to any budding illustrator who feels a little lost.
The last part of the book includes tons of interviews of illustrators, agents, and art directors.
The writing feels like you’re having a very sincere and approachable conversation with him, where he speaks in clear terms and not in the cryptic, grandiloquent and unhelpful advice that is so common in art schools. I had the opportunity to meet him once and the writing comes off as genuine as if he were standing right there talking to you.
The advice is very broad and, as the title states, is very much about the business of illustration, rather than about the art side of things.
It includes tons of advice and I would highly recommend it to any budding illustrator who feels a little lost.
The last part of the book includes tons of interviews of illustrators, agents, and art directors.
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