14 Mistakes Illustrators Make when Working with Clients | Episode 77

Are you constantly fighting and losing creative battles? Are you constantly frustrated by clients who don’t trust you or can’t seem to make up their minds? Your art might not be the problem. Perhaps you’re just going about the process with too much focus on the art, and not enough on how to communicate with and include your clients along the way. Are you making any of the following mistakes? By avoiding these, you will have more success in seeing your ideas come to life and earning that much needed trust to do your job.

TIME STAMPS
00:00 Video Start
00:12 Intro
01:00 This video = working out my next Skillshare class
01:52 Mistake #1: Working without a brief
04:41 Mistake #2: Not having clear check-in points with the client
06:36 Mistake #3: Giving too many options
11:33 Mistake #4: Allowing too many revisions
15:21 Mistake #5: Presenting unfinished work (work-in-progress)
18:20 Mistake #6: Not getting on the same page about style
24:26 Mistake #7: Sending work as loose email attachments
26:27 Mistake #8: Suggesting doubt about your own work
28:55 Mistake #9: Starting work before it's been made official
31:30 Mistake #10: Moving forward without client sign-off
33:14 Mistake #11: Skipping sketches (going straight into the final illustration)
34:35 Mistake #12: Sending final files too soon
37:04 Mistake #13: Accepting every job (not being picky enough)
39:27 Mistake #14: Accepting vague or unclear feedback
41:48 Closing thoughts: We need to learn how to work with clients in order to succeed as freelance illustrators.
43:02 Question: What has been your experience working with clients? What mistakes have you made and what have you learned from theme?

LINKS
The One Palette Illustrator: Discover How Color Works in Your Art (My new Skillshare class! Get 1 month premium membership with this link) https://skl.sh/3sPqebI

Original Medium Article (on which this Video is based): https://tomfroese.medium.com/14-mistakes-illustrators-make-when-working-with-clients-b818ae3cb9bf

On Briefs and Presenting Ideas (The Informed Illustrator)
http://www.theinformedillustrator.com/2012/12/10-steps-to-presenting-illustration.html

Why Chefs Serve Food on a Plate: Why How You Present Your Work Makes All the Difference (Medium article)
https://tomfroese.medium.com/why-chefs-serve-food-on-a-plate-622984eee434

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