Whenever anyone mentions mermaids I can't help but think of sailors recording 'mermaid' sightings and describing the creatures as much more masculine and whiskered than they anticipated :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: So my mermay entry contains no mermaids. Just the things that most likely spawned the mermaid myth.

Cassandra demands breakfast for dinner. Jeremy also wants breakfast for dinner, but doesn't want Cassandra to have it. Annabelle demands her cheerios in her special flower bowl. The twins are showing their love for Senator Ursinius (also known as Mr. Bear). Joey has once again played 'hide the poop' but honestly cannot remember where, and thus needs his older brother to find it. Mr. Fuzzy Britches, as is his right, enjoys the dinner theatre. Happy anniversary.

Boy did I ever learn a lot from this challenge!

Good enough!

Doooooooone. Just in time

I realized after finishing that this could almost be considered spaceman spiff fanart, lol.

But it's done now!

The moment before the first dive.

It's big, yes, but is it big enough?

@NessIllustration I sometimes get the feeling that not many people actually read their contracts and ask questions, lol. So far most clients have been pretty surprised by their own clauses

@NessIllustration Turns out as per their lawyer that it's a standard contract they use for businesses, which they sometimes use for freelancers. I've been told I do not need insurance in this case.

I'm still gonna be doing some research on some basic oversight and omission kind of insurance though. I'd imagine it wouldn't cost much

@Jeremy-Ross said in Insurance for illustrators?:

since it’s likely you are operating your illustration business as either LLC, Corp or Sole Proprietor,

Not as of yet, but probably a good idea!

@drawnbyshawn said in Insurance for illustrators?:

I think you'll also see this referred to as "errors and omissions" insurance.

Yeah, that's what I'm taking a look at. Can't hurt, might help, right?

@Nyrryl-Cadiz said in Insurance for illustrators?:

Maybe you can clarify this more with your agent.

The reponse was "as long as he has personal insurance he'll be fine" and that it wasn't anything to worry about. Which makes me worry. And is also not an informative answer, lol

Hi guys!

I recently looked over a contract for a project that had a section on requiring insurance. The particular type of insurance wasn't clarified, but I'm assuming it's some kind of liability insurance if I'm sued for unintentional copyright infringement?

Does anyone who's doing this professionally have liability insurance of some kind? Other kinds of insurance?

Messin' around with a portfolio book dummy. A chance to do many silly illustrations

Here I am with my 13" Cintiq determined to grind it down to nothing before I buy a new one, lol. I'm pretty sure (knock on wood) my cintiq'll just keep going until I grind my stylus through the glass

I am most jealous of the 16" and over!

@Laurasketches iPad's great if you want to be mobile. But if that's not a necessity I'd go with the cintiq.

Couple of reasons why.

-Your computer is upgradeable. An iPad is not. iPads are designed with obsolescence in mind. A regular ol' cintiq should work with whatever computer hardware you buy for a VERY long time. My iPad is already starting to do funny things with every updated OS. My cintiq's been hooked up to 4 different computers.

-With a Cintiq you can use pretty much whatever program suits you. With an iPad you're limited.

I'm sure I'll think of more later, but if you already own a decent laptop I'd go with the cintiq

@Coley I'm doing the portfolio consult

@burvantill Thanks so much

@Neha-Rawat said in Picture book page layout questions:

@Braden-Hallett I've just completed a dummy book and this is what I've followed as well (the colored ends layout). I suppose 30 would be the maximum but 28 illustrated pages is also pretty common for a 32 page book.

Cool cool. Thank you