Computer Arts Opinion Slot "The Business of being an Illustrator"

This month's issue of Computer Arts magazine has included an opinion slot, written by myself! I was asked to write an opinion article focusing on my first year of being a freelance illustrator and how winning the Graduate Showcase competition last year has helped me. (I almost turned it down at first as of course I am no writer, and I wasn't sure what to focus on as there are so many points I could make and issues I could talk about...!)

Every author of the opinion slots in Computer Arts are illustrated by Constanze Moll, who won the Computer Arts Graduate Showcase 2009! Here is the page and article as it is in the magazine, (click for a larger view)

I won the Illustration Award in Computer Arts magazine's Graduate Showcase!!!

A couple of months ago I entered my work into the Computer Arts competition for a chance to be featured in 2011's Graduate Showcase edition. I'd completely forgotten about it until yesterday when an old friend from my sixth form college messaged me on Facebook saying "Wow Amy your work is in my latest Computer Arts Magazine!!" Huh? My work? In Computer Arts? Woah..... so after getting myself a copy and being so excited to see how my illustrations look in print....

...I read that I'd actually WON the "Illustration Category Excellence Award" ...whaaat??! Here it is: