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Do you know where to apply for a job as a children's book illustrator?

I'm interested to be a children's book illustrator but I'm not sure where to apply for it. Currently I'm studying a non-related course which is Landscape Architecture, although both are sitll under design. I'm torn in between these two fields as both are interesting, although I think Landscape Architecture is harder and it's just not about art/design. As for the other field, I'm not sure where to start because I've never heard of such industry in where I stay (Singapore) and secondly, I dont have the related field course. Currently I do mostly ink drawings and simple photoshop artwork which I think are not good enough.

It's not typically a job you get with a salary and an office at a publisher. You would actually work the same way the book's author does -- freelance. Typically, books are pitched and sold to publisher's as a complete package. So, you would need to find an author who needs artwork, or network out to editor's who can connect you with author's in need of an artist.

Don't. you will starve trying to make a living at it. This is especially true if you are not a gifted artist.

CAD artists are always in demand.

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