Hi, just saying hello...trying out the site on a fortnight's trial. All looking good so far! Just starting out illustrating professionally and everythings a bit new and scary - all advice gratefully received

How long has this site been going and how are you finding it?

Claire x

http://www.clairekeay.theartistsweb.co.uk

Hi Claire

Welcome to TAW, and good luck! Couldn't get your link to work but found you on the new entries page, love all your drawings - they are very cute, I bet they look good as greetings cards too.

I've been with TAW for a bit over a year, some have been with it a little longer and I'm pretty happy with it. The forum is fun too!

Elise

Hi Claire!
I haven't been a member very long in fact i am under student membership! I just love having a site somewhere to put my work i don't really sell anything.
I love your stuff! You should consider an illustration course you are fantastic i love the bunny in the flowers
Amy

Hello Caire

I like the freedom to have a great looking website with lots of features and good support with the bits you don't know how to use.

They also have a 6 out of 10 page rank with google which is good for all of us.

If you google my name in the UK i am 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th

On normal search i am 3rd -9th some times 1st-6th depending if the 'other' Amy updates her Bebo account, grrr i wish she didn't have it :'(

Thanks for all your replies, must admit the site works really well, very impressed!
Bit disappointed that the print service isn't up and running and seems a way off...it was one of the things that tempted me in.
Still, lots of great features here, thanks for a friendly welcome!

Claire x

Welcome from me too Claire. Lovely website and illustrations are charming. Good luck in TAW

Welcome to the 'club' Claire! I had a look at your TAW site and then on to your other one. Really delightful, fresh, uncluttered work - especially the non-illustrative items.

Best of luck to you.

http://www.homesartwork.co.uk.

Hi Claire and welcome from me too.i really like your illustrations my favourite one is (its snowing) .


http://www.lorrainewright.co.uk

Hi Claire,

Welcome to the forum from me too groover .

I'm not on TAW myself But enjoy this forum all the same.

Do the shimmy

hi clare, welcome from me too,good luck in finding illustration work, try to get yourself on an agents books,and ask if you get paid whether they use the illustrations or not, i worked as a freelance illustrator for awhile found it very hard work to keep selling yourself with no work coming in, managed to do a couple of ads and book covers got really disheartened when client wanted a cow drawing in pen and ink and sent it back 8 times! in the end i traced the damn thing and he still said the shape was wrong, on top of all that i didn,t get paid because they used something else,

http://markcrossey.theartistsweb.co.uk

Hi Claire

Welcome from me too! Lovely cute images!
I clicked on several but only two opened up.
Please put size on them as people won't know how big/small they are.
Are they originals? As prices seem a bit low .

Good luck!!!


http://www.leylamurr.com

I agree..They are brilliant They would look fab as greetings cards.

I am wanting to sell some of my greetings cards and wondered if anyone can point me in the right direction?

Thanks, Alli

http://www.alisonknapp.theartistsweb.co.uk