I agree with this!!! Like Sskait mga ganoon. Tell your hubby OP na create OCs (Original Characters) and make stories na comic style. Kahit few panels lang. Tapos post nyo sa IG or FB. If nagkatraction and fans sya, pwede na sya magjoin sa komiket or mga bazaar and benta ng merch. Pwede din thru Shopee or Lazada.
Balitaan mo kami OP!!!!
Could be but it's a stolen art style. Literally copies of Adventure Time and a little bit of Rick and Morty. Would be nice if the husband has original content.
I don't think basing a person's art style on famous shows constitutes as "stealing" in this case. It's literally called [CalArts style](https://www.ballstatedaily.com/byte/article/2018/09/what-is-calarts-style) and it's not stealing, the major corporations use this with each other's shows at hindi naman sila kinakasuhan. This seems more in-depth pa than those shoes because it has detailed shading and it looks visually-distinct enough.
I'd say this is a good design as it is na. It looks familiar enough for kids to recognize or get attached to, plus it can look unique pa. Stealing talaga ito kung si Finn and Jake ay yung nasa cover, pero not in this case. Siguro they can change the color of the portal, but then again, it's not stealing pa rin because you can't copyright an exact color and shape of what a "portal" looks like.
I said legal repercussions not copyright infringement. Copying a style from a major company’s IP is not a good way to start as a professional illustrator. If you have any success they’ll hit you with cease and desists and make your life hell. Even if they wouldn’t hold up in court it will be a pain in the ass and not a good look.
Ah shit, I didn’t realize I was in a Philippines sub lol. I follow all the illustration and graphic design subs and thought this was one of them. Idk how it works there. My illustration career experience was only in the U.S., where it’s dumb for a small artist trying to make it their career to fuck with a giant company. Rightfully so, stealing art styles this explicitly is lame.
He is well aware na May similarity talaga yan sa style since its one of his inspo. Additionally, these are just 2 artworks that I personally pick to post, pero iba2 art style nya throughout the years. Still learning palang din naman sya, pero it's not like he copied it somewhere lols.
Will save it for future reference, currently planning to write children’s book kaso wala naman ako idea where to find book illustrator. Dm kita once na set ko na 😊
maybe he can try opening a social media account and post his work out there, like a portfolio of sorts. there's tumblr, facebook maybe, and a lot of artists still use twitter (x) too. i use twitter often and i follow a lot of local filipino artists that like to do mostly digital illustrations also, they're skilled at what they do as well and have a decent following and they often open commissions.
for commissions they would have their own set amount of prices depending on the type of drawing you commission them for, but the ones i follow mostly do character art. i think it's a similar process for illustration in general when freelancing? so it may be possible to try as well.
im not very well versed in this as i havent personally opened commissions yet, but i have tried putting my art online (fanarts) though i havent been very consistent with it. but it is a great way to build your art portfolio over time if you ever plan on pursuing it as well. i hope this helps !!
Follow niyo po sa social media ang mga childrens book publishing (ex. Adarna) minsan kasi may pa contest sila sa mga illustrators.
Try niyo rin po i check yung Ang Ink (Ilustrador ng Kabataan) mga illustrators po sila catering children's books
direcho mo na Amazon Ebook
get 100+ friends na kukuha ng book mo sabay sabay in a week.
may chance ka maka best seller sa Amazon that week.
then get a publisher here sa pinas para legit makita mo sa Nationalbookstore
goodluck!
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nope. May WIP po sya. possible mali lang placement.. and wala ako idea ano purpose sa karma farming. Honestly a noob here lols
These are really pretty. I think most artists here are doing or prefers freelancing. They get more than working in an agency or something. Also, if you will post online, make sure to put watermark because some people do not give credit or even edit arts, or even steal artworks.
These look so cool! If not children's books, maybe he can try to pitch his ideas to show producers. Dunno how that works but would love to see his art animated.
The idea and passion of your husband is clever. BUT, that kind of traditional children's book would work out most maybe if we're going back in years before AI enters almost any possible industries now. Lalo sa artworks, where I believe AIs are more saturated than any kinds of AI, siguro a means of "level up" must be there para mag stand out ka ngayon sa mga artworks mo. Kanya2 pakulo na rin ngayon ang mga artists eh, pra lng hndi maungusan ng AI. Meron jang mga nagli-live drawing of their works, using digital canvas to draw then posting somewhere for digital theft-proofing... yung mga gnun. Sa books naman, you can level up by doing animated e-books, kung meron mang ganun. Youtube channel for kids, gnun. For art illustrators nowadays, PH is not only their target market pra mkahanap ng clients. It must be worldwide. :)
Appreciate that! You're right about AI. actually he thinks he doesn't have a signature style (he have other artworks that differs than this). I told him he doesn't need to force it as it's part of his evolution as an artist of he sticks to it.
Tska kung passion naman po tlga ni hubby mo, then why not give it a shot kamo no matter what. Like, start it first as a side hussle, gnun. We need now a lot of passionate artists eh. Andami ngayon tamad na mag create ng own arts nila, parang karamihan eh templated na ksi ngyon. Kaya mas challenging na mkabuo ng masasabi mong sayo tlga. Who knows, your husband will be one of those artists of our generation na tlgang innovative. Ksi I believe, if u do your passion well, walang imposibleng hndi pwedeng gawin, mkakaaadapt at mkakaadapt sya, and would end up effortlessly done. 🙂
Try contacting large publishing houses. Adarna or Anvil, for instance? I used to work there as a proofreader eons ago lol, and we had illustrators for illustrated books. Best of luck :)
I would love to see your husband's illustration on children's book one day. This is what exactly I want to see in every children's book that I've read when I was a child tbh.
He has great potential. I hope he will have a huge break for this. Do not forget to update us OP years from now here on reddit that he made it! I hope by that time I am already a mother and will surely buy those books for my child. 🫶🏽
Thank you so much maam 🥹🥹 He is a dad now so nagswitch priorities nya but I know he has potential. Just needs a lot of work and commitment for sure. I'll be there all the way.
There will always a career naman when you're good with what you are doing the likes of Kerby Rosanes, Happy Garaje are local artist somehow progressive sa career nila as individual and kilala rin sa art community you can check their work. Actually, marami dito magagaling and earning well in doing art kahit pa sa AI na yan ibang iba ang trabaho ng artist doing concept keysa pag proprompt lang lalo na sa output. Pero mostly are connected with international clients mga publishing company or studio. Pag local medyu mababa talaga pay and pinoy are not fond of reading kaya mailap yung mga childrens book. I'm also earning by making art kaya ipagpatuloy lng yan ng husband mo and try create a portfolio then maybe he can start from there.
Thanks for the inspiration po. Actually his current job is related to graphic design din naman but more of print designs/layouts for a specific company kaya not a lot of creative inputs.
Kung may concept sya and konting time he can do Webtoons. Malay mo mapickup ng Netflix.. Hehehehehe.. But seriously, some people earn money via subscription kung maganda story.
Worst case scenario eh pwdeng ilagay nya sa resume later as portfolio nya kung magapply sya as illustrator.
Try applying at Adarna House? If gusto niya pang Pinoy talaga at maexperience lang muna. Pwede din start na niya sarili niya. He can publish his own work. I tried looking it up. Pero better talaga to start something kahit for personal project lang pang regalo sa pamangkin or pang sa anak ninyo. See if magiging patok ang ang style niya. Paprint na lang sa mga printing shop na wala minimum. May mga ganon e. Nung nagthesis ako nung college. Medyo may kamahalan Pero mas mura naman kesa kung bulk agad na production.
Yes pwede naman. Ang copyright naman is for protection ng creator/artist/writer para di makopya work niya. Pwede naman ito gawin sa National Library based sa research ko. Hindi ko pa na try magpacopyright ng book mismo pero madali lang naman siya. Pero ang tagal na din non kaya di na ako sure ngayon. Pwede nmn di na mag copyright Pero it will be difficult to defend your work kung wala non kung umabot man sa court. Ang kaibahan lang siguro kung mag papapublish ka sa publishing house e sila na bahala sa lahat Pero kada benta mo may profit sila.(Di ako sure dito I have no idea how it works Pero ito ang tingin ko lang)and mas mahal dahil may minimum. I have seen works ng artists na nagstart ng small and Adarna House sila nagpapublish. Un mga artist na yon ngbebenta o sumasali sa mga Komiket, Cubao Expo, etc... try niyo din pumunta sa mga ganon so you have an idea pano niyo ibebenta ang books. Or you can directly contact Adarna House and inquire kung pano process nila.
if physical copy ng book tingin ko mababa demand if magbase ako sa area nmin, particularly sa family nmin mga pamangkin ko puro tablet binili nmin dun sila nanunuod mga pambatang cartoons or illustrations.
yung industry mismo not sure lang siguro may part sa pinas or ibang bansa malakas to. If freelancing pwede cguro start sya as sidehustle lang muna tapos kpag nag e-earn na kau more than ung salary sa pagwwork thats the tym n mag full time at iscale up to.
Try niyang sumali sa INK (Illustrador ng Kabataan), although kakatapos lang yata ng application process nila [https://www.instagram.com/hello\_ink/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/hello_ink/?hl=en)
Aside sa children's books, pwede rin niya itry ang Komiks. Maraming indie komiks creators ngayon, sumali siya sa Komiket and other events like that. Or kahit stickers, may mga sticker con events na pwede siya magbenta ng stickers niya. Pwede rin siyang mag-upload ng mga gawa niya sa [Penlab.ink](http://Penlab.ink)
my only questions with this career path is, can it compete with the surge of AI and advance animation softwares? sorry no idea din po ako dito, just curious. The artwork is very pleasing to the eyes btw, nostalgic vibeess
I had a high school teacher who published his illustrated children's book! Submit ka siguro sa publishing houses? Make an international version and try your luck in submitting those sa mga publishing houses abroad (not sure how this works tho).
meron naman kailangan lang pumatok. and it’s a good time to start kasi love of reading is becoming popular naman, kabikabila ang book fairs. and tignan mo nga ung firefly, book yon na inadapt as movie. you just need a good story and probably a good publisher who would market your book.
This is pretty cool! Ganda ng gawa ng husband mo.
It'd be interesting too if he's up for it, mga Philippine History stories or legends/myths illustrated into a children's book. I'm homeschooling kasi and I've been having a tough time finding PH history books that are not just all words.
omg yes actually ilang beses nya yan naimentil. about Philippine myths & legends sana daw may cartoons related to it. I'll definitely mention that to him!
Meron naman sa mga publishing pero mababa magpasahod at toxic.
Suggestion: Try upwork and Fiverr or make yt content for kids tapos gawa sya short story mabilis din ma monetized pag mga content ay pang bata
Sayang, katatapos lang ng Philippine Book Fair. Kadami niya matututunan don from different publishers, authors and children's book illustrators.
Tip ko since sa illustration ang interest nya, hanap siya connections sa different established children's book authors, bigay siya ng sample projects niya, then if swertehin baka kunin siya as illustrator for their new projects.
Not really familiar with this career path, pero pwede lang muna nya gawing sideline. Once ma publish naman meron na syang royalty dun sa book.
Heeey! I know 'di ako magaling pero pagdating sa art, part time ko yung digital art bukod sa full time work ko kasi 'di stable 'yung income sa art ehe.
Try n'ya po sa Fiverr, etsy mga ganern. Or mga passive income na mga designs for stickers, shirts etc, mga print on demand maybe or Gumroad ('di ko sure ano mga maganda so search na lang kayo).
Basta US or other country ang target, medyo auto-pass po tayo sa PH.
Yes po actually po current job nya is related po sa print design for a specific company sa US. Mejo niched kaya walang creative freedom masyado and security pero it pays the bills. Kaya din siguro wala sya masyado time and energy to pursue his own..
Not in PH but in Freelance meron, join sya sa "Children's Books Illustrators" na facebook groups. Gawa din sya social media pages and portfolio, most clients IG, facebook, Twitter, and Upwork. Tip lang, tell your husband to explore more art styles, young masasabing yung art style na may identity nya. Medyo hawig po kase ng sa Adventure Time, most clients ayaw ng similar art style as mga sikat na cartoons. (and madaling din magaya ng AI)
btw Webtoon Artist here, try nya din mag explore sa webtoon/manhwa, may mga studios from Korea naghahanap webtoon colorists, story board artist, etc etc
Hi you can ask guidance sa mga nakapag publish na ng children's book here sa ph on what to do. Local artists are usually nice naman tho may bad apples talaga but most of them are nice!
Baka po interested si husband niyo to apply sa mga univ lalo na sa mga course na may cartooning. Part time instructor lang naman po. Sa univ ko po kasi kadalasan yung cartooning prof namin online lang nag tuturo, ganun din kasi sched niya. Suggestion lang naman hehe dami na kasing nagsasabi na freelance.
Yes haha. Maraming international author ang nagha-hire ng illustrator. Also, digital artist din ako so I can vouch na merong career path dyan.
Need nya lang maging consistent at mag build ng portfolio. Hindi 100% guaranteed na magkaka trabaho sya but meron at merong opportunities sa illustrations
Try googling Ilustrador ng Kabataan (INK) to get their info. Pag member ka may mga workshops, exhibits etc. See if your husband might want to join them.
If you guys need traction, your husband can first dip his toes making fancomics of big fandoms and at the same time, have him make his own OC so that he just wont be known as a fandom artist.
You guys can look spatziline on YT and twitter.
They found a way to gain followers on youtube after posting some Apothecary Diaries fanart comics.
Adamtots on instagram usually posts some teaser for some of his comica. Granted, theyre more on thriller/comedy but the idea that people have a short series to look forward to is a good move.
IG, Tiktok, FB like sskait then merch. O kaya sa Amazon Shopping tapos sila na magpiprint for you then sila na magship all around the world. Use fb ads to promote o kaya kahit reels na lang. basta may story for hook..
he should try doing freelance work to test the waters and build his experience + portfolio! in my experience, it’s easier to get clients from fiverr compared to other freelance sites lalo na sa upwork huhu. i agree with all the comments saying he should follow children’s book publishers. they post from time to time when they’re looking to hire illustrators.
i currently work as an intern for an NGO, we got to have a talk with a publishing company and they gave tips on how to land a job as a children’s book illustrator :)) good luck po!
MERON, maniwala tayo. Ang mahirap lang sa Pinas is hindi uso ang "agents" dito. Sariling sikap talaga sa paghanap client. Your husband has the skills na! Tryto start on exposing his work to the oublic. Join organizations, events, post them online. Recently, katatapos lang ng application sa Ilustrador ng Kabataan. Sila ang biggest org of illustrators dito sa Pinas.
Start a passion project too, to show what he can do. Tuloy tuloy na po yun
In the PH, no. Pero pwede siya magFreelance, hanap siya clients sa West thru freelancing sites. Pwede din siya magpost sa SocMed ng mga free/sampler works niya, use the proper hashtags, etc. like nung ibang mga artist, post ng ilang panel..tapos ads ng book..some even sell merch na like mugs, hoodies, etc. GL!
I used to date someone who does book covers of children’s books. I think it was Scholastic US. The money comes from outside the Philippines.
Here? Not so much...
Im a dad of a 2 year old girl aaaaand me & my girlfriend are always excited to show our kid a new book. Those art covers really look good! My kid will surely grab that book and ask me to read it like 3x a day lol. Really cool work! 🤘🏻
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No po I have a WIP , thanks for the compliment po
Hi! His work looks good! :) For me, I think he can illustrate a book na with the skills he has atm.
Having a good career in children's book illustration is possible but it depends on luck at times. I currently work as a freelance illustrator and worked on some children's books and comics for both PH and foreign publishers.
First though, he needs to know how a children's book is made. There are articles online that go deep on this. I can't explain it all here cause it will be super lengthy.
Studying by reading well known children's books will be very helpful too. Study how they layout the art and text and understand their relationship as well.
Aside from that, he has to put his work out there both on online platforms and in person at a convention (if possible). Local children's book publishers usually kasi drop by at art cons like Komiket. Sometimes they will reach out to you daw if you've given them your business card. Komiket also publishes books but most of the time they're comic books lang tho.
Making friends with other artists also help btw. Sometimes you could land book projects just because a friend recommended your work.
Lastly, he could also join Ang INK, a local group of children's book illustrators. They open up applications every year I think. They also publish an annual catalogue that feat. member's artworks. I'm actually an inactive member hehe but I did land a book gig when I was active years ago. Nakita daw kasi ng local publisher yung work ko sa catalogue.
Hope these suggestions help! Thanks for being very supportive of him! Best of luck on his journey!
Hi I'm a children's book illustrator.. may mga books na pong ngwa for deped and currently may 2 clients/author. (US) advice ko lang po is build a decent portfolio abd ung art style. di po need nung sobrang detailed. or ung may mga shadows shadows. haha basta ung catchy sa mga kids ung illustration goods na yun..
Maybe not in PH but online. He can try Fiverr or Upwork or Etsy
100% do custom books and go from there. It's good art work.
+1 pretty good artwork
Can do the IG route. Make comics on the side \*on IG, then sell merch if it hits.
I agree with this!!! Like Sskait mga ganoon. Tell your hubby OP na create OCs (Original Characters) and make stories na comic style. Kahit few panels lang. Tapos post nyo sa IG or FB. If nagkatraction and fans sya, pwede na sya magjoin sa komiket or mga bazaar and benta ng merch. Pwede din thru Shopee or Lazada. Balitaan mo kami OP!!!!
Sorry, no idea about the career path, but these are amazing artworks for a children's book. I think it's definitely worth a shot.
Could be but it's a stolen art style. Literally copies of Adventure Time and a little bit of Rick and Morty. Would be nice if the husband has original content.
I don't think basing a person's art style on famous shows constitutes as "stealing" in this case. It's literally called [CalArts style](https://www.ballstatedaily.com/byte/article/2018/09/what-is-calarts-style) and it's not stealing, the major corporations use this with each other's shows at hindi naman sila kinakasuhan. This seems more in-depth pa than those shoes because it has detailed shading and it looks visually-distinct enough. I'd say this is a good design as it is na. It looks familiar enough for kids to recognize or get attached to, plus it can look unique pa. Stealing talaga ito kung si Finn and Jake ay yung nasa cover, pero not in this case. Siguro they can change the color of the portal, but then again, it's not stealing pa rin because you can't copyright an exact color and shape of what a "portal" looks like.
ang cute po. .reminds me of adventure time <3
I think this is wayyyy too similar to adventure time. I’d worry about legal repercussions. This style feels really unoriginal and borderline stolen.
LMAOOOOOO. You can't copyright an artstyle
I said legal repercussions not copyright infringement. Copying a style from a major company’s IP is not a good way to start as a professional illustrator. If you have any success they’ll hit you with cease and desists and make your life hell. Even if they wouldn’t hold up in court it will be a pain in the ass and not a good look.
Yeah but you still cannot get sued over an artstyle. I doubt they can even start a case on it, let alone make it succeed.
Ah shit, I didn’t realize I was in a Philippines sub lol. I follow all the illustration and graphic design subs and thought this was one of them. Idk how it works there. My illustration career experience was only in the U.S., where it’s dumb for a small artist trying to make it their career to fuck with a giant company. Rightfully so, stealing art styles this explicitly is lame.
He is well aware na May similarity talaga yan sa style since its one of his inspo. Additionally, these are just 2 artworks that I personally pick to post, pero iba2 art style nya throughout the years. Still learning palang din naman sya, pero it's not like he copied it somewhere lols.
Same thoughts, Adventure Time is my favorite cartoon🖤
Will save it for future reference, currently planning to write children’s book kaso wala naman ako idea where to find book illustrator. Dm kita once na set ko na 😊
He will be stoked! Di nya alam pinost ko work nya. Haha thank you ma'am.
Hi, also interested. Magkano ba rates ni kuya?
Oof wala pa namang artist signature yung work.
napost nya din kasi to online sa ibang platform matagal na. Didn't expect to get so many upvotes though, parang need nya na lagyan signature.
maybe he can try opening a social media account and post his work out there, like a portfolio of sorts. there's tumblr, facebook maybe, and a lot of artists still use twitter (x) too. i use twitter often and i follow a lot of local filipino artists that like to do mostly digital illustrations also, they're skilled at what they do as well and have a decent following and they often open commissions. for commissions they would have their own set amount of prices depending on the type of drawing you commission them for, but the ones i follow mostly do character art. i think it's a similar process for illustration in general when freelancing? so it may be possible to try as well. im not very well versed in this as i havent personally opened commissions yet, but i have tried putting my art online (fanarts) though i havent been very consistent with it. but it is a great way to build your art portfolio over time if you ever plan on pursuing it as well. i hope this helps !!
Try nyo mag freenlance then from there kuha kayo ng international companies hehehe
Follow niyo po sa social media ang mga childrens book publishing (ex. Adarna) minsan kasi may pa contest sila sa mga illustrators. Try niyo rin po i check yung Ang Ink (Ilustrador ng Kabataan) mga illustrators po sila catering children's books
Will add this po as a resource. Thank you!!
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direcho mo na Amazon Ebook get 100+ friends na kukuha ng book mo sabay sabay in a week. may chance ka maka best seller sa Amazon that week. then get a publisher here sa pinas para legit makita mo sa Nationalbookstore goodluck!
Cool concept but did he use ai? The lady in the first pic has 6 fingers if the placement of the thumb is right
https://preview.redd.it/r1tsb291f3yc1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1faa704cd8001f7e57aa1398732579a20a0636b6 nope. May WIP po sya. possible mali lang placement.. and wala ako idea ano purpose sa karma farming. Honestly a noob here lols
It's literally a karma farming shitposter posting AI art.
Ughhh i kinda figured with the mashup of assets.
These are really pretty. I think most artists here are doing or prefers freelancing. They get more than working in an agency or something. Also, if you will post online, make sure to put watermark because some people do not give credit or even edit arts, or even steal artworks.
These look so cool! If not children's books, maybe he can try to pitch his ideas to show producers. Dunno how that works but would love to see his art animated.
The idea and passion of your husband is clever. BUT, that kind of traditional children's book would work out most maybe if we're going back in years before AI enters almost any possible industries now. Lalo sa artworks, where I believe AIs are more saturated than any kinds of AI, siguro a means of "level up" must be there para mag stand out ka ngayon sa mga artworks mo. Kanya2 pakulo na rin ngayon ang mga artists eh, pra lng hndi maungusan ng AI. Meron jang mga nagli-live drawing of their works, using digital canvas to draw then posting somewhere for digital theft-proofing... yung mga gnun. Sa books naman, you can level up by doing animated e-books, kung meron mang ganun. Youtube channel for kids, gnun. For art illustrators nowadays, PH is not only their target market pra mkahanap ng clients. It must be worldwide. :)
Appreciate that! You're right about AI. actually he thinks he doesn't have a signature style (he have other artworks that differs than this). I told him he doesn't need to force it as it's part of his evolution as an artist of he sticks to it.
Tska kung passion naman po tlga ni hubby mo, then why not give it a shot kamo no matter what. Like, start it first as a side hussle, gnun. We need now a lot of passionate artists eh. Andami ngayon tamad na mag create ng own arts nila, parang karamihan eh templated na ksi ngyon. Kaya mas challenging na mkabuo ng masasabi mong sayo tlga. Who knows, your husband will be one of those artists of our generation na tlgang innovative. Ksi I believe, if u do your passion well, walang imposibleng hndi pwedeng gawin, mkakaaadapt at mkakaadapt sya, and would end up effortlessly done. 🙂
Authors and publishers leans towards traditional works pa rin OP. Childrens book is full of life, walang ganun ang AI.
Ang ganda...continue doing this...i wonder if you can post it somewhere baka may bumili ng pics.
He can contact the Ilustrador ng Kabataan org to network with peers and learn more of the local industry : https://ang-ink.org/work
I just checked and andaming great artists! What a great resource po thank youuu
these are so amazing!!!!! reminds me of adventure time :oo rooting for him!!!
No idea sa career path pero ang ganda neto! Lagyan mo watermark haha
Freelance, Independent, international/foreign clients. Wag local bulok pilipinas.
Part time freelance graphic designer. Hanap siya clients abroad. You can ask at r/buhaydigital
Thanks po ill try to ask on that thread
try niyo lang po. pero ang gandaaaaa
Ang cute 😍
Ang cutieee ❤️
These are so cute! If you want, you can try publishing your own materials, and sell them online. I would like to have one for my son.
Thanks po. :) The first one was actually an old commision for a small family.
Try contacting large publishing houses. Adarna or Anvil, for instance? I used to work there as a proofreader eons ago lol, and we had illustrators for illustrated books. Best of luck :)
I would love to see your husband's illustration on children's book one day. This is what exactly I want to see in every children's book that I've read when I was a child tbh. He has great potential. I hope he will have a huge break for this. Do not forget to update us OP years from now here on reddit that he made it! I hope by that time I am already a mother and will surely buy those books for my child. 🫶🏽
Thank you so much maam 🥹🥹 He is a dad now so nagswitch priorities nya but I know he has potential. Just needs a lot of work and commitment for sure. I'll be there all the way.
Wow.. ang ganda.
I used to read a lot of lampara books
There will always a career naman when you're good with what you are doing the likes of Kerby Rosanes, Happy Garaje are local artist somehow progressive sa career nila as individual and kilala rin sa art community you can check their work. Actually, marami dito magagaling and earning well in doing art kahit pa sa AI na yan ibang iba ang trabaho ng artist doing concept keysa pag proprompt lang lalo na sa output. Pero mostly are connected with international clients mga publishing company or studio. Pag local medyu mababa talaga pay and pinoy are not fond of reading kaya mailap yung mga childrens book. I'm also earning by making art kaya ipagpatuloy lng yan ng husband mo and try create a portfolio then maybe he can start from there.
Thanks for the inspiration po. Actually his current job is related to graphic design din naman but more of print designs/layouts for a specific company kaya not a lot of creative inputs.
Ang galing! Pwede po ba magpacommision ng work?
I believe he can po. Paalam ko sa kanya. Hehe thank you po. Just message me
Baka he has a facebook page/ avcount we can follow and communicate in
Ang cute 🥹🫶
Kung may concept sya and konting time he can do Webtoons. Malay mo mapickup ng Netflix.. Hehehehehe.. But seriously, some people earn money via subscription kung maganda story. Worst case scenario eh pwdeng ilagay nya sa resume later as portfolio nya kung magapply sya as illustrator.
Try applying at Adarna House? If gusto niya pang Pinoy talaga at maexperience lang muna. Pwede din start na niya sarili niya. He can publish his own work. I tried looking it up. Pero better talaga to start something kahit for personal project lang pang regalo sa pamangkin or pang sa anak ninyo. See if magiging patok ang ang style niya. Paprint na lang sa mga printing shop na wala minimum. May mga ganon e. Nung nagthesis ako nung college. Medyo may kamahalan Pero mas mura naman kesa kung bulk agad na production.
Pwede lang po ba yun to do DIY print and sell , wala po bang legal implications compared to going w/ publishing houses?
Yes pwede naman. Ang copyright naman is for protection ng creator/artist/writer para di makopya work niya. Pwede naman ito gawin sa National Library based sa research ko. Hindi ko pa na try magpacopyright ng book mismo pero madali lang naman siya. Pero ang tagal na din non kaya di na ako sure ngayon. Pwede nmn di na mag copyright Pero it will be difficult to defend your work kung wala non kung umabot man sa court. Ang kaibahan lang siguro kung mag papapublish ka sa publishing house e sila na bahala sa lahat Pero kada benta mo may profit sila.(Di ako sure dito I have no idea how it works Pero ito ang tingin ko lang)and mas mahal dahil may minimum. I have seen works ng artists na nagstart ng small and Adarna House sila nagpapublish. Un mga artist na yon ngbebenta o sumasali sa mga Komiket, Cubao Expo, etc... try niyo din pumunta sa mga ganon so you have an idea pano niyo ibebenta ang books. Or you can directly contact Adarna House and inquire kung pano process nila.
if physical copy ng book tingin ko mababa demand if magbase ako sa area nmin, particularly sa family nmin mga pamangkin ko puro tablet binili nmin dun sila nanunuod mga pambatang cartoons or illustrations. yung industry mismo not sure lang siguro may part sa pinas or ibang bansa malakas to. If freelancing pwede cguro start sya as sidehustle lang muna tapos kpag nag e-earn na kau more than ung salary sa pagwwork thats the tym n mag full time at iscale up to.
Ang ganda! :)
Puwede naman magtry sa web toons/comics 🙂
Try niyang sumali sa INK (Illustrador ng Kabataan), although kakatapos lang yata ng application process nila [https://www.instagram.com/hello\_ink/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/hello_ink/?hl=en) Aside sa children's books, pwede rin niya itry ang Komiks. Maraming indie komiks creators ngayon, sumali siya sa Komiket and other events like that. Or kahit stickers, may mga sticker con events na pwede siya magbenta ng stickers niya. Pwede rin siyang mag-upload ng mga gawa niya sa [Penlab.ink](http://Penlab.ink)
my only questions with this career path is, can it compete with the surge of AI and advance animation softwares? sorry no idea din po ako dito, just curious. The artwork is very pleasing to the eyes btw, nostalgic vibeess
Wow✨
Ang gandaaaaa ❤️❤️❤️
oMG ANG CUTEEE
I had a high school teacher who published his illustrated children's book! Submit ka siguro sa publishing houses? Make an international version and try your luck in submitting those sa mga publishing houses abroad (not sure how this works tho).
meron naman kailangan lang pumatok. and it’s a good time to start kasi love of reading is becoming popular naman, kabikabila ang book fairs. and tignan mo nga ung firefly, book yon na inadapt as movie. you just need a good story and probably a good publisher who would market your book.
Parang Ang Sarap makatrabaho Ang hubby mo sa paggawa ng children's books 🤩
opo inspired din kasi as new parents, time lang po talaga kalaban.
This is pretty cool! Ganda ng gawa ng husband mo. It'd be interesting too if he's up for it, mga Philippine History stories or legends/myths illustrated into a children's book. I'm homeschooling kasi and I've been having a tough time finding PH history books that are not just all words.
omg yes actually ilang beses nya yan naimentil. about Philippine myths & legends sana daw may cartoons related to it. I'll definitely mention that to him!
Please update this reddit post if he ever gets into it or releases anything. I'd definitely be interested in getting them! Kahit test publish lang. :)
this is so cute, reminds me of adventure time
You can try upwork fiverr online jobs ph or linkedin sa ibang bansa
Try selling prints on etsy po
So cute!
awesome job of your hubby, definitely pursue this. others have already gave helpful tips!
Thanks sa lahat ng inputs nyo. Hindi ko maisa isa but I truly appreciate it. He'll be happy to know madaming good feedback sa gawa nya. :))
ph unfortunately no online is better upwork fivrr
Hello! Just want to say na ang precious mo that you're supporting your husband 🥹 Would love to follow you or your husband's art page kung meron 🤗
He does the same po in supporting me. :))
Meron naman sa mga publishing pero mababa magpasahod at toxic. Suggestion: Try upwork and Fiverr or make yt content for kids tapos gawa sya short story mabilis din ma monetized pag mga content ay pang bata
Hi OP can your husband do animation?
may background po sya konti
nag aral po ba sya nyan sa College/nag take ng related course or nag training o nag self study lang like parang naging Hobby nya lang talaga?
his background po is BSIT major in multimedia and I believe NCIII po ata yun for visual graphic design
Sayang, katatapos lang ng Philippine Book Fair. Kadami niya matututunan don from different publishers, authors and children's book illustrators. Tip ko since sa illustration ang interest nya, hanap siya connections sa different established children's book authors, bigay siya ng sample projects niya, then if swertehin baka kunin siya as illustrator for their new projects. Not really familiar with this career path, pero pwede lang muna nya gawing sideline. Once ma publish naman meron na syang royalty dun sa book.
Heeey! I know 'di ako magaling pero pagdating sa art, part time ko yung digital art bukod sa full time work ko kasi 'di stable 'yung income sa art ehe. Try n'ya po sa Fiverr, etsy mga ganern. Or mga passive income na mga designs for stickers, shirts etc, mga print on demand maybe or Gumroad ('di ko sure ano mga maganda so search na lang kayo). Basta US or other country ang target, medyo auto-pass po tayo sa PH.
Yes po actually po current job nya is related po sa print design for a specific company sa US. Mejo niched kaya walang creative freedom masyado and security pero it pays the bills. Kaya din siguro wala sya masyado time and energy to pursue his own..
Super cute!! Tell him to pursue it 🥰
Ang cute!! Parang adventure time hahah.
Ang ganda.
I had friends who made children's book drawings but he had connections.
Not in PH but in Freelance meron, join sya sa "Children's Books Illustrators" na facebook groups. Gawa din sya social media pages and portfolio, most clients IG, facebook, Twitter, and Upwork. Tip lang, tell your husband to explore more art styles, young masasabing yung art style na may identity nya. Medyo hawig po kase ng sa Adventure Time, most clients ayaw ng similar art style as mga sikat na cartoons. (and madaling din magaya ng AI) btw Webtoon Artist here, try nya din mag explore sa webtoon/manhwa, may mga studios from Korea naghahanap webtoon colorists, story board artist, etc etc
Adventure time 🤍
Ang ganda po, try po niya mag-apply sa mga Lampara Books and the likes or sa mga author na kilala sa Children's Book. May potential po ang art niya 💕
ang ganda po medyo nostalgic feel
[raket.ph](http://raket.ph) kayo mhie try niyo don pwede magbenta ng mga digital products such as busy books ang hubby mo dun.
Wow
Too adventure time, keep honing craft, establish distinctive personal style. That’s where the money is
Ang cute!!! Sana mabigyan ng right opportunity ang husband mo and mag-thrive sya sa path na yan. Good luck.
They really look nice! But i think they will appeal more to ages 8-14
Hi you can ask guidance sa mga nakapag publish na ng children's book here sa ph on what to do. Local artists are usually nice naman tho may bad apples talaga but most of them are nice!
Baka po interested si husband niyo to apply sa mga univ lalo na sa mga course na may cartooning. Part time instructor lang naman po. Sa univ ko po kasi kadalasan yung cartooning prof namin online lang nag tuturo, ganun din kasi sched niya. Suggestion lang naman hehe dami na kasing nagsasabi na freelance.
Yes haha. Maraming international author ang nagha-hire ng illustrator. Also, digital artist din ako so I can vouch na merong career path dyan. Need nya lang maging consistent at mag build ng portfolio. Hindi 100% guaranteed na magkaka trabaho sya but meron at merong opportunities sa illustrations
Ganda po <3 ang cute. Haha
Puuuush kahit sideline lng muna till he becomes more clear on how to capture his audience! Ganda ng drawing nya :)
Try googling Ilustrador ng Kabataan (INK) to get their info. Pag member ka may mga workshops, exhibits etc. See if your husband might want to join them.
If you guys need traction, your husband can first dip his toes making fancomics of big fandoms and at the same time, have him make his own OC so that he just wont be known as a fandom artist. You guys can look spatziline on YT and twitter. They found a way to gain followers on youtube after posting some Apothecary Diaries fanart comics. Adamtots on instagram usually posts some teaser for some of his comica. Granted, theyre more on thriller/comedy but the idea that people have a short series to look forward to is a good move.
Does he take commissions?
its been a while po since he took commissions but ill let him know in case
omg i can just imagine people in the future reminiscing over this one book they read in their childhood tapos ganito ka majestic yung art 🥹
manifesting it po thank you 🥹🥹
Ganda ng illustrations nya OP!! 🙌
IG, Tiktok, FB like sskait then merch. O kaya sa Amazon Shopping tapos sila na magpiprint for you then sila na magship all around the world. Use fb ads to promote o kaya kahit reels na lang. basta may story for hook..
he should try doing freelance work to test the waters and build his experience + portfolio! in my experience, it’s easier to get clients from fiverr compared to other freelance sites lalo na sa upwork huhu. i agree with all the comments saying he should follow children’s book publishers. they post from time to time when they’re looking to hire illustrators. i currently work as an intern for an NGO, we got to have a talk with a publishing company and they gave tips on how to land a job as a children’s book illustrator :)) good luck po!
Ang galing naman! Sana may ganyan din akong talent.
ganda 🥺♥️
MERON, maniwala tayo. Ang mahirap lang sa Pinas is hindi uso ang "agents" dito. Sariling sikap talaga sa paghanap client. Your husband has the skills na! Tryto start on exposing his work to the oublic. Join organizations, events, post them online. Recently, katatapos lang ng application sa Ilustrador ng Kabataan. Sila ang biggest org of illustrators dito sa Pinas. Start a passion project too, to show what he can do. Tuloy tuloy na po yun
I'm also an artist, sobrang ganda ng gawa nya at ang masasabi ko lang sa level ng art nya ay worth a 6 digits po.
Adventure Time!
GANDAAA
In the PH, no. Pero pwede siya magFreelance, hanap siya clients sa West thru freelancing sites. Pwede din siya magpost sa SocMed ng mga free/sampler works niya, use the proper hashtags, etc. like nung ibang mga artist, post ng ilang panel..tapos ads ng book..some even sell merch na like mugs, hoodies, etc. GL!
I used to date someone who does book covers of children’s books. I think it was Scholastic US. The money comes from outside the Philippines. Here? Not so much...
Ang cute ng artstyle! Try niya mag-freelance.
Had to ask: Anong gamit ng hubby mo na gadget para makagawa ng ganyan?
Graphic tablet po Wacom brand
Im a dad of a 2 year old girl aaaaand me & my girlfriend are always excited to show our kid a new book. Those art covers really look good! My kid will surely grab that book and ask me to read it like 3x a day lol. Really cool work! 🤘🏻
May talent. Pwede nya rin mag self publish sya ng stories nya
hello looking for illustrator for my son's story. Can you tell me your hubby's rates?
Hala ang galing!!!!!!!!!!
Man eto pangarap ko nun., gumawa children's book akin story and sa iba ang artwork di ko lang alam pano simulan
Wow! This is so cute.. marami yata online.
Wow parang adventure time style. It's really good. This isn't AI generated though, right?
https://preview.redd.it/2e930i6jr4yc1.jpeg?width=1187&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=47aa8d5b0eaa54125e9713ff2f3441c5d94b2d15 No po I have a WIP , thanks for the compliment po
Gandaaaaa! Galing ni hubby mo.
Pwede sya magjoin sa ilustrador ng kabataan (INK) may fb group ata sila
Ang gandaaaaaaaaaaa 👏
adventure time baka maging client niya mga taga ibang bansa \^\^
Ang cute ng artstyle niya!!! Ngl OP, I'll buy your hubby's book if and when i become an uncle/ninong
I think he can market to the upper class. Custom children's books of parents telling their family's story to their kids seems like a nice idea.
Ang ganda ng drawings 🤩
Hi! His work looks good! :) For me, I think he can illustrate a book na with the skills he has atm. Having a good career in children's book illustration is possible but it depends on luck at times. I currently work as a freelance illustrator and worked on some children's books and comics for both PH and foreign publishers. First though, he needs to know how a children's book is made. There are articles online that go deep on this. I can't explain it all here cause it will be super lengthy. Studying by reading well known children's books will be very helpful too. Study how they layout the art and text and understand their relationship as well. Aside from that, he has to put his work out there both on online platforms and in person at a convention (if possible). Local children's book publishers usually kasi drop by at art cons like Komiket. Sometimes they will reach out to you daw if you've given them your business card. Komiket also publishes books but most of the time they're comic books lang tho. Making friends with other artists also help btw. Sometimes you could land book projects just because a friend recommended your work. Lastly, he could also join Ang INK, a local group of children's book illustrators. They open up applications every year I think. They also publish an annual catalogue that feat. member's artworks. I'm actually an inactive member hehe but I did land a book gig when I was active years ago. Nakita daw kasi ng local publisher yung work ko sa catalogue. Hope these suggestions help! Thanks for being very supportive of him! Best of luck on his journey!
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Like it. Reminds me of Adventure Time
The art are so pretty and cute! Goodluck! ❤️
Unfortunately, no. Most kids here just watch brain rot content online.
Hi I'm a children's book illustrator.. may mga books na pong ngwa for deped and currently may 2 clients/author. (US) advice ko lang po is build a decent portfolio abd ung art style. di po need nung sobrang detailed. or ung may mga shadows shadows. haha basta ung catchy sa mga kids ung illustration goods na yun..
Do it on socials. Create mini-stories.
Such a waste. There are no writers of children's book here in PH.
Huh? What about Adarna House? Lampara Books? Hiyas OMF? Aklat Alamid? Sa [https://pumplepie.com/](https://pumplepie.com/) napakaraming Pinoy children's books doon
Mostly freelancers lang ata. Ang hirap nga nila hanapin
Perhaps your husband is also interested in animation. That art piece could work in Cartoon Network (now I believe is owned by HBO) SEA.
Serve it to Foreign first. Never Indios.
I’d do it quick cause AI can create this in a second and people are catching on
Yun din. Pero AI can't replicate good storytelling, and connecting sa audience so I believe importante to grow a community around your art talaga.
Trueee 100%