Welcome to the fifth entry in our series of posts highlighting tweeting illustrators. Artists who make good use of social media to promote their work. There are so many, it is mind boggling, in each of our ongoing series we will hand pick three that stand out from the crowd. As well as being talented visual communicators they all make good use of social media (not just twitter), self initiated projects and blogging to promote themselves and their work. Enjoy…
Murray Somerville
Murray is a freelance illustrator who draws everything from super toasters to conjoined twins playing hide and seek! Some say he draws with only his ear….!?
Murray Says about Social media: Social Media plays one of the most vital parts in my networking today- the use of a device such as twitter means I can begin dialogues that can lead to varying opportunities, all through being able to simply and successfully present my work in a short and sweet way.
The aesthetic and context of my work will always be the most important, but in terms of networking, social media is a indispensable tool for me.
Find Murray here:
@MurrayMangoose
http://murraysomerville.blogspot.com
http://themelonshrub.blogspot.com
Louise Wright
Louise is an Illustrator with a love of animals and children’s books.
Louise says about social media:
I think it has helped me in that, sometime when your sat at home, everything feels so far away and a little unachievable, but you literally can log into a site (provided you are networking correctly) and speak to other creatives and people you admire facing similar challenges to you. Even ask for advice!
Having this to hand has helped me find a little more confidence in my work and I hope it will help even more so when I move into more serious freelancing!
Find Louise here:
@louillustrator
louillustrator.blogspot.com
flickr.com/louillustrator
Andrew Joyce
Andrew enjoys documenting the objects around him. His work includes drawing cities, labels, robots, food, objects, planes, cars, furniture, medals, animals, masks, shoes, camping equipment, cameras, biscuits, vans, buildings, ornaments, landmarks, and most other things in front of me. He also likes Sumo and creates zines.
Andrew says about social media:
Social Media allows me to meet/ keep in touch with other illustrators and people whose work I admire.
I found it useful as a recent graduate as it allowed me to keep informed of calls for submissions for exhibitions, job placements, new magazines and other potential opportunities to promote my work.
Find Andrew here:
@doodlesandstuff
legionofdune.blogspot.com/
www.flickr.com/photos/doodlesandstuff
www.behance.net/doodlesandstuff
Originally posted 2011-01-18 16:51:01. Republished by Blog Post Promoter