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The 20 illustrators inspiring us the most in 2025

Creative Boom

The consensus from industry leaders is that to survive as a freelancer , illustrators need to double down on what makes them unique and carve out a distinctive style to set them apart. Her practice spans editorial illustration and animation, with a particular focus on projects that celebrate diversity and cultural heritage.

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32 affordable tools to keep costs down when you first go freelance

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock Freelancing is great, but at the start money can be tight. Or do you yearn to break free and embark on a freelance journey more than ever? It's time to take your passion for creativity and kickstart your freelance venture. Film and animation 9. Graphic design and illustration 1. Don't worry.

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Want to go freelance? These top illustrators share the big secrets to their success

Creative Boom

We asked ten successful freelance illustrators to share the benefit of their experience to date, and they all shared valuable tips and insights. Perhaps the biggest challenge of being a freelance illustrator, at least at the start, is getting enough work. So the more advice you can get, the better. Try out different styles.

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How Loughborough's graphic design BA is shaping the industry's leaders

Creative Boom

That success stems from the course's balanced approach to education, which combines technical excellence with creative exploration and industry relevance. His career began while still at university when he established himself as a freelance designer and worked on branding, web design, and brand strategy.

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Holly Stapleton mixes gouache with digital art to create works bathed in golden hour light

Creative Boom

Completely self-taught, Holly didn't undertake any formal training or higher education in illustrator or visual arts. During this time, she explored animation and made looping motion graphics in Photoshop for fun. I started to realise that illustration was more gratifying for me than animation and less tedious.

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Successful creatives share how they won their first client (so you can too)

Creative Boom

Image licensed via Adobe Stock There are many ways to get your first freelance gig. Embarking on a freelance career is an exhilarating journey filled with boundless opportunities and the freedom to shape your professional destiny. Whether or not you land freelance work entirely depends on your own initiative.

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Tina Touli on designing for designers and the double-edged sword of creative freedom

Creative Boom

Half-Greek and half-German, and based in London, Tina's work spans digital and print design, typography, branding, graphics, animation, and more, blending analogue and digital worlds by mixing various materials and techniques into her distinctive outcome. Her advice for those considering going freelance?

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