It's strange to comprehend, but being a freelance illustrator definietly doesn't appear to be a walk in the park but she seems beyond happy with it. This video is very informative; it show's just how much work goes into being freelance and the dedication you have to have. The comprehension and reality is that you begin as essencially nothing- working an awful day job on the side. But that means that you learn how to manage your time and be confident with your work. You have down falls, rejections, people not responding - but it doesn't mean they hate your work or that they don't want you; it can be that they're just too busy to look at it, that the exhibition or the work that you applied for has been cancelled. There's so many reasons and you can never take it to heart because rejection is a step in the art world. You start with a poor load of work because you haven't found your style completely but as time progresses you stick to a certain way and you will be picked up on it for what it is. You'll probably come out of uni with a degree and still work for Jean at Asda for £6.70 an hour stacking shelves most days for a few years until you find your feet (is what I'm getting from this video) but I'm ok with that. You have to be ok with the reality behind it and you have to realise that this is what it's all about or you are just going to fail. So I'm not going to be dissappointed if I go to uni for 4 years for £12,000+ per year and come out with a degree, an Asda badge and a few loafs of bread discounted if it means 10 years from not I'm going to be chucking some rad ass illustrations out at some high almighty art lord who's gunna pay me for doodling happily!
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