sending out postcards to art directors

[@leporidae-art]

This is such a good idea omg!! I cant believe I've never heard of sending postcards to art directors before???? It seems so obvious in hindsight XD

[@AnooshaSyed]

Yup and it’s pretty effective!

[@annamariajung]

So useful! Thank you!

[@EmilyMackeyArt]

Your videos are so sweet! I love seeing you get more into youtube content! Where did you get this cute jazzy background music! I've been on the look out for music just like this but I haven't found anything like this thats available for video use!

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you!! All my music is from Epidemic sound :)

[@EmilyMackeyArt]

Anoosha Syed awesome! Thanks so much! I’ll have to look into it!

[@tawfeeqsadan5718]

Great vid as usual. Appreciate the kitty cameo at 0:15 & 7:45 :)

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you so much!

[@reginaldanderson7218]

Looks nice! Very nice edit!!

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you!

[@Kimmiekawa]

Great video Anoosha! Lots of very insightful and well explained tips :) Hoping you'll do a video about portfolios!

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you so much! Will do!

[@isabellealgrinart6947]

That's very informative! I do have postcards but I didn't think them for sending to Art Directors, but I could definitely show you if you want :)

[@lucyrogers3662]

I absolutely love your videos, Annosha! They are so insightful and motivates me to do better. I'm just starting out as a freelance illustrator, so there's still some learning to do, and I'm just starting to reach out to potential clients, so would love to do postcards soon after COVID-19 is over and people are back at work! Also, would there be a chance that you could do a video on copyright and licensing as well?

[@AnooshaSyed]

You got this! This is a great time to prep for everything and work on your folio, gathering your contact list etc, so when it's the right time you can send everything out! I definitely want to do a video on that one day! It's a very tricky subject with a lot of legal stuff involved so because I want to make sure I am not giving out any wrong information, it's a video that'll come after a while since it involves a lot of research! :')

[@abbiebacilla]

Thanks for uploading these videos Anoosha, keep it up!!

[@AnooshaSyed]

Glad you like them!

[@mariajoaovictorino9766]

This is so helpful! Thank you so much for this video!!💛💛💛💛💛💛

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you!!

[@imanispence9795]

I'm not sure if you'll see this considering this video was made over a year ago, but I was wondering if sending out snail mail also applied to the animation industry as well? I wanted to get into concept art and vis dev work and wanted to know how common it was in that industry, considering I haven't heard about this until now! This is a super cool idea though, thank you for sharing :)

[@AnooshaSyed]

Unfortunately snail mail doesn’t apply to animation studios! Your best bet is to connect through job postings, at animation fairs, and networking at events and social media!

[@roxannesatindollz]

Thanks for the awesome video again! I've also been "putting off" joining the SCBWI!! lol But I will soon! I hear it's worth it. I'd love to attend more art-related conventions and seminars, like CTN, TCAF, Lightbox expo, Comic con and so on, but am not sure what the application process is like and how hard it is to get into these conventions or if you have to be invited to them or not. Especially coming from abroad and trying to gauge if it's worth spending the money on a trip to go to these conventions... It would be awesome if you made some sort of video on that topic maybe if you think it'd be helpful information to share. I know I'd love to know! Also Gallery Nucleus!! (Maybe once this whole social distancing and travel thing is resolved of course lol.) Thanks! :D

[@AnooshaSyed]

Of course! I'll get more into it in the future. You do have to apply to these cons and the ones you mentioned are pretty hard to get into but of course there's no harm in applying! Gallery Nucleus you have to be invited to, but I believe they have calls to art sometimes.

[@roxannesatindollz]

Anoosha Syed awesome! Yeah I figure they’re hard to get into for sure. And I’ve herd of artist calls for Gallery Nucleus for special tributes, just haven’t been able to catch one on time lol maybe there’s a news letter or something people can subscribe to so that they can get the call ahead of time...

[@sarita586]

Can you do this as an International illustrator? 🥺, by that I mean I’m not from the states

[@YellowMelle]

Question: I would love to break into illustration. One place only takes submissions via snail mail, and so I am guessing this is where the postcards come in. I noticed that a lot of designs on the backs leave no room for writing messages. Do illustrators not write messages to the art directors for context, or is it really just the contact info? Thanks!

[@AnooshaSyed]

You could if you wanted to!

[@minecraftmadison462]

Still up for it because maybe

[@corkandi]

Hi Anoosha, great video again. I've written a children's book & have some rough drawings of four characters. How do you work out costs for illustrating characters? If we could work out concepts, is this a job that you would accept?

[@AnooshaSyed]

I’m afraid I don’t take on self published projects but best of luck!

[@lisafreytag9414]

Nice content ;)

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thanks 😁

[@saranyav.o3267]

Hi Anoosha. Thank you soo much for these insightful videos. I am a fashion designer turned into a fashion illustrator (IG - @illustrating_girl_s.v.o) and is looking forward to start a new career in illustration. I watched your "Start illustration Career Part 1 & 2". Super helpful!! So, now you got a new fan + subscriber. :) I would love to hear about your Art Journey and PLEASE PLEASE do a video on "How to set up a portfolio for beginners". Many thanks, Saranya :)

[@AnooshaSyed]

Thank you so much! I'll definitely make those future videos :)