How to be an illustrator illustrators create images that complement or help to clarify written text in books magazines and online illustrators make work in pen pencil chalk paint computer graphics or other media and they tend to. The part of the day when you are working as an illustrator can be pretty solitary and to compound this quite often you do not meet your clients in person and are more likely to communicate through phone email or skype. I am an illustrator and designer based in los angeles ca i work full time as a senior designer for society6 an artist commerce site and i do freelance illustration for a wide range of clients my illustration work is used for album covers band posters apparel graphics magazine articles and home goods just to name a few. How to be an illustrator second edition and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle learn more enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. Learn how to become an illustrator research the education requirements training information and experience required for starting a career as an illustrator