Bloomsbury Publishing

Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a publishing company established in 1986 and there are four companies around the world, London, New York, Sydney and Delhi. Bloomsbury publishes a range of types of book; this includes academic, children's, educational and professional books. Bloomsbury works with many authors but I think the most well known in England would be J.K Rowling; the author of the Harry Potter series. 

Consumer Markets

Comic Book Demographics

When I think of Comic books I think the target marker would be teenagers ranging from 13-18 but after researching I found that is not actually true. 
Looking at the link above I found that the majority of Comic book reader are aged between 18 and 45 which proves me wrong completely. I also thought it was interesting how half of the people who buy Comics are single and 5% are gay. 

Debut Art

Debut Art is an agency based in London but also has offices in Paris and New York. It has contemporary image makers and clients who create artwork which is original and works well as part of commercial media. The illustrators with Debut Art have created artwork for many companies such as British Airways, Sony and GQ etc. (more). The art withing Debut Art is shown in exhibitions in The Coningsby Gallery in London. They have 30 exhibitions every year. The team who runs Debut Art includes; Andrew Coningsby, Samuel Summerskill, Jonathan Hedley and Rhiannon Lloyd (<London), Kat Irannejad (<New York), Arnaud Mayet (<Paris) and Neil Leslie (<Edinburgh).

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Client Terms and Conditions

Introduction to Industry Structures: Prints and Limited Edition Prints

Most artists/illustrators create prints, some which are mass produced to be sold and some are actual art pieces. A print can be reproduced digitally as many times as the artist would like but a limited edition print is different. A limited edition print is self explanatory really, they artist creates a set amount of prints (say 50 for example) and they are the only originals available to purchase. A limited edition print is easy to recognise from a normal print because it is signed by the artist (not digitalized) and is numbered (example 10/50). 

Limited Edition Prints:
Limited Edition Posters and Prints
Limited Edition Art prints and Collectable Art
Limited Edition Prints at Tate

Introduction to Industry Structures: Competitions

Competitions

'An even or contest in which people compete.' Definition from The Free Dictionary.

Art competitions are no different to normal competitions. Artists display their work and compete with other artists to win the competition.

Illustration Competitions:
Commarts
Illustrate It
Folio Society

Introduction to Industry Structures: Gallery

Gallery

'A room or building for the display or sale of works of art.' Definition from dictionary.com.

A gallery is a place where a lot of famous and none famous art is displayed for the public to view and/or purchase. I think galleries are a great way to show off ad maybe sell your art work. It is a great opportunity to get your work into a gallery because it could be seen by someone of high ranks and it could open up a lot of doors for your future in the art industry. 

Illustration galleries: 

Illustration Art Gallery
House of Illustration
American Illustrators Gallery NYC

Introduction to Industry Structures: Collaboration

Collaboration

'The action of working with someone to produce or create something.' Definition from dictionary.com.

To create a collaborative piece of artwork two or more artists work together on a single piece of art work to create a final illustration. Ideas and sketches can be passed around to one another and all can add their own style/touch to it. It is best to collaborate with people who have a different style to you/people are better at a specific thing therefore there can be a wider range of techniques and styles used in the collaboration piece.

Collaborations:

Mark Carthew and Mike Spoor

Mica Angela Hendricks and her four year old daughter

Hayley Potter and Chloe Regan

Jack Teagle

Introduction to Industry Structures: Freelance

Freelance

'Working for different companies at different times rather than being permanently employed by one company.' Definition from dictionary.com.

To be a Freelance artist you need to find a legitimate client, receive a brief and work your hardest to create something to their expectation. The client gives you the information you need and you work from their details and you give them a time frame and expected price. In my opinion this is a good way of selling/receiving art work. I think this because it is easy to get in touch with the client to discuss any changes etc and it males it a personal project to the client and no project will be the same.

How to be a Freelance Artist

Freelance illustrators:

Kate Forrester

Death Valley

Uberkraaft

Introduction to Industry Structures: Agencies

Agencies

http://www.folioart.co.uk/

Folio is an agency for illustrators and designers based in London. There is a wide range of artists with unique styles and techniques who are with this agency and they have a lot of clients such as Coca Cola, Google, Nike, Apple, P&O etc. (more can be found here). I don't believe that Folio Art has a house style because there is a large range of artists styles and techniques.

http://www.centralillustration.com/

Another agency that is also based in London is The Central Illustration Agency (CIA). With illustrators and animators from all over the world they work with industries such as advertising, design and publishing. I think this agency had a slight house style and I can see a distinct connection between the artists who are with the agency.

http://www.handsomefrank.com/

Handsome Frank is a UK based agency which represents many illustrators and has worked with big brands and agencies. I don't think this agency has a specific style, there are a lot of artists with this agency and they are all pretty unique.

http://www.eyecandy.co.uk/

Eye Candy is also a UK based agency which has a collection of over 50 illustrators. They work within advertising campaigns, packaging, publishing, editorials, greetings cards, merchandising and design projects. Because most artists here are similarly themed it suggests that there is a house style within the agency.

http://www.lemonadeillustration.com/

Lemonade Illustration Agency is a global agency. They represent illustrators, CGI artists and animators from all around the world. They've had clients such as Coca Cola, BMW, Kelloggs, NHS etc (more can be found here). I think there is a small house style within this agency because looking at the artists I can see a lot of work based around people.