How can i get my son hired as an illustrator.?

he has loads of talent and draws all the time. he is 15. does anyone know an easy way to find writers looking for illustrators.How can i get my son hired as an illustrator.?
Start by picking up a book called ';Artists Market.'; It comes out annually and contains a pretty good list of publishers and agencies that are know to accept unsolcited artwork each year. It lists names, addresses and contact information, including the specific person that actully does the purhcasing. It's important to get the newest edition because the Art Director for a particular magazine last year, may not be working there this year.





The book also offers a LOT of good advice on how a freelance artist can best market himself, with information of portfolios, query letters and whether or not to send originals or copies, hard copy or digital formats, etc. The most common procedure is to send a query letter, along with an SASE, asking for their submission guidlines. It is important to follow these guidlines as publishers tend to trash submissions from people who can't follow simple directions.





By the way, with a few exceptions, the publishers will match the illustrator with the author.





Do the homework and market research before you promote your son's work. You can spend a lot of wasted time, effort and money chasing after the wrong market. There IS NO easy way. If it were easy, then there woudn't be any ';starving artists.';How can i get my son hired as an illustrator.?
If he's 15, then he has a long way to go yet, even if he's very talented. He should keep drawing, learning, and going to school. After he gets out of high school, he should apply to art colleges, if for nothing else than to get his portfolio reviewed and an idea of his strong and weak points. I hate to sound callous or cynical, but I think all supportive parents of artistic kids think their kids art is amazing. That's not to say he might not be, just saying at his age, you should be pushing him to learn, grow and practice. Not trying to shove him out into the work force to make money with his ';talent'; (and trust me, it's one of the most competitive fields out there. As good as he may be, I'll bet he still has TONS of room to improve before he can make a viable living at it, and you don't want to push him into the workforce only for him to find out there are people who are significantly more able bodied than he is (it's not just about talent, it's also about versatility and knowledge of various techniques and tools) which might have the opposite effect of what you want (it would discourage him and maybe push him away from pursuing his dream). See what kind of programs his high school might have. A lot of them have internship programs in the senior year, he might be able to get into that program and intern at a ad agency or some other art related business that he might gain valuable insight and experience.
please don't meddle in your sons life, he will not appreciate it at the age he is at.





BUT, i'd recommend putting him into an art school, his doodles are all well and dandy, but he will need proper training before he gets any real money from it





aside from that, you could maybe encourage him to write a comic or something? just to see if he's interesting in all of that, and if it's good and he does indeed have talent, you can then maybe even get it published. just contact a local publisher, don't aim for anything too big
Hey, what's his name? (if you dont mind me asking)


I'm shani (age: 15), and I'm an aspiring author, yet to be published. It might not be instant, but if he's willing, I can contact him if sometihng comes up. i can also speak to some of my contacts, and see if I can get him something.


If you aren't interested in using me, you can go to www.fictionpress.com you'll find heaps of authors on the forums there.
Buy the 2009 Artist Market($30). It lists all publications that accept art work. It tells you the publication, the editors, how to submit your work, how much they pay and lot of other information. It's a terrific resource for artists.
the best way to get him noticed is to put him through college where lots of opportunities like that sill come up.


you could send a book of his sketches to a publishing company and they can decide if they like them