I'm curious to know how live illustration works when you do it remotely. Do you just join the event online and start drawing or do you say hello to everyone at the event beforehand and introduce yourself?
oooh yes sometimes the client wants me to switch my camera on and do a nice awkward “hello. I’m Katie. I’ll be drawing the things you talk about. Bye” at the start of the event. Most of the time though, they just mention that an illustrator is present and let me keep my dignity 🤣❤️
Excited for your course Katie!! I really feel like I would be good at Live Illustration, as a graphic designer and lover of sketching - I'm on the edge of my seat!
Now I just need to fast track my German language skills to open up that market.... have you come across many people who offer dual language live work? Wondering if I might use my husband to translate to english...hmmm...thinking out loud here...ramble over!
i’ve definitely seen lots of multi-lingual scribes in the wild, yes! Dual-language in one scribe? I haven’t seen that but it would be very cool - some events have live translators so you’d be doing two jobs at once? 😅 maybe there’s a gap in the market!?
A big concern if go for this is about hearing the speaker- I wear hearing aids- I mostly get along fine in my day to day but some rooms have acoustics I just can't manage - it's not always about the volume, sometimes the clarity is just not there for me. Have you ever noticed an issue with sound at live events? Anybody else got any experiences to share?
ohhh good question! Not all events are created equal in terms of sound. In my experience, it’s best to state your needs up front and then advocate for yourself on the day. It’s in the clients best interest to make sure you can hear what’s being said (and when i’m doing remote events, the audio being clear is THEEEE most important thing - i don’t care about being able to see what’s going on).
The good thing is that there’s usually a tech rehearsal / set up time where you should be able to check what the sound is like and figure out where is best to sit :)
Hi Katie - do you have the price of the live illustration course yet? Also I’ve got your Substack notifications unintentionally linked to my Apple Watch somehow and your face comes up huge on the watch every time you post and makes me giggle 🤣
omg the thought of my face popping up on your Apple watch with every post 🙈🙈🙈 you poor thing bahahah.
Aaaand re: the course, the pricing is £240 for this first ever live round, will go up next time :) more info / registering yer interest an’ that = here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/lic
Hiya - I did sign up for updates ages ago but never heard anything more than the “coming soon” bit -there’s lots more info on there now. How do I sign up & pay?
It'll be open on the 25th of April :) doors will stay open for a week, then the course will begin so there's nowt to do just now except wait. I'm excited!! Be lovely to see you in there x
Since this was the shortest live ever (parcel delivery, toddler thumping on the door saying “come outsiiiiide mummy”) feel free to drop any other live illustration questions you have in the comments.
I'm curious to know how live illustration works when you do it remotely. Do you just join the event online and start drawing or do you say hello to everyone at the event beforehand and introduce yourself?
oooh yes sometimes the client wants me to switch my camera on and do a nice awkward “hello. I’m Katie. I’ll be drawing the things you talk about. Bye” at the start of the event. Most of the time though, they just mention that an illustrator is present and let me keep my dignity 🤣❤️
Excited for your course Katie!! I really feel like I would be good at Live Illustration, as a graphic designer and lover of sketching - I'm on the edge of my seat!
Now I just need to fast track my German language skills to open up that market.... have you come across many people who offer dual language live work? Wondering if I might use my husband to translate to english...hmmm...thinking out loud here...ramble over!
i’ve definitely seen lots of multi-lingual scribes in the wild, yes! Dual-language in one scribe? I haven’t seen that but it would be very cool - some events have live translators so you’d be doing two jobs at once? 😅 maybe there’s a gap in the market!?
Hi Katie
Great that you were able to do this and thank you for inviting questions.
I am keen to develop a Live illustration offer and have been enjoying lots of practise
(- I did a post about my efforts here: https://substack.com/@janespencerillustration/p-159992564)
A big concern if go for this is about hearing the speaker- I wear hearing aids- I mostly get along fine in my day to day but some rooms have acoustics I just can't manage - it's not always about the volume, sometimes the clarity is just not there for me. Have you ever noticed an issue with sound at live events? Anybody else got any experiences to share?
Thanks! enjoy the garden !
ohhh good question! Not all events are created equal in terms of sound. In my experience, it’s best to state your needs up front and then advocate for yourself on the day. It’s in the clients best interest to make sure you can hear what’s being said (and when i’m doing remote events, the audio being clear is THEEEE most important thing - i don’t care about being able to see what’s going on).
The good thing is that there’s usually a tech rehearsal / set up time where you should be able to check what the sound is like and figure out where is best to sit :)
That’s really helpful thanks Katie
Hi Katie - do you have the price of the live illustration course yet? Also I’ve got your Substack notifications unintentionally linked to my Apple Watch somehow and your face comes up huge on the watch every time you post and makes me giggle 🤣
omg the thought of my face popping up on your Apple watch with every post 🙈🙈🙈 you poor thing bahahah.
Aaaand re: the course, the pricing is £240 for this first ever live round, will go up next time :) more info / registering yer interest an’ that = here: https://www.thegoodshipillustration.com/lic
Hiya - I did sign up for updates ages ago but never heard anything more than the “coming soon” bit -there’s lots more info on there now. How do I sign up & pay?
It'll be open on the 25th of April :) doors will stay open for a week, then the course will begin so there's nowt to do just now except wait. I'm excited!! Be lovely to see you in there x
Ahhhh I thought it meant the course started on April 25th - got it! Look forward to it!
Since this was the shortest live ever (parcel delivery, toddler thumping on the door saying “come outsiiiiide mummy”) feel free to drop any other live illustration questions you have in the comments.