Tag Archives: illustration

Parenting Is A Virtue

I took these pictures four or so years ago of some unknown father and son having a philosophical discussion about what seemed to be what the correct way to cross the street is. As you can tell, I kept my distance, but even so, their bodies moved to a tune which I [...]

Time Is Of Essence

"Who has time? Who has time?" [Merovingian - The Matrix Reloaded]. When working as an illustrator contributor to the microstock market, the very first decision you are faced with is becoming or not becoming and exclusive contributor to some agency. Every rule has exceptions but my understanding (based on research and [...]

Is Microstock Illustration For You?

Microstock is a tough business for commercial illustrators, no doubt, but also a market in which one can strive and have as a bridge to more advanced projects. Let’s see the pros and cons of this venue:

Pros

It allows you to work from home at your own pace.
Low initial investment.
Possibility of lifetime earnings from [...]

Design Porn

Design Porn is a Canadian based website for the design nuts among (inside of?) us. At first, I couldn’t quite figure out what to expect, what I would step into after clicking on a link with those two powerful words coupled, but once there it took me but a few seconds to [...]

A Heart And A Bird

Creating microstock art is, as Mr. Gump would say, "like a box of chocolate, you never know what you’re gonna get". Translating this philosophy to the microstock market means that I never know where my designs end up being used. The rule is not having a clue whatsoever to an image’s final destination and even [...]

Welcome

elcome to LittleLion Studio’s blog, or should I say welcome to my blog? Either way, you are very much welcome! Truth is it is a blurred line between myself, Leo, and LittleLion Studio at least for the time being. With that said, let me give you a [...]