Announcing our ITSme Learning Webinar!
Published on 01/06/2023
We are hosting our very first webinar, with some very special guests! We are starting strong with the CEO of Advocate Art as our Guest Speaker! We will also have the head agents at Astound Agency UK, Yeon Agency, and Illo Agency on hand to answer all your burning questions during a special Q&A.
The webinar, Look to the Movies: How Character and Illustration Development is Influenced by Film, will be a 1-hour session with a lecture and a Q&A portion. You will learn key tips on portfolio development, especially around how film influences art, and how to create stand out characters! This webinar is especially relevant to kids book illustrators, but also open to any illustrators across industries.
Our webinar is free to those in our mentorship courses, and open to a limited number of people for a discounted fee of £50GBP.
Guest managers and agents will be Amanda Hendon and Bhavisha Patel from Advocate Art.
The webinar will be held via Zoom, on Thursday, June 15 starting at 4 pm GMT/ 11 am EST. Seats are limited – so get on the list ASAP by emailing Cassy at learning@itsmegroup.com with any questions or to reserve your seat!
The ITSme Society is a collective of top creative agencies that represent award-winning talent worldwide. The ITSme Society agencies represent illustrators and writers across 7 agencies: Advocate Art, Astound US Inc, Illo Agency, Artistique, Yeon, CWLA, and Collaborate.
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