[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-2029-EN":3},{"tile_image":4,"title":5,"published":6,"permalink":7,"pk":8,"summary":9,"news_id":10,"images":11,"body":13,"posted":14,"tags":15},"blog_2029_635654671388350000.jpg","Life as a Creative","2015-04-24T10:00:00","\u002Fnews\u002F2029\u002Flife_as_a_creative","news","&nbsp;\u003Ca href=\"\u002FBenTallon\" target=\"_blank\">\u003Cimg style=\"margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; display: block;\" src=\"\u002Fimage.aspx?src=blog&amp;sz=610&amp;name=blog_2029_635654671279220000.jpg\" alt=\"\" \u002F>\u003C\u002Fa>\u003Cbr \u002F>\u003Cbr \u002F>",2029,[12],{"filename":4},"\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>\u003Ca href=\"\u002FBenTallon\" target=\"_blank\">Ben Tallon's \u003C\u002Fa>eagerly awaited book on the highs and lows of working in the creative industry is just a few days away from its official launch.\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>We're excited to get our own copy of Champagne and Wax Crayons&nbsp; -&nbsp; a guidebook following the ups and downs of a creative career -\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"This is the story of Illustrator and art director Ben Tallon&rsquo;s journey from his childhood&nbsp;hobby of drawing, to a freelance career working with the world&rsquo;s most glamorous clients&nbsp;in illustration, graphic design, music, film and television. Detailing highs of securing&nbsp;dream client World Wrestling Entertainment and lows of unconventional methods&nbsp; f paying the tax bill, this humorous, brutally honest documentation of navigating&nbsp; the art world alone and breaking into new markets introduces the real side of the&nbsp;creative industry and what you need to do to make your way to the top.\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cbr>\u003Cem>The creative industry is built on opinion, ideas and ever-changing trends.&nbsp; Individuality is everything and how each person responds to adversity, triumph and&nbsp; disaster especially in the freelance world is impossible to teach or understand.&nbsp; This original and engaging book contains savvy advice from someone who&nbsp; has survived the unpredictable and often surreal world of the creative industry.\"\u003C\u002Fem>\u003Cstrong>\u003Cbr>\u003C\u002Fstrong>\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>With many great reviews so far,&nbsp;including editorial and TV&nbsp;art directors&nbsp;and lecturers of Illustration, Ben's book will be an aid to young emerging talent, aswell as a reminder to the established.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Read Ben's interview with Digital Arts about freelancing \u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.digitalartsonline.co.uk\u002Fnews\u002Fgraphic-design\u002Fben-tallon-charts-highs-lows-of-being-professional-illustrator\u002F\" target=\"_blank\">here.\u003C\u002Fa>&nbsp;\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"http:\u002F\u002Fwww.amazon.co.uk\u002FChampagne-Wax-Crayons-Creative-Industry\u002Fdp\u002F190779493X\u002Fref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1429823298&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=champagne+and+wax+crayons\" target=\"_blank\">You can get the book here.\u003C\u002Fa>\u003C\u002Fp>","2015-04-24T10:00:00#2029","#ben tallon#books#publishing#artist advice and information#how to be a great illustrator#guides#creativity#champagne and wax crayons#freelance#"]