My 2018 Career Goals as a Freelance Illustrator

I know that 2018 has started for some while now, but I wanted to share with you anyway my goals for this year as a freelance illustrator.

I am a freelance writer who loves to paint in watercolor and create beautiful illustrations of the world that sorrounds us. And because my love for painting is so big I wanted to transition from being a writer to being an illustrator.

My start in 2018 is already on a good path, as I started to create my personal portfolio of illustrations, mostly being food illustrations, as this is my main focus right now. As I developed my portfolio I found it so hard to find the right persons to send it so they could know that I am open to work with them. But I searched, and I found a lot of Art Directors and a lot of tips and trick about the freelance illustration world. Which is always a good thing when you start something new. It’s good to research and be prepared for what you need to do to achieve your goals.

I also considered that I must work on my social media presence. That’s why I opened an Youtube channel, and an Instagram account. I try and post everyday new work on Instagram, as I draw and paint every day. As for Youtube, I upload videos on Tuesday and Friday.

As this month has been so slow on Youtube, I decided to make a February Challenge.  I will upload one video each day of the month of February. It will be a “Favorites” series, meaning that I will let my community to know me a little bit better through my watercolor illustrations.

So, stay tuned, cause I have big dreams for 2018. I can feel that this will me my year!

 

Let’s be creative,

Oana

 

Food Illustration – Painting a Bowl of Salad

Yesterday’s video on my Youtube channel was a food illustration video. I’ve painted a bowl of salad with watercolor. Do you want to see how I’ve done it? You can check the video here.

See you,

Oana

Food Illustration – Watercolor bowl of salad

Watercolor Planets

Hi guys,

Here is today’s video on how I paint planets using watercolor:

 

If you have any question, please leave a comment.

Best,

Oana

New Sketchbook Tour Video

Hi,

I hope you’re all well.

I just wanted to let you know that I uploaded a new video on my Youtube channel. This time it is a tour of my recently finished sketchbook. Where can you see it? Right here!

All the best to you,

Oana

Hello

Hi,

You maybe have already seen my artwork on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, or Youtube. So, what I decided to do is to make my own blog where I could update you on things as often as I can.

Now, some things about me. My name is Oana Popescu. I live in Bucharest, Romania. I am a freelance writer and and artist in watercolor.

I’m aspiring to a full job as a freelance illustrator. I specialize in food illustrations, but I can also paint animals, and portraits.

And, just to keep you updated, here are some of my favorite vegetable illustrations.

 

See you soon.

Bye,

Oana