I realised whilst at Bologna Book Fair that there are really two main ways to get noticed as an illustrator. The first is by entering the competition that is part of the fair and the one I entered myself this year. If successful each illustrators gets a space within a gallery that shows each of the selected illustrators five pieces of work they had sent in. Being a part of this gallery really highlights their work and most definitely will open up opportunities for many that are on display. Anyone connected with the publishing industry, editors, authors and many others all visit this gallery so having work shown is a great advert and could potentially lead to gaining work from all over the globe.
The second way involves a bit more creativity, there a walls built purposely for illustrators to put up their work as free advertising as such. However these walls seem to become pretty crowded with a good chance that someone will eventually cover over your work. If I were to try and create something to put on these walls I would have to consider how it might be able ti stay uncovered for the full four days. Creating something that protrudes from the wall and is therefore difficult to cover over seemed the best option although this would take some planning prior to attending the event. Some examples of both methods are shown below.
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