Extra Income For Illustrators (And Those Who Can't Draw) - RD210

<h2>Want to use your illustration skills to earn extra income?</h2> <p>A conversation I had with Andrew, a member of the <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/community">Resourceful Designer Community</a>, inspired me to write this post. Andrew is a very talented illustrator and designer. He’s created many illustrations for his clients as well as illustrating and publishing his own children’s book <a href= "https://heywardthehorse.com/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener noreferrer">Heyward the Horse!</a> In his book, children follow along with Heyward, a carriage horse from Charleston, South Carolina, as he takes them on an illustrated tour of local landmarks.</p> <p class="p1">Andrew and I were discussing various ways he could use his illustration skills to <a href= "https://resourcefuldesigner.com/12-ways-to-earn-extra-income-as-a-graphic-designer-rd009/"> earn extra income</a>. After our conversation, I started thinking, Andrew is not the only designer with illustration skills. So why not use our discussion as a starting point for a podcast episode?</p> <p class="p1">Just to preface, you do not need to be an illustrator to benefit from what I’m about to share. I am not an illustrator, and yet I’ve generated a decent amount of passive income over the years by putting my design talents to use on things other than client work.</p> <p class="p1">Also, these are not ways to earn money quickly. That’s not the point of all of this. What I’m sharing today are ways to put things into motion to generate a form of recurring income down the road. Be it a year from now or even ten years from now.</p> <h2 class="p1">Earning extra income.</h2> <p class="p1">I’ve always believed that creative people should never lack for work. A creative person has the skills to make money from their creations. As graphic and web designers, you earn your primary income by completing projects for clients. But there are numerous other ways you could make money with your skills.</p> <p class="p1">We’re living in an unprecedented age for creativ