Great question, I'm curious on this myself. I keep landing myself full time jobs even when I try to freelance but I know the day is coming when I will freelance full time so I'm curious how to go about finding the kind of work you really want to get.

Clint, You are a bit harsh but I like it! How do I know if I am a "tracer"? I am a bit worried. To the guy writing in, Read the interviews man. That is a very valuable resource form a lifetime of experience from the pros. Yea I bet you're worried, ha. Unfortunately most of the people i've ever work...

James is right on. I've also found lot's of overlap in my jobs. Many times I have had to use cad to create engineering drawings and dealt with engineers trying to create tech drawings. So much of the software out now can make it even easier for engineers to create their own illustrations. But as jam...

Can anyone offer any advice to someone who would like to get into technical illustration? What basic skill sets do clients or employers generally seek? Are there any certification or educational requirements, or is one judged mainly on portfolio strength? What sort of drawings should be included in...

I was using autocad for about 12 years in my illustration job. autocad is great for creating isometric illustrations and doing all of your layout work. Most of the time if I wanted something to look really good I would export a .dxf and do all my line work and color in illustrator. For technical stu...

Awesome! Nice work setting this up. Thanks!