So lately, I’ve been trying to take on commission work but I can’t seem to get any customer traffic. I’ve been promoting myself on LinkdIn and ArtStation, offering illustrations, fan art and character designs for £25. Is there something I’m missing? Something that can help me to attract customers? Is there a promotion method I’m not using?

Finally finished my fan comic based on Zenless Zone Zero.

I forgot to share these! Any car people in the house? Many moons ago, I was given some great advice on concept art and design, and that was “to keep your brain moving, and your skills sharp, practice designing things you hate drawing.” For me that was cars. I couldn’t stand to draw them, and I’ll admit, I was horrible at it. However, this practice has helped me shape my art style, and creative process over the years. I have also gotten better at drawing cars 😅 Anyway. I present to you a reimagined Mach 5 and two PT Cruisers.

Decided to have a go at a funny comic page. It’s been a while…

A lot of people think the ATS is what’s stopping them getting interviews. It isn’t. And the whole idea of a ‘universal ATS’ score is mostly nonsense too.. There are hundreds of Applicant Tracking Systems out there. They all work differently. They’re all configured differently. And every company uses them in their own way. So how can some random website tell you what your CV’s ATS score is? It can’t. Those scores exist to make you think something is broken…so they can sell you the fix. Yes, some ATS platforms rank candidates. But that ranking is only against the specific job description you applied for. Even then, most good recruiters know the scoring is flawed. And here’s the other thing people forget. ATS systems have been around since the mid-90s. They’re not new. You didn’t have to “beat them” then. You don’t have to beat them now. Because there’s nothing to beat. Most automatic rejections happen because of screening questions in the application form, not your CV. So don’t write your CV trying to impress a robot. Write it for the human who’s actually going to read it.