What is a good way to start getting your illustration work seen?

What is a good way to start getting your illustration work seen?
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answer:Start looking into agents – a good one will be able to hook you up with a relatively steady stream of work providing you can produce quickly enough. Those I know who have done well have all ended up moving to large cities where there are a lot of publications’ offices but I’m not so sure that would be necessary at this point in time. I would think it odd if you couldn’t just submit high-res images by email or ftp. I lucked out and got a full time illustration job at an online education company so I never took the agent path (and subsequently gave up illustrating for other things after about 4 years). However, I did go to school with a few people who had overall good experiences with agents. I often think about getting back into it. Aside from the stress of multi-deadline days, it was really a lot of fun and such a great way to improve your abilities. Good luck to you.
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