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How to Make an Editorial Illustration in One Day

The stressful yet rewarding process of drawing some owls for the New York Times

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Julie Benbassat
Jun 16, 2023
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Happy June! The sun is out and the heat is officially back, along with some unforeseen air pollution to boot. I had finished a big book deadline on the 1st, so I believed that the following few weeks would be a nice chance to relax. BUT, I forgot I also do editorial illustration, and when an art director emails you with a cool project, you hop on it, ev…

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