14. Clémence Gouy About How Personal Pieces Pay Off

Paid 2 Draw – An Illustration Podcast

Clémence Gouy is a French illustrator and graphic designer currently based in Amsterdam. She specialises in creating visual identities and illustrated content for various brands and media. After working as an art director in agencies across the world and getting a Master’s degree, she started building an illustration portfolio and ended up getting hired by clients like Apple, Nike, Google and Netflix.

On an all-new episode of P2D, Clémence explains the role of an agent and clears up people’s misconceptions of what representation entails. Agents might be able to help you with outreach, pricing, contracts and even project management, but you’ll still have to write a ton of emails, keep your sites updated and reach out to people. It’s a true collaboration.

When Clémence is not busy with commissions, she finds herself working on socially-engaged personal pieces. Because a lot of times the work you do for free ends up paying off one way or another. She finds her clients mostly through social media, so of course her Insta account’s recent hack has been a challenge for her as a freelancer.

Don't miss this super-insightful and inspiring convo with another incredibly talented illustrator and animator.

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FOLLOW CLÉMENCE:

Instagram: @clemence_gouy
TikTok: @clemence_gouy
Website: clemgouy.com
Behance: be.net/ClemenceGouy

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Music by Amanda Deff.