Recently, WorldTechLogic has been posting about some great niche social networking services on the net, and the list keeps getting bigger and bigger. With the previous MyNoteIT, Stu.Dicio.Us and Famster, now there’s a new service which is targeted specifically for Illustrators. The service is called AmateurIllustrator.
Although named “amateur”, the site is not restricted to “beginner” illustrators only, but also seasoned pros. AmateurIllustrator is named ‘amateur illustrator’ because the word “amateur” means “to do something because you love doing it“. This goes to show you that the name has no pretentions at all. ALL illustrators who are total beginners, as well as seasoned pros, are welcomed to visit and use AmateurIllustrator.
AmateurIllustrator is a social networking made specifically for illustrators, amateurs and seasoned pros alike, to showcase their arts. It was launched on August 19, 2006, and it aims to be a portal for all things art, providing an easy to use personal AND public gallery where you can share your creations and masterpieces with the world, an articles section with tutorials and how-to guides, interviews with seasoned pros, regular illustration news, illustrations of the week, a forum to share your thoughts and blabs, contests and much more.
AmateurIllustrator was started in the summer of 2006 by two illustration students at the University of Lincoln (in the East Midlands of England). It is 100% totally FREE of charge so that anyone from anywhere in the world and of any skill level can take part in creating a great place to go for illustrators. With the great design and nice interface (and lots of potential), we are sure that AmateurIllustrator will become bigger in the future.
