Postcards

Postcards are a simple, cheap, and easy way for an illustrator to make some money, and I have seen quite a few illustrators pursue the selling of these items as merchandise.
Postcards are usually bought either to collect as a piece of art, or of course for use as a postcard.

http://static9.moo.com/images/ideas/inspiration/sell-your-illustration-1-slideshow.jpg?q=1-21571128041416488033 < image reference at this link.

Postcards are generally small pieces of card, with one side containing an illustration/design, and the other containing information, and a postcard layout, with an example below.

http://www.removables.co.uk/12_postcards_album/images/02_postcard.gif < image reference at his link.

When I went to Berlin, I met two illustrators in the city, and one of them was Jakob Hinrichs.
Jakob is an illustrator who works a lot in the field of book illustration, and editorial/advertising illustration. His client base spans a multinational level, and he deals a lot of his work with German, English, and American clients.

http://illustration.jakobhinrichs.com < image reference at this link.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/47/2a/c5/472ac5474a60965232f43bea0962dc9a.jpg < image reference at his link.

A postcard by Jakob Hinrichs.

Postcards are really easy to produce, and they can bring in a reasonable amount of income for an illustrator.
One can churn out postcards really quickly, and almost any design can be suited to the dimensions of the card.
This area of merchandise is a great area and I want to explore my options.













Thomas.