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=====Pop-ups and mechanical cards=====
Just love to do them. Some pop-up books use mechanisms requiring ingenious solutions and craftsmanship to build. It takes art out of the static realm of one of motion.
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=====Cartoons=====
Drawing a full page of a comic strip is a long process. I have self-published a few books and even if they barely cover the cost of printing once all of them are sold, they remain one of my favorite activities. I view them as a worthy business card when I meet editors and other artists and, most of all, I can attend comic festivals with my books instead of simply being an anonymous visitor.
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=====Writing=====
I just love to write. For me this means sharing knowledge and meeting and interviewing artists for art magazines, so that I consider writing as part of my career ([http://robertlafontaine.ca/wp4/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/120_122-Daniel-Gautier-angl.pdf link])
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=====Workshops and team building=====
Giving workshops for children and adults is a part of my life, too. Team building activities, having many individuals create a large painting as a group, are very popular in Canada. Since this is done for big corporations, one can derive a good income doing so and grow the client base for caricatures.
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=====Carving=====
Once in a while I also accept commissions to carve signs, as long as they are reminiscent of a cartoon style.
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=====Face painting=====
When you’re an illustrator you can really have fun doing face painting because you understand light, shapes and form, and can easily break out of the traditional butterfly-type symmetry commonly done on faces.
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=====Festival organizer=====
A few friends and I created a well-known yearly event called Le Festival 1001 Visages. This has allowed me to make contact with people other than artists and meeting with sponsors, politicians, and business people is a plus in an artistic career because they have skills and contacts that we don’t.
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=====Conclusion=====
In conclusion, I would say that being versatile has helped me to expand and enjoy the profession I’ve chosen.
==See Also==
