MyCoolJob: Illustrator

Illustrator Dale Herron talks about his job while he works on a children's book. This video is being used as part of mycooljob.org, a production of WOSU Public media.

Mycooljob.org is designed for middle-schoolers and early high school students, to give them a taste of the real world after graduation, to show the pluses -- and minuses -- of real jobs. Interviews and photos of the professionals are paired with videos of them, as well as interactive blogs.

The project was funded by a grant through E-Tech, which specializes in using new technology so that Ohio learners will succeed in the world of tomorrow. The Columbus Dispatch also contributed to the site, offering free job-related content from its pages.

Four major career fields are highlighted:
Engineering, Information Technology (IT), Arts and Communication, and Health Sciences, all of which will be in demand in the next five to ten years, the same timeframe in which students looking at the site will graduate. In all, 15 full-time professionals offered to be part of the site. They share stories about their professional lives, which almost never follow a direct path, in an effort to demonstrate that career paths are never a straight line. Each voice allows students to meet and get honest advice from people who love what they do for a living, and find out why.

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[Art3Alive]

@eagelgregory But the computer takes all the fun out. Its fun and very rewarding completing an Illustration by hand plus it looks a lot better.

[eagelgregory]

Amazingly natural looking effects can be achieved on a computer. Try Corel painter, or look at the work of Jason Seiler

[seraphinapandora]

You should do some of your own videos for YouTube too.

[lucaddragon]

good job... I like it! Well done

[IllustratrDesignr67]

kc -- it's me, Dale, the featured illustrator. The book is "The School of Scary Stories" - Amazon has it. It was the 2nd book I've done with that particular author. Hopefully someday soon I'll be writing my own books. I've got a million ideas for stories...

[kcssnotbubble]

i keep thinking of more questions...have you ever thought about writing and illustrating your own books?

[kcssnotbubble]

do you get as much profit as the author?

[kcssnotbubble]

is the book out yet? i'd like to see it. What was the fist book called that you worked on with this author?

[885808326]

I'm thinking of getting this career over my major as an accountant. So, how many years in college did it take you to get this career with what types of courses and what are your yearly salaries?

[zaniebobanie]

It's very kind of you to share your art work. I can not draw stick people unfortunately. Thank goodness you DO NOT use a computer. Computer work is so genric! youurs is authentic and beautiful!