DRAWN + DRAFTED IS A TOP SECRET CONSORTIUM OF PROFESSIONAL ART DIRECTORS. BANDED TOGETHER TO MAKE THE WORLD OF FREELANCE ART A BETTER PLACE.

An art career is only 50% making art. The rest is art business.

Who we are

Think of us as translators, diplomats, even midwives. We are the defenders of both a client’s dreams and an artists’s rights. We have been both clients and artists ourselves, and there is nothing more rewarding to us than fostering collaboration that is truly positive and rewarding to all parties involved.

Why we are

By day we have secret identities and work within some of the leading publishing houses, game companies, tech startups, and film production houses across many industries. We love the work we do in our day jobs, and we are also deeply connected to the creative work going on beyond our company walls. From our vantage-point we see a lot of projects go south that have no reason to, and we know we can make the process better for everyone. We created Drawn + Drafted as a way to do that, while respecting the legal limits of the companies that pay our bills. We want to build and make our own things using processes that are proven. We want to create a better way for clients and artists to work together. We know Art School hasn’t taught you everything it should…because we work with artists and authors and creatives all day. We want to fill in the gaps. Honestly, it makes our day jobs much easier.

What is an Art Director?

Art Directors exist at the juncture between thinkers and authors and entrepreneurs who have amazing ideas on the one side, and artists and illustrators and designers who can shape those ideas and bring them into concrete reality on the other. Collaborating is always a translation game, and the goal is to get everyone speaking the same language at every step of the process so everyone hits the common goal, the success of the project. As art directors, what we are really good at is speaking multiple languages and helping both ends of a project team understand the risks, challenges, and priorities of the other. At the most basic level, an Art Director is the coach that gets you, the freelancer, or you, the in-house artist, to do your best work. Then together we get is past the approvers, together.

Education and Workflow

To this end, we have created so many outlets and channels for the information to flow from the people that hire creatives to the creatives themselves. How to pitch yourself, how to promote yourself, how to communicate, how to act professionally, and most importantly, how to fix it when the job goes off the rails — these are all skills you need to know to build a successful creative career.

Stay in Touch

If you want to hear about all the projects we have in the pipeline, then sign up for our newsletter on our contact page. We only send them out when we have something important to say, and honestly, we’re way too busy to spam you. Only solid content and useful resources. If you have a question, or want to suggest a seminar or topic for a new Bootcamp, email us. We love hearing from you.