Helen Stephens chats to Prof. Martin Salisbury - Is your illustration style really yours? When influence turns into imitation 👀✏️
About this episode
Helen Stephens discusses the challenges of maintaining a unique illustration style with Prof. Martin Salisbury, focusing on the fine line between influence and imitation.
Ever worried your work looks a bit too much like somebody else’s? 😬 This one’s for youuuu. In this episode, our Helen chats with the brilliant Martin Salisbury about plagiarism. The temptation to borrow a bit too heavily when you’re surrounded by endless beautiful work online is real. Hopefully this conversation helps you fly your own freak flag :) Timestamps: 00:00 Hello Martin Salisbury 01:00 Instagram has changed creative influence 03:00 Art school before the internet 04:00 Drawing from li...
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