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Skills that open more work
Concept art
Designing characters, creatures and places for games and film.
Storyboarding
Drawing fast and clearly for film, television and ads. Steady studio work.
3D modelling
Blender, Maya and digital sculpting tools. Illustrators who can also build a model are much harder to replace.
Motion
Making your drawings move in After Effects opens social and advertising budgets.
Medical or technical illustration
A small niche. Usually needs extra science training.