Nth Creative/ Tim Wooton

Even though he was very buisy, he decided to answer my questions in time for my chunk of research to be handed in. Hs answers were probably the most insightfull of all, and they have really given an idea on what i should expect in the future:

questions to you as an artist:

1. What important events led to you becomming noticed as an artist? and how hard was it to get this far?

I think its a case of aligning yourself with things you like & in my case its music & Books
I have been djing since I was 16 & grew up loving electronic music, I did my first record cover for Global communications whilst I was still at college
& have always wanted to do artwork for music that I really feel (apart perhaps from the coldplay job that was for EMI!!)
so when my younger brother began making electronic boogie - House & Techno I was available to make covers and designs for him for various labels
& this has gained me attention whilst creating music myself & creating artwork for these releases too.

my brothers work is Linkwood & my music I make with him is called discreet unit /// our two labels are firecracker recordings and prime numbers
but prime numbers is now disbanded in or view as they guy who ran is dodgy FC is all good however & the new label Shevchenko is also
putting our music out

2. What resources did you use to get noticed, did you contact company's and publishers?

I am not sure If I am really that noticed- I have been working with lots of people who have begun to become
popular in an underground sense & I guess blogs such as - Its nice that - noticing our exploits and promoting my work has really helped
but I do feel that its time to really expose my work now as I have been busy printing and building up numerous works for exposure in 2012

& so I will be sending a nu collection of my works to galleries I have sought out in all sorts of cities including New York
& Japan in the coming months.

3. How hard is it to get or set up commisions with a client?

not hard if you have a strong portfolio that you have worked hard to produce, and you are confident you can create a
an image or communication that helps the client express itself in a positive way, in many respects its about communication and
making contacts with people who can spread the word.

4. What types of work do you prefer to create pieces for?

I love working with music, Artistic ventures and publishers

5. Where would you like to be, or are you happy with how far you have come?

I would like to be in 6 places at once with 6 assistants in another 6 places & have 24 arms & ... stop

6. Is it enjoyable? Also is it better working freelance, or with a company

I love it on good days and on the few days a month that I lose my energy and inspiration
I feel like giving it all up and becoming a Tree surgeon, being a full time creative is exactly that full time
so you need ways of relaxing down and recharging your batteries to enable new ideas and
bold images to occur. I would suggest that meditation in some form or another is basically the finest form
of silence in amongst the mad stream of imagery and ideas that need to be generated day to day.





Questions about Nth Creative:

1. How easy or difficult is it to get your work accepted here?

It al comes down to the quality of the work /// & from that you build your confidence
I have not explored the network in Cornwall yet as I am living off contacts
that have been built up over the last 10 years – nowadays the world has become a
smaller place

2. Can portfolios be denied? i.e. is there are low quality images submitted.

I always send PDF files unless I feel the client needs to see printed materials
& this depends on the nature of the client, so you always need to research the likes and dislikes of
a prospective client or project manager before sending a selection over

3. What sort of work have members of bright been given? and how much work do new illustrators typically get?

? try to go for 20 - 35 an hour at the start & make sure you track all your timings with a computer timer that
you can save into your project folder

4. Do you think it is difficult for a recently graduated student to become noticed, especially when surrounded by older, more experienced artists?

No again with modern methods of exposure such as behance and all the social networking available even youtube
if you do something fresh and full of Youthful vitality it will find its place in the culture – but I also think its important to build up a body of work you
are proud of before you show it to lots of people on the web, your reputation is everything and your last job is a good indicator of
your core qulaities so find work – any work and bring something excellent to its production

5. Is it better to be a part of a publication company than to go it alone?

It all depends on your personality – if you like people then let people be around you whilst you work
if you prefer your own company work on your own and expose as you wish

6. Do you organise commisions etc for the artisits? If so what is the process of this, from what you do to making artwork submissions, arranging an apointment or pitch for a concept, and pay.

Normally it involves working with programmers or illustrators copywriters who can bring something special to proceedings

I do work with other artists & If I get them work then its normally 17 percent or more, dependent on the work I
organise.