The English publishing industry pays you decent money though things might be a little difficult for illustrators in the Hindi and regional languages segments where books are not priced high. Freelancers can earn Rs 25,000 to Rs 45,000 a month.

10am: Check colour samples of page sent by the printer,   2pm: Leave for meeting with publisher, discuss book for which illustrations are required,  4pm: Go to the library to look-up reference material (books, journal, and videos) for illustration. Make sketches/notes

If storytelling is your forte and you are good with the brush you can continue to hone your talent at the senior-secondary level and build up a portfolio of your work before you join art school. Most colleges will hold an aptitude test. Those of you who make it to a good art college will be required to do a four-year bachelor’s degree in fine arts in which you will be taught about visual communication, drawing, nature and object drawing, illustrations, etc. You can follow it up with a master’s in fine arts.