Online vs. In Person Live Illustration
Ahh, the age-old question - “What's the difference between online and in-person live event illustration?” Hold onto your event notepad and I'll tell you!
First of all, at Illustrated Live, we specialise in digital illustration. This means that we work on an iPad and our illustrations are magically transported to your screens, whether we’re with you in person or joining you virtually from afar.
We can also do non-digital illustrations if that’s your preference - just let us know! However, we do believe that digital live illustration is the way forward. As an eco-conscious company, we looove digital work because the final result is instantly shareable, and there’s less waste!
Let’s dive into the basics!
Online Live Illustration
Running an online event? We’ve got you covered! Running an in-person event where there’s the option to join remotely? Yep… We’ve got you covered!
With online live illustration, we log on to your event using a virtual webcam, meaning that your attendees will see our iPad screen creating your illustrations in real-time, but not our faces. This means that you can share your Keynote slides and do whatever else you need to do to host your event, while still being able to see our screen capturing it all in the background. We can also share our screen at any point throughout so you can all see the illustrations even closer up.
And as we said, you don’t even need to be hosting your event online for us to join remotely! We’ve done events before where the attendees have all met in person, and we are present on a big screen throughout from the other end of the country! The wonders of technology eh?!
In Person Live Illustration
Exactly what it says on the tin! This is more or less the same kind of thing, but you get to say hello to the actual human being who will be illustrating for you, and see them at work in the room with you! This is bloomin’ lovely because (yes, we’re biased here) our team of illustrators are not only incredible at what they do, but they’re the loveliest humans ever!
We still use our iPad, but this time, we connect it to any big screens in the room to show the work in progress, and you get to decide how much is revealed and when! Oh, and don’t worry… we’ll bring our own stuff to connect to the big screens. We’re well-prepped, us live illustrators.
And of course, there’s also the option of us doing non-digital illustrations on big boards if that’s your preference. (You provide the boards, we’ll provide the rest!)
And that’s about it!
Let’s not forget that we’re now a swanky global team of live illustrators too. So, whether you’re hosting an event online or in person, we have live illustrators positioned all over the world, meaning it will always be possible to find somebody to join you for either option.
Got any more questions about online vs in-person live illustration? Give us a nudge and we’ll gladly answer your questions. Or better yet, book a call to discuss how we can bring your event to life and make it unforgettable.
x Katie & the Illustrated Live team