As defined by ‘’How to be a successful illustrator’’ by Derek Brazell and Jo Davies, to be successful in the illustration industry is to have your work published and distributed and thanks to globalisation and the internet, it has been easier than ever. However, this means there is more competition and need to grow and develop your skills as an illustrator, or so is pressured by Brazell and Davies. The book implores that to be a good illustrator you must be organised, flexible and aware of the demands of the publisher. However, Anoosha takes a more relaxed and seemingly less intense opinion on the success of a book illustrator.

Derek Brazell and Jo Davies inevitably associate 'success' as the development of skills from illustrated skills, being able to use different programs and develop a recognisable style to business skills, understanding how to speak to and seek a client.