Zina Saunders was commissioned by Smithsonian Magazine to do several portraits for their September issue. When Zina asked the client how they came across her work, they told her it was through theDirectory of Illustration!
From Zina:
“I’m really impressed! This is after only about a month on the Directory of Illustration website, and before my page in the book has even come out!
And that’s not all; I’ve been commissioned by a few people who have seen the portraits in Smithsonian, about commissioning more portraits. So, yup, Directory of Illustration works great!”