@eli Thank you!

I like to have my line work on top set to multiply (I change the color of the line work so it's more of a dark red or orange rather than black I'll also make the pixels a bit transparent by adjusting the opacity of the layer if my line work is too dark). I work below on regular layers as much as possible. Then when all my color choices are made and worked out I'll have layers above the line art to polish. The line on top seems to work better for me especially if I have shaded or hatched with the line work. Having changed the line work to a dark red or orange helps those shadow areas blend in with the color below.

@eric-castleman that should make a fine computer. Bought a certified refurbished Dell with roughly the same specs for about $600 a month ago off Amazon. I don't own a Cintiq yet but Photoshop CS works great. Plenty of power and storage. Paid about 3x that for my last quad core Pentium system that I built and it lasted about 10 years... Good luck!

You all are great..thanks so much for the encouraging words @eli @Jason-Bowen @LauraA

Thanks so much for that advice @LauraA ..I knew something wasn't quite right there but couldn't see it..will look for the Kyle brushes!

I just got a Serta (brand chair) for a gift and it is amazing how much better my back feels after a few hours of painting. I also stand up a lot when I'm doing rough sketches on my tablet ( I also have a standing desk which is great for switching it up after sitting for a few hours)

Thanks @Gary-Wilkinson ! It's definitely a learning process!! All these little tips are really helpful (and I'm going to go through the Photoshop classes on SVS--I just wanted to use it to clean up a drawing I did for class and not have to re-draw it).

@will-terry hi will, can you post some agencys or sites that we could apply ( apart from scwbi)
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Thanks, @Chip-Valecek I should ask them--I just wondered if there is a proper protocol for this sort of thing. I hope they did sell and help the cause!

@nizhoniwolf - We'll talk about it in our meeting today...the portfolio reviews...

@ben-migliore Cool!!! you have a great chance there! go fot it! 🙂

These are from the book

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OBS is free. [https://obsproject.com/](link url)

Also, @Lee-White walks you through what his daily schedule can look like in his class "How to Make Money in Illustration". It's three parts, can't remember offhand which part it's in but I recommend the class.

@marsha-kay-ottum-owen That's a good idea too! I dont really have any action shots at all... Its a weird challenge to do so many illustrations when the text for the book is about 5 lines long. 🙂 Thank you for your encouragement too!! I just watched a class where Will and Jake were talking about how a common mistake is not making characters cute enough for children's books. That makes me feel like I'm kinda going in the right direction.

@laurel-aylesworth I have one that I use all the time from Aaron Blaise. I believe if you sign up for his newsletter you get access to it. I got when I purchased a course from him.

@lisa-f Tips on hardware and software, contacts (editors, art directors), kid lit and illustration contests, tips on traditional materials, downloads and plug ins for illustration software, not sure how you'd decide the criteria for what everyone wants to see but these are just some that came to mind.

@smceccarelli Great videos - Thank you for making and sharing them!

To me both 1 and 2 are correct. 🙂

Thank You So VERY Much!!!

I was trying to use the picture icon and getting nowhere fast!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
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