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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Thank you everyone for your advice!

This had given me good food for thought, and I will get back to the author with some suggestions.

I can confirm as a developer that we hate IE or what is now called edge. I am not surprised it does not work. I have many applications that will not work with IE, a lot of the code libraries out there do not work with IE. I wish Microsoft would just let it die already.

Re: How do I import pictures to the forum?
I read in the forum somewhere, that if you are using microsoft edge that it doesn't work. You could try using Chrome to open SVS and then enter the forum. Click on the thread titled January Fearless. It is the one that has the instructions and below it has the artwork of others who have entered the contest. Click on the blue reply button, click on the upload image and it and hopefully it will work from there.