8 months of contest entries, edits and thoughts
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@carlianne i enjoyed reading this. Making art for yourself instead of making art that everyone will love is definitely the better move. I wish you all the best!
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I was just thinking about you yesterday as I hadn’t seen any of your art in a little bit ( so I went to Instagram
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Thank you for sharing this! It's really interesting and helpful to read your insights.
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Thanks for sharing @carlianne! Definitely inspiring! I might do the same.
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Thank-you for this generous post. It is an exceptionally encouraging and helpful and the kind of thing I do when I have time (which I haven't, so thanks and kudos esp with two toddlers!) Congrats on your banner year. I look forward to more inspiring things from your work. I love the achoo and the kittens in the pitcher. and now I know one of the reasons why I have been impressed with the Kiwico products. Good job. Thanks again.
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Very inspiring post. I'm more determined now to enter each months contest! I love that you carried your yeti character on to feature in more images. A book coming maybe?
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@carlianne Thank you for sharing this with us! This is quite the journey, and I can see the improvement made with each piece. Very inspirational
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Wow--You've really been able to use these monthly prompts to your best advantage! It's so impressive to see "the whole thing" all together! I can remember so many of those monthly prompts but to see a single artist's collection/package of their participation in them is really enlightening. I'm so impressed!! You've done lovely work, and it looks like your portfolio is going to be really strong!! I think you're setting an awesome example, and I'm so happy you shared this--it's really inspirational! Kudos!!!
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@carlianne so inspiring... I truly admire your work. Amazing style and composition. Hope I can find my style and be consistent like you did!
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@carlianne This is really encouraging. I am happy you returned and took the time to alter your work. Thank you for sharing!
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@carlianne What a great post, Carlianne! I'm sure a lot of people procrastinate in actually going back to an old piece and reworking it but this is so inspiring! So proud of you!
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Love this post and I'm a big fan of your work! This is a great representation of how to make the most of your time. Thank you for sharing this with us.
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@carlianne Thank you for sharing. And well done!
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This is really nice to see all these pieces together, complete with the improvements and your commentary about each! I especially like what you did with the "Yeti in the cafeteria" piece.
I am going through the same process right now of revisiting old pieces, though only one has contest feedback. You are correct that one take away from the contests how important concept/storytelling is! It is an often forgotten part of student (or even early professional) work.
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Hi Carlianne. It's great to see all these pieces together and with the corrections you've made to them. It's really interesting to see how these tweaks, however subtle, make a difference! (And I love that the Yeti reappeared in March
) Well done for completing so many contests and doing so well. And your portfolio looks amazing! Really inspirational. Thank you for sharing. -
Wow you guys, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I am so grateful for finding this community, you are all so kind, and I'm so happy that many of you found this inspirational! I really wasn't sure when I was writing this up if it was going to be helpful, so your feedback is so touching!
@djlambson I AM working on a book with the yeti! I want to do a whole series with him! But first I'm working on a book about how to draw cute art! I even have an agent for it!
I think my next steps are to get a professional portfolio review for guidance. I personally think I need to some character poses on a sheet and two separate illustrations that are a part of the same story. I also want to have a piece with a more dramatic composition.
