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    • xin li
      xin li @Chip Valecek last edited by

      @Chip-Valecek Oh. No. So sorry to hear that. Never mind the slide. Stay strong. It is really a pain to loss your artwork.

      Web: www.lixin.no
      IG: www.instagram.com/lixin.illustration/

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      • Coreyartus
        Coreyartus Moderator last edited by

        Oh, Chip. That's terrible. I'm so sorry.

        Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
        Art Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com
        Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@Coreyartus
        Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/Coreyartus

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        • NessIllustration
          NessIllustration Pro @Chip Valecek last edited by NessIllustration

          @Chip-Valecek I'm so sorry Chip ๐Ÿ˜ž This is devastating. I'm sure it will take a long time to mourn, but please also remember they haven't taken your abilities, your talent, your passion and all the work you will create next.

          vanessastoilova.com
          instagram.com/vanessa.stoilova/

          Check out my Youtube channel for tips on how to start your career in illustration! www.youtube.com/c/ArtBusinesswithNess

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          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

            @Chip-Valecek oh no! i'm so sorry! how did it happen?

            Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
            YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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            • Coreyartus
              Coreyartus Moderator last edited by

              Can you go back and download smaller sizes of the imagery that you've posted here on the forums, perhaps? It's not gone. That's at least a small good thing... ?

              Children's Illustration Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusillustration.com
              Art Portfolio: https://www.coreyartusimagery.com
              Mastodon: https://mindly.social/@Coreyartus
              Pixelfed: https://pixelfed.social/Coreyartus

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              • frankiiij
                frankiiij @miranda-hoover last edited by

                @miranda-hoover spectacular!

                Much love and God bless!

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                  James Toogood @Chip Valecek last edited by

                  @Chip-Valecek Thats terrible, you must be so annoyed. sorry to hear that.

                  instagram: @jamestoogoodart

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                  • K.Flagg
                    K.Flagg @Chip Valecek last edited by

                    @Chip-Valecek oh my gosh that is terrible! So sorry this happened to you. Maybe treat 2021 like a new portfolio building year. I hope you find a way to salvage some things.

                    K.Flagg

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                    • chrisaakins
                      chrisaakins last edited by chrisaakins

                      @Chip-Valecek ahhhhh! So sorry for your loss! Nothing gets my goat like technology gone wrong. But for someone to sabotage you by hacking...that's just terrible!

                      Chris Akins
                      www.chrisakinsart.com
                      www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                      • LisaF
                        LisaF SVS Team SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

                        @Chip-Valecek Oh no!!! So sorry to hear that Chip!!

                        Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                        lisa@svslearn.com

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                        • Chip Valecek
                          Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Nyrryl Cadiz last edited by

                          @Nyrryl-Cadiz we are not sure yet. Bad news was it infected my adobe cloud files so when I went on my personal machine adobe pulled the files down and messed up my personal machine. Its just a hot mess. @Coreyartus lucky for google drive I always save a large and small version of my art. I just don't have the PSDs anymore or as of right now. My company is looking into a way to get the files back.


                          https://www.instagram.com/chipvalecek/
                          https://www.facebook.com/cvalecek
                          http://www.cshellmedia.com/

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                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

                            @Chip-Valecek iโ€™m so sorry, Chip. Thereโ€™s been a lot of artistsโ€™ account hacking recently. There was this artist Julia Mann who got her ig account hacked. Her old account is now being run by an East european man selling iphones. Very frustrating. This makes me want to make more back-up of my files.

                            Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                            YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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                            • Chip Valecek
                              Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Nyrryl Cadiz last edited by

                              @Nyrryl-Cadiz This was an attack on the company I work for and it ran through the network. I work pretty much day and night so I usually do not disconnect from work network. I also left my SD card which has all of my PSD art files on it in that computer and my external hard drive I use to store all my photo/movies and website stuff. When it hit my computer through the network, it hit all of those as well. But it also went through my google drive, one drive, dropbox, and creative cloud. It has been a mess and I am still waiting to find out if they guys at work will be able to recover and decrypt all the files. I think my new years resolution will be to do more traditional art.


                              https://www.instagram.com/chipvalecek/
                              https://www.facebook.com/cvalecek
                              http://www.cshellmedia.com/

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                              • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                                Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @Chip Valecek last edited by

                                @Chip-Valecek does your team have any clue who it might be? Anybody holding a grudge against your company maybe?

                                Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                                Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                                YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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                                  jdubz @Chip Valecek last edited by jdubz

                                  @Chip-Valecek I'm not sure about Google Drive and One Drive, but Dropbox specifically has version control - you should be able to revert the entire library to anything uploaded or synced within the last 30 days. Did you check the file histories?

                                  Josh White
                                  https://www.instagram.com/joshwhiteillustration/

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                                  • LisaF
                                    LisaF SVS Team SVS OG last edited by

                                    Hi all! The Critique Arena All Stars is ON! It'll be this Thursday, Dec 17 at 2 pm MST. It's our last live event of the year, so be sure to join in!

                                    If you haven't heard about it yet, we are doing a live critique session of all the previous winners of 2020. Then we'll vote for the winner of 2020! It'll be fun!

                                    Event links will be emailed in the next day or two. See you then!

                                    Director of Sunshine and Rainbows
                                    lisa@svslearn.com

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                                    • Norman Morana
                                      Norman Morana @ruth last edited by

                                      @ruth Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy the piece ๐Ÿ™‚

                                      @Coley Thank you!! I appreciate that

                                      @Heather-Boyd Thank you, it was a struggle at times during the planning haha! I'm happy that reads, fun and lighthearted, Together is what I was aiming for on this on ๐Ÿ˜Š

                                      Onwards,

                                      Norman

                                      normanmoranaillustration.com
                                      instagram.com/norman_morana/

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                                      • Chip Valecek
                                        Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Nyrryl Cadiz last edited by

                                        @Nyrryl-Cadiz I don't think they have an idea and it is more of a high scale attack (ransomware). At this point I am out of the loop while they restore all the important work stuff. My stuff is not important to the company which makes sense right now. Hopefully was they restore everything at work they can save my files.

                                        @jdubz I was able to restore my one drive, google drive, and creative cloud files. As of right now I have lost all of the PSD files, local website files from contract work, and photos/videos of my kids from the past two years. Everything else was backed up on a different hard drive. I am slowly getting everything installed again and back up and running.


                                        https://www.instagram.com/chipvalecek/
                                        https://www.facebook.com/cvalecek
                                        http://www.cshellmedia.com/

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                                        • miranda-hoover
                                          miranda-hoover @frankiiij last edited by

                                          @dafoota Thank you ๐Ÿ˜Š

                                          https://www.instagram.com/mirananemone

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                                          • miranda-hoover
                                            miranda-hoover @Chip Valecek last edited by

                                            @Chip-Valecek Oh no! That's awful; I'm so sorry!

                                            https://www.instagram.com/mirananemone

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