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    • skillydan
      skillydan last edited by

      Hi there, hope you're all doing fantastic!

      I feel I'm at a point where I'm ready to approach publishers and agents with my work. While I initially set out to create 10 - 15 pieces for my portfolio, I've discovered that each agency has different rules regarding how many portfolio pieces to submit.

      While I have my favourites, I'm kinda struggling to choose which are definites to include. Any chance some of you could take a quick look over the following images and pick a top 5? Also if there are any that definitely shouldn't be included I'd really like to know.

      Thanks for your help!

      TLDR: Need help choosing which portfolio pieces to submit.

      The Great Monster Bake Off Cover:
      Cover.png
      Girl and Tree:
      Girltree3.png
      Fishing Robot:
      robotsea4.png
      Lassie:
      Lassie2.png
      Lovebirds:
      birds2.png
      Elephant Rocket:
      Elephant-and-Bulldog2.png
      Reluctant Dragon:
      Dragon.png
      Mushrooms:
      MushPatternShape.png
      Jack and the Beanstalk:
      Jack-and-the-BeanStalkFIN4.png
      Jack and the Beanstalk spots:
      Spots3.png
      Frog:
      frog4.png
      Space Slime:
      Space-Slime.png
      Monster Kids:
      kiids.png

      https://www.danielskillcorn.com/
      https://www.instagram.com/skillcorn_art/
      https://www.redbubble.com/people/skillcorn/shop

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      • willicreate
        willicreate last edited by

        @skillydan IMO, your strongest pieces are:

        • Lovebirds
        • Monster Kids (Is the letter in the background a sign or lettering on a glass window? Trying to find out if the letter orientation is correct.)
        • Reluctant Dragon (Perhaps a version without text?)
        • Girl and Tree
        • Space Slime

        Honorable Mention to:

        • Elephant Rocket
        • Fishing Robot
        • Jack and the Bean Stalk

        Lassie could be a good ice-breaker, but it depends on the art director's personality.

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        • Sabrina Gosselin
          Sabrina Gosselin last edited by

          I love your style! Personally my absolute favourite is Fishing Robot (both the subject and how well you pulled it off), and four others I think are top are... Girl and Tree, Space Slime, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Lovebirds. I think they're pretty varied, though I think it might be important to include some spot illustrations as well. I also really like the Monster Bake Off in that it is quite different!

          Sabrina Gosselin

          Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sabbygimagery/
          Website (currently a WIP): https://sabbygimagery.com/

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