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    Finished my first dummy and sample pages!

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    • natiwata
      natiwata SVS OG last edited by natiwata

      Watching the SVS videos, attending SCBWI and connecting with all of you pushed me to finish my first dummy! It's a big PDF right now, but I thought I'd share one of the sample illustrations I'll be submitting with it.

      0_1468648600963_NatIwata_SamplePage.jpg

      Nat Iwata
      www.iwataillustration.com

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      • smceccarelli
        smceccarelli Pro SVS OG last edited by

        It looks awesome! So funny!
        The book must be a blast - are you going to seek a publisher or an agent?

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        • natiwata
          natiwata SVS OG @smceccarelli last edited by

          @smceccarelli I have a publisher looking at it right now, if that doesn't pan out I have an agent in mind as well. I submitted a manuscript and my portfolio a few months back and the agency basically said "pass on this right now, but we'd like to see more if you ever do a full dummy." So that seems like an open door!

          Nat Iwata
          www.iwataillustration.com

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          • MOO
            MOO SVS OG last edited by

            It looks so good! Congratulations on finishing your dummy! So awesome.

            Marsha Ottum Owen

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            • Nazuba
              Nazuba last edited by

              Congrats, Natiwata!
              What is the name of the book? This image is fun!
              I would love to attend some SCBWI conferences but I live in the opposite part of the world... Do you think you could have done it with SVS minus the SCBWI?

              https://www.dribbble.com/nazuba
              https://www.instagram.com/nazubahere/

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              • evilrobot
                evilrobot SVS OG @natiwata last edited by

                @natiwata Very cool I wish you the best of luck. Beautiful work.

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                • bharris
                  bharris last edited by

                  Great image Nat!

                  www.brittanyharrisillustration.com/
                  www.instagram.com/britillustration/

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                  • Chris Perry
                    Chris Perry last edited by

                    It feels good to get it done... to be a finisher as Jake puts it.

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                    • lmrush
                      lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                      Congratulations!!!

                      Lisa Rush
                      www.lisarushgallery.com
                      www.facebook.com/ArtbyLisaRush/
                      www.instagram.com/lisarush11/

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                      • natiwata
                        natiwata SVS OG @Nazuba last edited by

                        @Nazuba I think I could have done the dummy with just SVS, but the SCBWI conference gave me a great boost of motivation and the contacts I made there definitely contributed to me getting the dummy done.

                        Nat Iwata
                        www.iwataillustration.com

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                        • Lisa M Griffin
                          Lisa M Griffin last edited by

                          Congratulations! Completing your first pb dummy is HUGE! I found it very daunting myself and am at work on a second... gotta keep those ideas rolling. I think you have set up a very interesting composition that certainly makes the reader want to know more. Good luck submitting and I hope this is the first of many for you.

                          instagram: lisamgriffinart

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                          • Russ Van Dine
                            Russ Van Dine last edited by

                            I would love to see more!

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                            • joanie stone
                              joanie stone last edited by

                              Congrats on finishing your first book dummy. I really love your character design and texture in this piece and I would love to see more of the story. Good luck!

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                              • Jack B
                                Jack B last edited by

                                That's sick, I love the style and also the fisherman in the background. 🙂 Keep it up and congrats!

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