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      A.nano.mouse @MissMarck last edited by

      @missmarck I really liked your dream portfolio. I thought it was interesting that you had suchdifferent pieces in there. Especially the very cartoon styled kind. Working on my own pinterest Dream Portfolio as well πŸ™‚

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      • TessaW
        TessaW @smceccarelli last edited by

        @smceccarelli Wow, love that idea! It's cool how you've gone as far as a color coding systen on what you want to take from each of your inspirations.

        Website: www.tessawrathall.com

        Instagram: www.instagram.com/tessawrathall_art/

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        • PamM
          PamM @smceccarelli last edited by

          @smceccarelli - Such a great idea and inspiration to display that way! If you put out a template I'd love to get one too. Thanks:)

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          • Lynda_Percival
            Lynda_Percival last edited by

            @smceccarelli Cool! What a great idea!

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            • Andyg
              Andyg last edited by Andyg

              Mines down to 20 images. And I've already started playing...here's something I drew to night as a result of portfolio building, and it's a style I've not explored in a very long time. (My picture, not a masterwork...I'll hack that next)Hugely rewarding. Wife loves it. heres the link to my portfolio: http://pin.it/xEeq4Lr
              .should we start commenting on each other's portfolios do you think, to see similarities and so on?
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              Helping writers tell their stories

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              • MissMarck
                MissMarck @A.nano.mouse last edited by

                @a-nano-mouse Thank you! I've actually tweaked it a bit more, as I figure out who I really want to study, and which artists I just like (but I don't really want to imitate.) Added a few illustrators this morning, so Rockwell got the boot XD

                Just for kicks, I started a separate board for my studies. So far, just a study of Marjorie Miller, but man I learned so much from that one piece! Excited to apply it to my own work!

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                • tombarrettillo
                  tombarrettillo last edited by tombarrettillo

                  Well, I have not watched the class, but this thread intrigued me, so here is mine. Dream Portfolio

                  https://www.youtube.com/@tombarrettart

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                  • Andyg
                    Andyg @tombarrettillo last edited by

                    @tombarrettillo really worth watching

                    Helping writers tell their stories

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                    • Cjones
                      Cjones last edited by

                      This assignment was truly an awakening experience. I can already see a path forming. soon it will be time to experiment. until then, this is what i gathered.

                      https://www.pinterest.com/cjonesillustration/dream-portfolio/

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                        adamshephard last edited by

                        Here is my dream portfolio. I need to try and understand it a bit more before I find my style, but the exercise helped me focus on a vision of what I'm trying to do.

                        https://www.pinterest.co.uk/adamshephardart/dream-portfolio/

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                        • mcucchi
                          mcucchi @Andyg last edited by

                          @andyg Your dream portfolio is similar to mine! I'm still collecting so I haven't begun to narrow down to 20 yet. Stay tuned.

                          https://www.pinterest.com/moniquecucchi/dream-portfolio/
                          ^more than 20 but you get the idea.

                          I think it's really interesting to see other people's dream portfolios. Even within similar styles there are small differences that help to make it unique just like @Lee-White mentioned in the lecture. It's one thing to hear it and acknowledge it; it's another thing to see it happen in front of your eyes. I'm really enjoying this assignment so far.

                          portfolio: moniquecucchi.com
                          instagram.com/crookedandbeautiful
                          shop: crookedandbeautiful.com

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                            Christiane Wolff last edited by

                            Hi Adam,

                            it was fun looking through your dream portfolio. And youΒ΄re
                            right....it helps one to understand which way to go ...IΒ΄m starting on mine right away....

                            Chris

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                            • Cjones
                              Cjones last edited by Cjones

                              Threw away all the work that does not represent me any longer. It's hard to hear the truth sometimes but I embrace failure and am more than willing to learn from these mistakes. Here's to a fresh start and consistency.

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                                • Mallette
                                  Mallette last edited by Mallette

                                  I did have J.C. Leyendecker in my list but I took him out in favor of some of the vintage mystery books...I do like your list though, @MissMarck . πŸ™‚

                                  These are the 20 images I've come up with myself. It seems like I like the highly rendered images and simple textured ones.
                                  https://www.pinterest.com/mallettepagano/dream-portfolio/
                                  I'm trying to decide which one to do the master study of. Maybe the Julie Dillon one or Justin Gerard one...

                                  mbillustrations.com
                                  https://www.instagram.com/mbillustrations/
                                  https://twitter.com/malletteart

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                                    Kat SVS OG last edited by

                                    Here's where I am with the dream portfolio, although it still needs a lot of editing. I feel like I'm probably missing a lot, too, so I'll keep looking. What surprised me is how cartoony most everything I chose is, and how much line/watercolor. I'm not sure the medium is what grabs me the most, though. Maybe it's the feel - fun, colorful, whimsical. It's not clear to me at this point. But anyway, here's the board: https://www.pinterest.com/Kathysdotcom/dream-portfolio/

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                                    • mcucchi
                                      mcucchi last edited by mcucchi

                                      @Lee-White for the master copies: Do you recommend that we trace them or do a side-by-side copy?

                                      Reason I ask: I was watching an interview with Chris Mould the other day who was advocating the process of tracing artists you enjoy to literally feel their line work. It was an interesting idea because I hadn't really considered it before. When you say "master copy" I was assuming the side-by-side but I can see value in both methods now that I think about it.

                                      portfolio: moniquecucchi.com
                                      instagram.com/crookedandbeautiful
                                      shop: crookedandbeautiful.com

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                                      • Lee White
                                        Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG @mcucchi last edited by

                                        @mcucchi I typically recommend drawing it from scratch, but these are just guidelines. You can try the tracing method and see if it gives you something that the from scratch method didn't.

                                        SVS Faculty Instructor
                                        www.leewhiteillustration.com

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                                        • MissMarck
                                          MissMarck @Mallette last edited by

                                          @mallette Yay for Nancy Drew!!! I was just thinking I wanted to swap one of my dream portfolio pieces for one of the interior illustrations from Nancy Drew! I copied those all the time when I was little!

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                                          • Mallette
                                            Mallette @mcucchi last edited by

                                            @mcucchi I had an art teacher in middle school who had me trace the Sailor Moon/anime characters I liked at the time to get a good feel for how they were drawn. Let me know if either way works for you. Tracing or not πŸ™‚

                                            mbillustrations.com
                                            https://www.instagram.com/mbillustrations/
                                            https://twitter.com/malletteart

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