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      A.nano.mouse @smceccarelli last edited by A.nano.mouse

      @smceccarelli That's an awesome idea! Do you think you could make a template? I would love to make one for this project as an inspiration poster.

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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 🙂

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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 you´re
                              right....it helps one to understand which way to go ...I´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 . 🙂

                                    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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