Querying Agents/ Portfolio Critique
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@Lee-White Wow thanks so much Lee!! this just made my day
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Hi Katie. Wanted you to know your portfolio link in the post goes to a 'We couldn't find the page you were looking for.'. Your link goes to /childrensbooksl rather than /picturebooks.
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@Shawn omg! thanks for letting me know!! I just changed my url slug yesterday
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Painted!
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@Katie-Kordesh When I blur my eyes, the shoes disappear on the older girl painting , they are pretty close to her skin color. Fun piece though.
All my links: https://APHOTICMOTH.carrd.co/
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@CLCanadyArts ok thank you for note!! I’ll make them a different color
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@Katie-Kordesh You're welcome. I really love it. The other kids are so carefree, while the older girl beems confidence, almost smugness.
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Hi Katie! I love your work! I got a portfolio review from an agency last year and one of the biggest things was needing to show several sequential pieces with the same characters to show that you can hold the character and take them through a story. You have that with your bat character which is awesome, but probably need a bunch more variety of different characters. Also showing kids of all ages—actually from babies up to grandparent ages so they can see how you handle them. Another thing is showing a variety of viewpoints—like birds eye view, wide environment scenes, close ups, etc, not just a straight on view like they are characters on a stage. I’ve been working on my portfolio for months and still haven’t checked all the boxes—it’s a lot of work! But I’m sure you can get creative with nailing a bunch of things in one illo!
Instagram: instagram.com/natlundeen/
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@NatLundeen Aw Hi! Yeah I think I am really starting with the bare bones of a portfolio. So much stuff I need to work on and add! I freaking love your donut shop/hardware piece and campfire scene. Definitely need to be more intentional about what views Im showing and adding more characters. I think I haven't been using my brain that much and picking easy design solutions like the straight on view. Thanks so much for the feedback : ) I really appreciate it
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@Katie-Kordesh oh thank you so much!! If I could I would do every single piece just straight on, it’s fun to work without having to work your brains!
