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    • Wen Sylvestre
      Wen Sylvestre @Chris Philpot last edited by

      @Chris-Philpot Hi Chris, nice to meet you! I like where you're going with your kidsbook work. I love your cinematic views and the concepts. You can definitely see your solid editorial training. Good luck with your journey!

      Wen Sylvestre

      website: www.wensylvestre.com
      instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wensylvestre/

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      • LauraA
        LauraA SVS OG last edited by

        Nice to meet you! I had a look at your website and there's some very entertaining stuff on there! 😁 The combination of technical drawings with wit is very effective.

        I agree that there's more to switching artistic specialties than at first meets the eye. I have a background in oil portraiture and could always paint realistic people well enough to get clients to pay me a decent amount for it (back when I lived in a place where people did portraits), but putting those skills into a dynamic story environment, in a fraction of the time, and in a memorable and consistent style, is a lot more difficult than it looks! I have been working at the transition now for more time than I'd like to admit. But I remember your nightfall piece and I liked your take on it. I think you'll get it pretty fast!

        Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraintorino/
        http://lauraaldersonart.com/

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        • Heather Boyd
          Heather Boyd @Chris Philpot last edited by

          @Chris-Philpot

          Hello and welcome. You might also do well doing some children's book covers since you've done covers already. =|)

          Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherboyd.illustration/
          Website: https://heatherboydillustration.ca
          Shop: https://www.inprnt.com/search/products?q=HeatherBoydIllustration
          Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/heatherboydillustration

          Be blessed,

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          • Icegan Seals
            Icegan Seals last edited by

            hello and welcome

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            • Chris Philpot
              Chris Philpot @Heather Boyd last edited by

              @Heather-Boyd Yeah, the scope of narrative work is a lot to get my head around. I'm used to doing 1-5 images at a time. I'll look into covers and see what's involved. Thanks! Nice work on your site!

              https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
              http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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              • Chris Philpot
                Chris Philpot @LauraA last edited by

                @LauraA Thanks for the kind words about my site. Good to know I'm not crazy in struggling to cross-over into something completely different. There are a lot of skills to build up and then coordinate. But it's all really interesting. Love the characters on your instagram feed. So much life in them.

                https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                • Chris Philpot
                  Chris Philpot @Wen Sylvestre last edited by

                  @Wen-Sylvestre Thanks Wen! Love your style. It's so consistent and fresh. Really inspiring.

                  https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                  http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                  • Chris Philpot
                    Chris Philpot @Dima Eichhorn last edited by

                    @Dima-Eichhorn Thanks Dima!

                    https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                    http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                    • NessIllustration
                      NessIllustration Pro @Chris Philpot last edited by

                      @Chris-Philpot Hi Chris 🙂
                      Your story is so interesting! You have such a strong set of skills and experience. How fun it must be to start anew and develop a brand new style for this second wind in your career. I'll be following with interest to see where your experimentation takes you 🙂 Welcome to the forums!

                      vanessastoilova.com
                      instagram.com/vanessa.stoilova/

                      Check out my Youtube channel for tips on how to start your career in illustration! www.youtube.com/c/ArtBusinesswithNess

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                      • Chris Philpot
                        Chris Philpot @NessIllustration last edited by

                        @NessIllustration Thanks so much Vanessa! Love your painting style. The color is amazing!

                        https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                        http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                        • Wen Sylvestre
                          Wen Sylvestre @Chris Philpot last edited by

                          @Chris-Philpot Thank you so much for your kind words about my work, that really made my day! 🙂

                          Wen Sylvestre

                          website: www.wensylvestre.com
                          instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wensylvestre/

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                          • Chris Philpot
                            Chris Philpot @Icegan Seals last edited by

                            @Icegan-Seals Thanks!

                            https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                            http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                            • LauraA
                              LauraA SVS OG @Chris Philpot last edited by

                              @Chris-Philpot Thank you!

                              Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauraintorino/
                              http://lauraaldersonart.com/

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                              • SpencerT
                                SpencerT last edited by

                                Hello!

                                Just curious, what field in design did you study?

                                Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spent._/

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                                • Chris Philpot
                                  Chris Philpot @SpencerT last edited by

                                  @SpencerT Sure, my major was officially called "Communication Design." It focused on graphic design studio work that was prevalent in the Dallas area at the time. Branding, annual reports, that sort of thing. I went into web design and then magazine work pretty quickly after graduating. I was a magazine designer and art director for about 12 years.

                                  https://www.instagram.com/chrisphilpotpicturebooks/
                                  http://www.chrisphilpot.com

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                                  • Heather Boyd
                                    Heather Boyd @Chris Philpot last edited by Heather Boyd

                                    @Chris-Philpot

                                    Thank you, I just recently made it. It's a start. Just started a blog too because I love writing as much as I do making art. I continue to work on improving basic skills and a style (never ending process). 🙂

                                    Instagram: www.instagram.com/heatherboyd.illustration/
                                    Website: https://heatherboydillustration.ca
                                    Shop: https://www.inprnt.com/search/products?q=HeatherBoydIllustration
                                    Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/heatherboydillustration

                                    Be blessed,

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