Not so fresh newbie saying hi!

[CGotthardt]

Good day everyone,

I've finally made it here to your wonderful forum and like to introduce myself.

My name is Claudia, I'm in my mid forties and I live and work in the beautiful city of Hamburg in northern Germany. I'm already a freelancing illustrator, but I feel I still can and want to learn so much more, so here I am.
So far I've mostly illustrated for packaging designs, mixed with some handout graphics and illustrations for business coaches, private projects, e-learning platforms and two published children's books. The latter is what I want to refocus on, because I do love picture books.
Illustrating books is very different from the spotlight work for packaging. There is no need for dramatic lighting, perspective or even lots of background on a kid's shampoo bottle.
So my goal is to get a better hold of those things that I frankly have negleted over the last years.

With that said, I am happy to be here and look forward to new horizons!

[PieterVanDerBeek]

@CGotthardt – Nice to meet you! Great work you have - love the firetruck, and the giant octopus! :-]

[CGotthardt]

@PieterVanDerBeek Thank you very much!

[Jeremy Ross]

Welcome @CGotthardt! Very nice portfolio, look forward to seeing more f your work!

[chrisaakins]

@CGotthardt Welcom to the forums! It will be good to have some more seasoned veterans to bounce ideas off of and to get advice from.

[CGotthardt]

Thank you all for the warm welcomes

[Heather Boyd]

@CGotthardt Hello and welcome. I have previewed through your work and I like many of them, so I am just going to name top 3: Octopus Pirate Ship close up -super dynamic action happening and very nice handle on colour, Dog in pencil, and Candy Wizard house on the cliff (that's what I am calling it at least lols). I also love how delightfully unexpected the critters eating the website page is -so fun. Thanks for saying hi.

[CGotthardt]

@Heather-Boyd Thanks you for the kind words.

[Nyrryl Cadiz]

@CGotthardt hello! Welcome to the forum.