Hello everyone I'm Amanda or mandaleemade on instragram.
I'm from snowy Minnesota and I love camping, collecting too many art supplies and my pets (dog named Scuzzy and leopard gecko named Toad)
I studied comics and animation in university and while my day job does allow for some drawing, I've always dreamed of creating my own freelance illustration business. I want to make work that resonates with people and tells amazing stories. I'm hoping I can learn more from you all here at SVS while improving my portfolio and business savy!
Here's some work I have made so far:
I'm excited to start this journey with you all!
Looks great! Welcome 
@mandaleemade Welcome! I love these pieces, especially the Princess Mononoke one 
I hope you reach your goals. I think you definitely have the skills to go freelance. What kind of illustration are you looking to do? Are you still interested in making comics or animation? Or something else?
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/jacy13
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jacy13draws/?hl=en
Portfolio: https://jacy13.artstation.com/
@mandaleemade beautiful work! Excited to watch your journey 
Check out my art and tutorials :)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/carliannecreates/
Youtube:
https://youtube.com/c/CarlianneCreates
Shop: www.carliannecreates.com
@Jacy13 Thank you so much! I love your Ember the cat character design btw, her outfit is adorable!
Honestly I'm not sure which direction to take my work (partly why I'm here at SVS!) but I think I'd like to try for older kid content, like YA or middle school books and illustrations. Since those were a lot of the books that resonated the most with me as a kid.
I still really love comics and hope to make more... but they're so time consuming!
@carlianne Thank you so much! I love your art style!
@jdubz Thanks! Excited to be here!
@mandaleemade Oh, thank you so much! I appreciate the kind words
That's totally valid. I'm still not exactly sure what direction I want to go either. I think I'm leaning towards the older kid type of stuff too. Although I love the idea of picture books as well. I guess it's just something that takes time to figure out!
That's so cool! Princess Mononoke is one of my favorite movies. You're off to a good start!
@mandaleemade Welcome! I love these pieces, especially the Princess Mononoke one I hope you reach your goals. I think you definitely have the skills to go freelance. What kind of illustration are you looking to do? Are you still interested in making comics or animation? Or something else?
