Hello...

Kris

Kicks door in with a roar and thud... stands awkwardly in the threshold timidly waving. Hi?

Sorry about the door Anyway;
Hello, my name's Kris.
I joined SVS a while ago but have only just had a chance to jump on the forums now. I'm interested to meet some folks and see some cool art.
I'm only just starting to put together an illustration portfolio (Need to put some more polish on my 'functional' sketch style ) I'm a technical/compositing artist and lapsed freelance animator (CG) and I'm trying to move into illustration and comics. I also sometimes teach digital tech-art at ANU.
So I pretty much set out to be a traditional artist and somehow ended up a computer nerd...trying to fix that now though.

Can't wait to meet y'all,
Peace

kiwibear153

@Kris Hi Kris, welcome from another newb person. Is that ANU in Australia? Just curious.

Kris

@kiwibear153 Great to meet you.
Yep, that's the one; G'day, strewth, etc and whatnot.

braden H

Welcome to the forums !

Aaron Pierce

Welcome, bud!

/grumbles

Gotta go fix that door now... /walks off to the toolshed grumbling

Kris

@Braden-Hallett
Thankyou! I'm having really good look around. I'm enjoying seeing the WIP to finish threads. Your stuff has some really solid line-work going on, are you physical brush or digital? I really like that antique veneer you've got on a lot of your work as well.

Kris

@Aaron-Pierce
Hey! Yeah sorry about that I'll help to...the real dilemma is weather to make the door better to stop that happening again or worse so its easier for people to get in
I'll stop, haha. Great to meet you. I love some of the comic book stuff you have. I'm trying to get better at that.

Heather Boyd

@Kris Hello and welcome Question: What is a lapsed freelance animator (CG).... mainly the lapsed part.

Kris

@Heather-Boyd Oh, hiii!
Right, sorry, haha. Lapsed as in like lapsed (Insert religion here) 'cause animation was life As in I'm not actually freelancing in it anymore cause I ran out of work in my city and can't move right now.
(CG) as in puppet rigged computer animation. Like pixar stuff...but cheap...and at a fraction of the skill level...

Aaron Pierce

@Kris hah! Definitely make it easier to get in

Let me know if I can help with the comic stuff. That's old hat for me, this kids illustration gig is new, but man I'm loving it lol

Kris

@Aaron-Pierce
Tell me about it, haha. Fun but challenging. I'm finding it a real struggle to keep my kid's stuff 'kiddy' but not too saccharine.
I suppose there's a line to walk there. I'm interested in comics work for my spare time but I think I'm more likely to find work as an illustrator if I can get my chops up...probably best to focus on that for now. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

burvantill

Welcome! Love your entrance.

Kris

@burvantill
Hey, thanks! Tell me about your project, do you have a WIP thread somewhere?

Haha, yeah. Enter loud to get the attention....then awkwardness 'cause I don't know what to do with it...:smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:
I thought it was fairly authentic introduction...

burvantill

@Kris Project? More like projects. Lol. I have several things going at once, but I've only posted one I'm working on with @kaitlinmakes because its the furthest along. Check out the posts Collaboration!!! and Requesting a second set of eyes on my collaboration
I am getting ready for the SCWBI NorCal Spring Conference, working on some new portfolio pieces. And a paying project that is completely inappropriate for children so I can't use it for my portfolio, lol.

Aaron Pierce

@Kris same here! lol Well, welcome aboard, for sure Looking forward to seeing what you put out

aska

@Kris Hi Enjoy the forum!

Kris

@burvantill
Yeah okay, "project" singular probably shouldn't exist in the English language. I like the elephant one, looks like you're really making progress. SCWBI NorCal Spring Conference sounds fun. I think there's a branch down this way I should look into it. "paying project that is completely inappropriate for children" sounds mysterious :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat: . Gotta love that art for hire shtick.

Kris

@Aaron-Pierce
Cheers, I'm hoping to kick around a bit before I put out much, especially in a forum. I've got a few projects on the boil though, stay tuned. :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:

Kris

@aska
Hey thanks, great to be here. It all looks like a bunch of fun. Are you working on anything? Apart from raising the next leonardo of course?

aska

@Kris ha, ha My latest achievement would be a 4 square meter mural, which i painted in my house Apart from that I got some projects, but unfortunately not related to children's illustration... One of them is a comic for about IT startup. I am still learning, so maybe one day I get to illustrate a cool children book
If you are interest you can check my mural here
https://mugaska.com/2018/12/19/potwor-szatniarz/

I am looking forward to see your stuff!