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    • Emilie Goddard
      Emilie Goddard last edited by

      Hi everyone! I've recently become hopelessly addicted to the Three Point Perspective podcast, and through it, I've found myself here. I signed up for the free trial subscription for SVS Learn and am already trying to figure out how I can work that into my budget...because it's SO. AWESOME.

      I started with traditional (pencil) art as a kid, drawing scenes from my favorite books - Narnia was a prominent feature in all of my sketchbooks...and on top of that, I was your typical horse-crazy girl. In my late teens/early 20's, I started doing commissions of pets in graphite and pastel.

      Now in my early 30's, I have a day job that I love and don't plan to give up (I ride/train/show horses and teach riding lessons - so never grew out of the horse thing), but I also still do commissions on the side, and want to self-publish a few books and/or graphic novels someday. I'm SO in love with digital illustration and am working to transition to doing the majority of my commissions in that medium. I love the idea of creating images that tell a story and look like they could be stills from an animated film - my favorite subjects being horses and corgis. 🙂

      Anyway...I'm really excited to be here and keep learning!

      rainy day corg.png

      snow gallop full panelWEB.png

      Emilie G.
      http://becausepony.com

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      • demotlj
        demotlj SVS OG @Emilie Goddard last edited by

        @Emilie-Goddard Beautiful pieces! Welcome to the forum — I look forward to seeing more of your work.

        Laurie DeMott
        instagram.com/demotlj

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        • peteolczyk
          peteolczyk last edited by

          Wow Emilie, nice work. welcome 👍

          www.peteolczykillustrations.com

          www.instagram.com/pete_illustrations

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          • RobinCampbellArt
            RobinCampbellArt last edited by

            Hi Emilie- Nice Work....looks like you have two distinctive styles. The first one has a picture book look....an adorable little creature! And the second one looks like it could be an animated feature movie....I'm wondering what the story is there. You're heading in a good direction with both.
            I'm new to the svs forums too. Look forward to seeing more of your work.
            :-)Robin

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            • JerrySketchyArt
              JerrySketchyArt last edited by

              Wow! Excellent work. Welcome to the forums.

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              • braden H
                braden H last edited by

                Welcome to the forums! Corgis are the best of subject material 🙂

                Nice work! I particularly like the snowscape image. Looking forward to seeing more!

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                • Heather Boyd
                  Heather Boyd last edited by

                  Welcome -very much enjoy your horse work like @Braden-Hallett like your Corgis lols.

                  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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                  • Susan Marks
                    Susan Marks @Emilie Goddard last edited by

                    @Emilie-Goddard Welcome-and so great that you've kept alive two of the passions of your childhood. I too entered SVS through the podcast-I love each and every one.

                    I particularly like your first piece. It's more to my preferred style-and your little guy really speaks to me. You've nailed his coat and the lighting overall is very good. I'll look forward to seeing more.

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                    • Chip Valecek
                      Chip Valecek SVS Team SVS OG @Emilie Goddard last edited by

                      @Emilie-Goddard welcome to the forums!


                      https://www.instagram.com/chipvalecek/
                      https://www.facebook.com/cvalecek
                      http://www.cshellmedia.com/

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                      • Emilie Goddard
                        Emilie Goddard @demotlj last edited by

                        @demotlj Thank you!

                        Emilie G.
                        http://becausepony.com

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                        • Emilie Goddard
                          Emilie Goddard @peteolczyk last edited by

                          @peteolczyk Thanks!
                          @RobinCampbellArt Thank you! And thanks for the observations! Honestly I hadn't really noticed the distinct differences between the too...as strange as that may sound. But I totally understand your observations and am glad you shared - maybe I can start exploring this more.
                          @SketchyArtish Thank you!
                          @Braden-Hallett Thanks! I have to agree 🙂 I'm totally biased, but I think Corgis have so much personality that they just have to be included in fun artwork.
                          @Heather-Boyd Thanks for the welcome!
                          @Susan-Marks Thank you for your comment! I can't stop listening to the podcast... 😉
                          @Chip-Valecek Thank you for the welcome!

                          Emilie G.
                          http://becausepony.com

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                          • djly
                            djly last edited by

                            Beautiful images! Welcome :-).

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                            • burvantill
                              burvantill Moderator last edited by

                              Welcome! 😃

                              Lisa Burvant
                              www.lisaburvant.com
                              Instagram & Twitter & SVS: @burvantill

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                              • Jessica Jolicoeur
                                Jessica Jolicoeur last edited by

                                Hi Emilie,

                                I am a horse crazy girl too! I have been riding since I was 12, we owned 5 horses at one point and even though I have not ridden on a regular basis as my horse is 29 and semi-retired I am a horse girl for life.

                                As a kid I would often draw horses and fairies, I still do a little of both.
                                I was asked to illustrate a journal for adults which was inspired by the author's love for fairies and intentional living.

                                In my twenties, I moved on to human subjects and did portraits of people and musicians and I started a window and mural painting as a side job to the retail jobs that I had.

                                My dream job is authoring and illustrating for kids and this year my focus along with painting and contributing to the Art Crawl this coming October, I am planning to restructure my website and get some interest and contact with literary agents.

                                It is really nice to meet you and I am looking forward to seeing more of your work!

                                Jessica Jolicoeur - https://jessicajolicoeur.wixsite.com/jessicajolicoeur

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                                • therealcpg
                                  therealcpg last edited by

                                  Welcome, Emilie! I really like your use of color!

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