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[Chip Valecek]

@Maureen ah yes, I remember you back in the day I just added you to the group.

[RHirsch]

I'm not as active as I'd like to be either, but I've been around since June of 2017 on the forum. I've been a subscriber since they opened SVS for subscription though. Can't imagine what I'd have done without SVS!

[lmrush]

@LisaF Yes yes yes @Chip-Valecek needs a special badge especially for the SVS monthly contest slide show! He does Rock!

[lmrush]

This is great, thanks Chip!

[holleywilliamson]

Can I get an SVS OG badge?

[Chip Valecek]

@holleywilliamson Just added it for you, edit your profile and select it in your groups.

[avfarrar]

I guess I'm a "pro" then! :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_smiling_eyes: I published 2 animal coloring books on Amazon back in 2017. Here's the links for verification.

Kitty Cat Coloring Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Kitty-Cat-Coloring-Book-Adult/dp/1545529752/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_5?keywords=kitty+cat+coloring+book+alexandria&qid=1558044380&s=gateway&sr=8-5-fkmrnull

Puppy Dog Coloring Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Puppy-Dog-Coloring-Book-Adult/dp/1548148199/ref=sr_1_fkmrnull_1?keywords=puppy+dog+coloring+book+alexandria&qid=1558044596&s=gateway&sr=8-1-fkmrnull#customerReviews

[avfarrar]

@Chip-Valecek Or is there something else that we need to do in order to get the "Pro" badge?

[Sarah LuAnn]

I've been around since before 2017 though only intermittently active depending on what is going on in my life at any given time.

And I don't know if having done work for Cricut counts as "published".... are we just talking about book publishing, or paid illustration work in general?

[Kevin Longueil]

@Sarah-LuAnn click "edit" under "profile" - check your groups - click svsog and save changes and it will show up - it looks like Chip did not forget you

[Chip Valecek]

@avfarrar @Sarah-LuAnn the PRO badge is for people how have been published by a publisher. Self publishing doesn't count.

[Sarah LuAnn]

@Kevin-Longueil Ok, I clicked edit, groups, svsog... I don't see save changes though. Maybe I'm doing it wrong?

ETA: I figured it out! Thanks for your help

@Chip-Valecek so pro is only for book publishing? To make it clearer what I'm asking about, here are a few of the designs I was paid to produce:
https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/3d-floral-home-d-eacutecor-digital-set.html
https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/holiday-snowflakes-digital-set.html
https://shop.cricut.com/en_us/holly-and-ivy-digital-set.html

They're more in the realm of licensing rather than publishing. So I guess my question is, does "pro" refer to book work only, or other applications of art and illustration?

[avfarrar]

@Chip-Valecek Thanks. Good to know.

[avfarrar]

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