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    • davidw
      davidw last edited by

      Hi all! I can't believe it has been 20 years since I was first taking Illustration in college. After many life twists and turns I've been diving back into being a full-time artist for the past couple years and decided to relearn some of the fundamentals that I have left to degrade over these many years.

      I've started in the Learn to draw anything class and it's such a blast from the past to practice drawing ellipses in perspective from a box model! Relearning my line control and pencil touch is really refreshing. (My wrist is feeling the practice)

      Looking forward to being more active here as I continue through these courses!

      (Goal is to find an agent and land a decent book illustration gig by the end of 2020.)

      David Wierzbicki
      instagram.com/whateveryouart

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      • Jeremy Ross
        Jeremy Ross @davidw last edited by

        Welcome @whateveryouart!

        https://www.instagram.com/jeremyrayross
        https://www.jeremyrayross.com/
        https://twitter.com/jeremyrayross
        https://jeremyrayross.substack.com/

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        • braden H
          braden H @davidw last edited by

          @davidw Welcome to the forums! The draw anything course is definitely a great place to start 🙂

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          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG @davidw last edited by

            @davidw welcome!

            Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
            YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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            • Casual-T
              Casual-T last edited by

              Hey David... No worries, art is like riding a bike; once you get back into the saddle—even after 20 years—it only takes a couple of scraped knees, a chipped tooth (or two), and maybe a broken nose, and you'll be back like you never even left! Well actually, being a newbie around here myself, I don't know much about art as such, but I scraped plenty of knees riding my bike, so I guess that counts...

              Very much digging the stuff on your Instagram!!

              -T

              I hope the publisher likes stick figures!!
              www.casual-t.com
              www.instagram.com/casualcreates.art

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              • burvantill
                burvantill Moderator last edited by

                Welcome! 😃

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

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                • Rachel Horne
                  Rachel Horne last edited by

                  Hello 🙂 Fantastic that you've returned to your art! Nice to meet you. I joined a couple of months ago and have found the community here really supportive!

                  www.rachel-horne.com
                  www.instagram.com/rachel_horne_art

                  www.rachel-horne.com
                  instagram.com/rachel_horne_art

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                  • davidw
                    davidw @Casual-T last edited by

                    @Casual-T Thanks!! I've been searching out experiences that will help me push past boundaries and blockages in my markmaking. Very glad to have this resource and community to continue to help with that journey.

                    David Wierzbicki
                    instagram.com/whateveryouart

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                    • Casual-T
                      Casual-T @davidw last edited by

                      @davidw SVS is definitely a great resource. I've been around for only a month or so, but everyone is very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. Great place to practice riding your bike! 😉

                      I hope the publisher likes stick figures!!
                      www.casual-t.com
                      www.instagram.com/casualcreates.art

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                      • Garima
                        Garima @davidw last edited by

                        @davidw Welcome David! I have recently joined too. Im a self-taught artist/illustrator, finding my ground in the industry. Still exploring the website and forums. Its inspiring to see that you're re-doing the whole process that you did 20 years back, while I keep cribbing about never being able to do enough and growing old losing time. Cheers!

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