"I am not a cupcake!"

This was for CHOP

Hi illustration people, here's my paint. I'll turn it in tomorrow, notice anything I should adjust first?

Thank you!

I am glad I did it but also glad it's over, I put in a lot of time and did some of the how to ink classes and it felt like the having to post something was both good and bad. Good it kept me practicing and healthy to see how dependant I've become on digital a needed wake up call. And bad in that I think I need to practice all the boring, unpostable things for a month and in a way posting something kept me in my old habits, not really mastering new technique.

I don't know if I can manage this, but MAYBE I will try a month of doing those inking exercises daily, like an art gym routine. The straight, curved, thick to thin lines and ovals, the difference between making likes with your arm, wrist and fingers. See if I can get rid of my wobbly, unpredictable lines. So hard!

Do you guys remember this Sesame Street composer character? I felt like this a lot during inktober: https://youtu.be/Z7adTE0VitQ

I love the vibe of the biker squirrel, and 'small and crafty' is a great tagline! It all depends on your values/key attributes and how it fits into your story. Maybe you are super fast and dynamic. I like 4.2 best. I feel like it could be worth playing more with the type, and negative space in general. Might be possible to simplify the shape of the bike to read better small. Also wonder if it has to have the 'co'? The S in Studio seems much bigger in relation to the rest of the word than in the other two words. Last thought- maybe all those elements like 'small & crafty' could be used in other parts of your brand system. I don't know that your primary logo has to fit in everything. I took an awesome Coursera class on brand creation recently and it was great: https://www.coursera.org/learn/brand-new-brand

Here's the next round of thumbnails, any preferences or thoughts on the thumbnails? I rarely work this way and am trying to follow the checklist from the creative compositions course. Thank you!

@will-terry "images with the most upvotes to populate a gallery on the front of the svslearn page" sounds especially helpful, it's so hard for new people to break through the clutter. A leg up from places like this could be great.

Hi there,

I find that my line quality is much better if I don't pencil in the idea first but of course the proportions are off. And then if I pencil in my idea, the drawing usually has less appeal.

Does anyone else have this? I think it's odd I'm capable of decent line quality- just not when it's planned out.

Advice?

And then STRETCH
And MUDDY, I was looking at old woodcuts of Mandrake plants and thought it would be a good fit

@nessillustration Yay! Thank you so much. I'm somewhat curious about both. If anyone is from the Bay Area I'd love to hear your print shop experiences.

@robgale actually now I'm curious, just looking at your work you've obviously been immersed in commercial work of all kinds, how do you think about client brands? Is it different when you apply it to your illustration work?

@robgale I guess because I am doing graphic design work and have been in marketing art direction it's my language, it helps me make sense of other people's businesses and then make work for them. I know it can be hard to connect with and even seem silly. But I do believe it's how we consume media conciously or not. A brand is what the audience believes about it, if you can become mindful of what your putting out there and understand how it's experienced by your audience then it seems to me there's more hope of achieving your goals, and directing attention. But it does have to be genuine so it's critical to find a way of working on it that doesn't feel off-putting to you. I thought this episode of creative pep talk said it well: http://www.creativepeptalk.com/episodes/2018/10/23/204-grow-your-instagram-following-amp-other-important-things-we-dont-want-to-talk-about

@will-terry "images with the most upvotes to populate a gallery on the front of the svslearn page" sounds especially helpful, it's so hard for new people to break through the clutter. A leg up from places like this could be great.

Have you ever thought about it in terms of personal brand, or personal mission statement? More than visual style focusing in on your current goals and sense of purpose could provide a 'backbone' as someone else suggested. Then you can start sharing as you explore. And it can change/evolve. I like your question.

I am glad I did it but also glad it's over, I put in a lot of time and did some of the how to ink classes and it felt like the having to post something was both good and bad. Good it kept me practicing and healthy to see how dependant I've become on digital a needed wake up call. And bad in that I think I need to practice all the boring, unpostable things for a month and in a way posting something kept me in my old habits, not really mastering new technique.

I don't know if I can manage this, but MAYBE I will try a month of doing those inking exercises daily, like an art gym routine. The straight, curved, thick to thin lines and ovals, the difference between making likes with your arm, wrist and fingers. See if I can get rid of my wobbly, unpredictable lines. So hard!

Do you guys remember this Sesame Street composer character? I felt like this a lot during inktober: https://youtu.be/Z7adTE0VitQ

Lovely monster. Is it all digital or are the lines brush pen?

@nyrrylcadiz oh I keep missing images, I think they are slow to load ... I like the colors on the first in set of 4 you posted.

Poor ghosts! I like how your colors are going!

Very cool! What's jumping out to me is the left side of the empty chair is lining up exactly with the line of the refrigerator.

"I am not a cupcake!"