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Well, I’m still prowling the ocean like a shark- though i’m prowling for housing. 

The desperation and need to move into a bigger place is so pressing. The weight is SO heavy. It’s consuming my roommates and I because we have so little time. None the less, I’ve been making art here and there. I unintentionally did an experiment where I did 2 pieces of art over a couple of days; one was in a more sketchy style that I enjoy and the other was what I thought people looking for children's books would want. They both turned out nice but the kids book style scene feels SO generic and boring I could cry because my heart wasn't in it.

After frustratingly looking at these 2 pieces and realizing what had happened, I fell back and did some sketching in my own whatever-style that I just futz about with. It FELT so good compared to the tedious coloring and stylizing I had been sticking too with the kids book picture.. The sketches weren't amazing but the light bulb went on. All that stuff i’d read about doing what YOU love and putting what YOU want to duplicate and be hired for in your portfolio slapped me upside the head. The scary truth of needing balance and incorporating what I can do with my own likes and how I can pull from and bring in what is marketable, became all too glaring. 

I then attempted to paint a sketch I liked like some of my favorite artists and failed miserably. I’m not sure if its the brushes or opacity settings... but blending and coloring is my big weakness. It turns into chunky, messy stumbling instead of pretty painterly style.I’m specifically looking into classes such as:

Painting with light and color via schoolism. (https://www.schoolism.com/school.php?id=30 )

Digital Painting 1

( https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-K3vdfVhE4Chn1ghv6UH )

Digital Painting 2 

( https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-K4z97btD-cmp8_anLqk )

Lighting for Storytelling 

(https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-KM586KDr9F74W4TKxJC )

Painting Color and Light

( https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-Jj32attapF7bgm4r7ZF )

Working with Color 

( https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-Jj33SpOK7BqCwuDe2Fx )

Painting Fur and Hair

(https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-Jity8vwbFu-6X91wjEu)

and maybe Creative Composition 

( https://svslearn.com/classDetail/-JizJiVMGfEYXNaJgphf )

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Since I’m not currently in school anymore, I’d like to seek out the things I wanted to learn most in digital painting. That was: using and painting color and light AND- creative composition for picture books. 

There’s lots of resource on YouTube but it’s nice to take mini classes geared directly toward a student. 

I also bit the bullet a applied my domain name to the site i’m using for a portfolio. It feels really good and official. I wanted it as such before contacting agencies and sending mailers/making business cards. Speaking of, a couple post card people i’m looking into are:

http://www.modernpostcard.com/

https://www.4by6.com/products/postcards

https://www.overnightprints.com/

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Meanwhile, i’m committing to doing more sketching and pieces that i’m actually happy with..even if they don’t really have rhyme or reason but still closely following good things to put toward a children's book portfolio.. :)

Sincerely,