Happy 2012

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I didn’t want to let this year end without wishing you a happy 2012!

Let’s not think about all the sad things that left us sad during the year, but in what made us happy instead and especially to look at 2012 as another opportunity that life gives us to start again!

Right now that is exactly what I feel, I’m starting again, and therefore anxious to find out what 2012 holds for me :)

My plan is:

- Organize my time more effectively
- Arrange time during the week to pamper myself
- Keep this blog and twitter updated
- Deepen my knowledge in hand and graphic illustration
- Promote my work as much as possible
- Collect my 1st customer

The good news is that I have a whole year to achieve my goals;)

Make your plan too!
Be ambitious and smile at 2012!

Happy New Year!

P.s. as I mentioned on my previous post, here is the result of my avatar creation:

My freelance plan

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My next project: my avatar

As you may have  noticed in my 1st post becoming a freelancer illustrator is my main goal for 2012.

Though I’m just getting started , I’ve been researching a lot on this subject, especially about how to start.

I don’t mean to tell you how to do it, since I’m no expert on the subject, nor do I believe that there is a magic formula that works for everyone.

However, there are some guidelines that are common and should be considered when one decides to enter the world of freelancing.

The first thing I thought was:

Do I have something interesting to show?
Are there people with the same questions I have?
Are there people that do what I want to do?
How do I show my work? What is the best way?
How do I get clients?

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Merry Christmas!

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I love the Holiday season and Christmas is almost here!

This is my way to wish you a Merry Christmas and Happy 2012 :)

Hope you like it!

Vector aprentice

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Lately I’ve been experimenting with the Adobe Illustrator.

This software is a must have if you are thinking about a career in illustration.

At first It can be a little confusing, tutorials are imperative to get to know some of the tools that are available, but practice is really the best advice I can give you!

Although, I’m still in a learning process, I just made my first vector! :D

What I’m showing here is my hand drawn sketch and then the vector.

I have to say, I’m soooo happy with the results! :) What do you think? Any advice for me?

Illustrating so far

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When I decided it was time to follow a career in fashion illustration I thought I knew exactly what I wanted to do.

Well, needless to say… I was wrong!!

All I knew was to draw dolls (as my boyfriend calls them. I call them fashion sketches!)  like a little girl, no details, no shadings, no movement, and the list goes on!

I  also knew that it was going to be a learning process that required time to develop and by  now I think I’ve made some improvements. I’m finishing some illustrations for you to see on an upcoming post.

Not that I’m now a master but hopefully, I’ll get there ;)

Well, getting to this point took me some time.

First I became frustrated, couldn’t feel inspired and everything I drew, I hated! So I took a break, stopped drawing and focused on work and my degree in marketing management. Anyway… that didn’t do any good because I felt even worse!! :P

It wasn’t easy, these kind of choices are easy to let go and make an excuse to do something else.

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