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I found the image applied to the model with Google, but I'm going to try and make my own flag to use soon.

Why thank you!

euh, late reply? No timing here, relax
I made a children's book and a second one is almost ready, but as a job I'm a (primary school) teacher.
Also paint a lot, obsessed with colour actually, so just can't help it wondering what the effect of superposing a colour on another one will be.
Are you working as a freelancer or do you work for a company? (sorry if i'm too curious)

here a painting of mine

ooh nice, i really like the paintings, really nice use of value.There's a few children's illustrators where i am at the moment. Have you ever been to the bologna festiva? I'm always super inspired by the work there (although i only ever see it in catalogs).I'm freelancing from a studio space that i rent out, it's sort of a co-oporative with different artists/illustrators around the place and i have a little corner there.

No, I'm not much a traveller, and don't think I've got the 'Bologna' style, I can see that you are really into it, but I like your work better.
I do have a few that might be going that way, but doing all stuff like that is a bit too somber, dark for me, it makes me uneasy, I like happiness too much and bright colours, I do like your earthtones though.

Isn't it difficult to be freelancer? Or do you have so much work not to have to bother? I always get the image that it is work that is hard to organise (sometimes too much, sometimes nothing at all), but maybe I have a wrong idea of it?

thanks! I see what you mean about the dark nature of the bologna stuff, even the happier stuff looks a bit edgy. Do you have a website?

Are you self publishing at the moment?
I think you're right about the freelancing. But it depends a lot on what you're doing and where you are as well. If you're somewhere where the cost of living is not too high and there are a lot of resources for the area you're in i think it is possible to do it (just about). But i don't really know anyone who makes a lot of money from it. I know one guy who's doing really well but still only makes about €9000 a year (after deduction). And everyone here has a part time job to supplement there income. There isn't really any security in it, but I've found there's always something to do. If i have a lull in work i take the time to do admin or study something. Also i take on or initiate projects with friends here, so my pay is usually getting to spend time with them doing stuff and this leads to work pretty quickly.

i spent a few weeks on this and i am happy.

the accountant hopes the hairdresser does not have the money to be able to buy the house (as you can tell by the expression on his face)

Why, doesn't he approve of three toed women?

surely it is obvious that he is a winner and she is a farm bird in his way. look at his tie and his haircut,

but the most important thing is to look at their expressions on their faces which is a translation of the design of their feet

Hmmm, how will he distract her from looking at the house?
Anyway, I've got to go. Ta.

i guess you have had some input that made you want to sleep urgently,
good night.sleep tight.


my post was not serious. i drew it in a few seconds and i just wanted to see if people would overlook it's feebleness and compliment me on a ridiculously unartistic presentation.

i can do better than that, but i must admit i laughed heavily when i posted it, so it gave me some mirth.

I knew you weren't serious. I was just trying to have a little fun. I enjoy your nonsense and I guess I was trying to goad you. I wish it were bedtime but alas not in my hemisphere at present.

Yeah, it does. I wonder what kind of parents buy these books, are is it only for the art?
They already say my children's book looks a bit spooky and that only because of the bigger eyes.


yes, my portfolio is in my signature (www)


no, I work with a publisher, self publishing is a lot of work I think. I'm now only with a Dutch publisher but soon will be looking for a French one, closer by home (I live in French speaking part of Belgium, but was born in the Dutch speaking part. Only they ask quite a detailed portfolio with lots of specific drawings, that's what I'm working on now. (and also on the second book, it's almost finished, yay)


ah, ok, yeah I really need stability (income, Belgium is an expensive country) cause have kids that are almost going to study (14and 16)



Cool that you found people to work with! What kind of projects do you do? Only illustrating or also animation? I learned too late working with others (meaning when kids were already born, before that I did a lot of (more than 10 years)crafts and painting on my own (got so much stuff that I think I could make 100 books or more, well if it's all reworked that is)
But I do crafts in my class, so that's cool too (amazing to see all these kids go crazy building a home in cardboard because the teacher(me) says they are learning geometry, so neat!!)

b9, funny idea

haha yes! I thought exactly the same thing.The Italian girl who showed it to me said that not everyone in the festival is strictly speaking a childrens book illustrator. Apparently you don't even have to have published a children book to enter work into the gallery space.


aha, i should look more closely next time. Nice to see some pattern work in there. Always a fan of pattern design.



ah cool, my french is pretty terribleu so i won't subject you to it here. But I have a very good Belgium friend here who is also Flemish. Seems nuts that you can walk from one part of town into the next and switch language like that, that would confuse the hell out of me.



yeah freelancing might not be the way to go in which case. But could be worth dabbling with on the side prehaps? But if you have a steady contract with a publisher already that sounds to me like a much better option.



I'm a big fan of craft stuff and am currently working on some carpentry things to sell even! My girlfriend is working in crafts too so it seems to be a big thing in our house generally.
I did do my training in traditional animation at university, also worked in the industry for around 5 years before stepping back a bit. I'm still involved in projects as an art director and am part of this collective (link) But i think my heart is really in the design side of things, animation has somehow grown a bit stale, so am working a lot more in illustration/comics at the present time.

I was using StumbleUpon a couple days ago and happened onto Gaia.
I'd heard of it before, but never looked at the site really, but I decided to create an account and make a character.
It's the first site since DeviantART that has managed to make me feel surrounded by screeching 14 year old girls through the computer. Still can be fun though.
Anyway, since I'd never tried making anything "chibi" before and that site if full of those types of drawings, I felt compelled to try it out at least once.


(Dexter)

I think I should stick to 3D.

My latest Media Arts assignment. I am proud. :3