"You'll never make good art" is a short story for artists and creatives, often feeling powerless against the blank canvas...
This farmer Guinea Pig character is an approachable and adorable character that I used to bring to life this dilemma freezing before starting our careers or important projects because we are scared of doing anything wrong.
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The process for making this short illustrated story started with traditional art, watercolors and colored pencils, and then was moved to a digital environment for adjusting and piecing the character different emotions together.
Handmade scanned textures were used to bring the traditional art concept forward.
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The method for making this short story was to reutilize the traditional art character sheet into different scenarios, using lighting and details to ground the guinea pig into the spread.
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