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Check List For Evaluating Sketches

Kirbi Fagan

Hi artists and makers, I’m sharing with you an in-depth checklist to look through to push your sketches and concepts as far as they can go. Wherever you are in your illustration journey, I hope this list makes an impact in your flow. Intention is critical no matter what making, especially’s in today’s AI curious world. Understanding how I’m using the word sketch will help you get the most out of it. This list is…

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A Story

Arnie Fenner

December 29, 2025 - It's that time of year when people look back and reflect on everything that's happened in the previous 12 months. But ... you want to know something? I really don't wanna. Because for any number of reasons I could come up with—and won't—my opinion is that 2025 was a helluva stinker and thinking about it will just piss me off. If you had a good year, great, I'm glad for you: feel free to reflect away. For my part I'd sooner put 2025 behind me and steel myself for the crappy stuff that's probably ahead. Rather than fuss and moan about the past or worry about tomorrow, I thought I'd conclude '25 with what I've always considered a fun story, just to keep things light. In October, 1978 I attended the fouth World Fantasy Convention…

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