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“How do you know when you’re finished?”

Vanessa Lemen

This is answering the question “How do you know when you’re finished?” when it comes to a painting or creative project, especially something that is without a deadline and/or is not using a reference but is invented or from imagination. This answer is the way I tend to think about it, and expands on the concept of that answer that is based on a feeling of being finished, which of course includes being sufficiently satisfied…

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How To Promote Your Illustration Work In 2025

Kirbi Fagan

September 9, 2025 - Platform pressure, mental health impacts and creative fatigue are all costs of building a business with social media. Ai and tech companies are challenging creators to find new avenues to promote themselves or revisit the techniques that predate the World Wide Web. Preparing for a new book release in October, let's dive in to how I'm approaching promoting The Big Empty: A Sagebrush Survival Story. Drawing Local Spotlight Drawing up support in your own community is time tested technique before portfolios were flying around on the internet. Here's my plan: Advertising in a few local business that I support regularly. Close friends might forget to buy your book but your hairdresser, doctor, barista you've been loyal to? Many times eagerly support you back or will recommend to a friend. My car's glove compartment will be…

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