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McGillustrator
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[2011-08-26 01:30:01 +0000 UTC]
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 15459; Deviations: 30; Watchers: 244
Watching: 474; Pageviews: 49273; Comments Made: 3476; Friends: 474
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Edward Hopper, Glenn Keane, Milt Kahl, Eyvind Earle, John K, Sandro CleuzoFavorite movies: Amelie, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Centerstage (Whatever you feel, just dance it), Anything with Rifftrax accompaniment
Favorite TV shows: Gotham, Hell's Kitchen, The 100
Favorite books: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, Atlus Shrugged
Favorite writers: CS Lewis
Favorite games: Assassin's Creed, Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, Yoshi's Island, Earth Defense Force 2017, TMNT: Turtles in Time
Tools of the Trade: Cintiq 24HD, Lexmark X1185 Scanner, lots of useless cultural trivia, puns
# About me
Catch up with me on:Home Site
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# Comments
Comments: 554
Thanks!!! I appreciate it!
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Agh so you are a game lover too
strange that I've been getting all my llama from you guys
well
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Thanks for all the favs! Though I can't help but feel like you wouldn't have done it if I weren't your sister.
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I'm here to support you in whatever way I can!
I have two main reasons for following artists; convivial, and aspirational. The first group are my friends and family, whom I consider to be 'in the trenches' alongside me trying to improve each and every day. Even among those people, there is a wide range of skill, with the common denominator being that they are like myself relatively unknown.
The second group are artists to whom I aspire to meet a similar level of 'virtuosity' in the craft. Those are the big names that most people have heard of like Creature Box, Art Germ, Stjepan Sejic, Lorelay Bove, Jen Bartel, and countless others who are leaders in the art community.
That said, you're partially right that I fav your stuff because you're my sister, but the second component of that is that I'm much MUCH more invested in encouraging you to keep going. I never want my progress to be a hindrance to your own. I once heard it said that the only artist with whom you should critically compare your work to is yourself; am I better today than I was yesterday? Am I moving forwards, or back? Just like someone who is unpracticed in athletics can't look around at the other athletes in the gym and say "I'm nowhere near as fit as them...I should quit now," instead you track your own progress and find that you are in better shape a month down the line than when you started, and so on.
That's why a lot of really high profile artists will post "redraw this!" pics, and the difference between the 5 to 10 year progress is that of a child versus a master. Same person, but with 5 to 10 years progress (Noah Bradley immediately springs to mind here; if you haven't seen his 2002 to 2012 progress image, prepare to be shocked).
Tl;dr
We're all in it together, keep it up, and only criticize your art in relation to your own past work.
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Thatβs a much more detailed response than I was expecting! Lol. Thank you for the encouragement!
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Not for a while, but every now and then I resurface (like a groundhog)
What's goin' on, Henrike? :-D
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Haha. I am the same!
Oh you know, the usual. Making comics, working, that kind of stuff haha.
What about you? Congrats on the Kickstarter btw!!
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Thanks! We're really proud of the volume we put together. I just have a short bit of painting left to do to polish off a chapter illustration, then my part is done!
On another front, I'm gearing up for CTNx this year, trying to fill out the portfolio with completely new work and a more focused concentration, on character design and development. Hopefully, there's a fit for me somewhere.
Hope things are going well for Pencils and Stories
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So awesome that you will be going to CTNx again!! 
The KS looks so good! Youβre right to be proud!
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(Late) Thank you!
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(Late) Thank you!
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Thanks a lot for the watch! Iβm so glad you like my art and Iβll do my best to create art that youβll love!
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You're very welcome! Loved it!
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OMG!! I am so stoked to be watched by a professional artist! Thanks a bunch!Β Β Β
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Haha you flatter me
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Thank you for 
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You're welcome! It's amazing
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You're welcome! It's a terrific piece!
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Absolutely! It's a great shot with great composition and tons of details to enjoy
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Aww, thanks again!
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Thanks Garrett !
Q: What did the rabbit give his girlfriend?
A: A 14 carrot ring!
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Womp womp waaaaah (Love it)
If you have any more rabbit puns, I'm ALL EARS
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Q: What did the rabbits do after their wedding?
A: They went on their bunnymoon!
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