Lee Carter

So back in Creative Futures Week I met a great artist called Lee Carter. He was kind enough to hang around for an hour after his talk, and I got to talk his ear off. At the time, I also asked if he would be willing to take a look at my portfolio and give me some feedback.

It's taken a while, but he's finally replied to me, and it could not have made me any happier or given me a bigger confidence boost ^^

Quoted from the email he sent me:


"I had a really good time at Wrexham, it was great to chat and meet the student afterwards, would have been nice to have had the full day there with a smaller group, still Im really happy you enjoyed my talk,
Your portfolio is great , a lot of nice design work in there really liked your ice queen and the pose on your medusa. The sketch book work is always a good idea to have, as it shows you can show an idea without too much rendering or over working,a lot of companys really like this type of stuff as it means you can quickly pass your design to the modellers who then can make a start,
sorry i cant make my crit much longer, but i do think you have a really good start
maybe catch you at your final show as hopfully i might be able to pop in"

Again he's given me some fantastic tips, and I fully intend to carry them out.
Time to email some more artists I think; I'm really quite shy about doing this as my confidence is often quite fragile and I'd be terrified of getting a very negative response. But I've learnt recently that I can't take criticism to heart, and that it can only make me stronger.

I'm going to start posting on ConceptArt.org, as there are many industry professionals on there from whom I hope to learn as much as I can.