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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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Bela

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Presenting Sculpture for Publication Competitions

Kristine Poole

December 18, 2025 - Colin and I have had the wonderful opportunity to be on the jury for numerous art contests over the years, including Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art, The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize, Infected By Art and The Walter S. Baird Prize, along with other local and regional competitions. To be sure, we've looked at a lot of entries in all kinds of subject matters and mediums. To start with, here are some things to keep in mind: every jury is different and everyone has their own predilections and preferences. We all know of a piece that got rejected from one contest only to be an award winner in another. We've all entered an artwork that we thought was one of the best we'd ever done only to have it rejected - we are intimately…

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