Art Pick 5

(example of a Bamcat original!)

Here's your chance to get your own Bamcat original before they start costing millions of dollars! Here are the rules:

1. Whatcha get is whatcha get.
2. What I create will be special just for you.
   
3. It’ll be done by the end of this year (2009).
4. I will not give you any clue what it’s going to be. It will be something made in the real world, not something cyber. It may be weird or beautiful.
5. In return, all you need to do is post this text on your blog and make 5 things for the first 5 to respond to your blog post.
6. Send me your mailing address after I contact you.

All you have to do is leave a comment stating, "Pick me!" and the first 5 commentors will get a free original piece of artwork. BUT you MUST post this in your blog as well and commit to the rules to be eligible for your free art.


Yay for free paintings! <3>


Also, don't miss my auction post starting 7/09/09. I'm raising money for surgical expenses to have an inflamation removed from my wrist. My health care = nothing right now, so any contribution or request for paintings are truly helpful for me right now. So look out for the auction post tomorrow! It's for a great cause! Keep Allison creative!

(Look at this poor, unfortunate creature!)

News!

©Ben the Illustrator

Hello all,

I've recently been selected to design a Speakerdog for the upcoming 6th series. I'm really psyched! Papercraft has always had a spot in my heart, and knowing I'll be apart of something so cool makes me happy.

I've also been featured here! (well, I wrote it and submitted it...) Yay!

I've been actively trying to stay updated with all my online resumes and profiles and making everything look nice and pretty and neat. I've been applying to contests and for little freelance bits on craigslist and other sites. I'm really trying to use all of my resources to the fullest, and I've been meeting so many wonderful, talented artists.

I'm also reading a book called "How to be an Illustrator." It's INCREDIBLY helpful if you need to go with baby steps. I need shit LAID OUT WORD FOR WORD about how to do things or I'll panic that I'm not doing it right. So it helps to have advice and suggestions from another seasoned professional. It gets me pumped up to get things done. So I'd recommend it to anyone trying to get into the illustration field just starting out - the book is even written as though you were a college senior.

That's all for now! Etsy updates soon! Working on small paintings of Rainbow Brite, Princess Peach, Strawberry Shortcake, and Minnie Mouse. :)