Cooler Crew Pictures

Thank you

Ok I entered the same illustration In the Steele county fair as well

Good Luck!!

Thanks at least the Steele County fair your entry is in have to be accepted in the state fair

Hence why I suggested County Fairs...

They are always a good place to start and sometimes helps at getting in at the State Fair level...

Thank you

Cant believe how much getting prints and frames cost. One place was 135 for 0ne. I need Two.

Try a Michaels Arts & Crafts. They often have discounts on framing.

Here's a printable coupon for 55% off custom framing good until July 3.

There's one in Mankato and several in the cities, including Apple Valley.

http://dealspl.us/imageview.php?f=130093

thanks ot

Can I get every ones opinion on my new card design?

I like it :smile:

I shrunk it to actual size and it looks great!

I would maybe run the address in a single line, all the way across though.

sounds good thanks

love it, esd!

one of these days i gotta get sarah to finish up the artwork for my cards.

Too many fonts IMHO

I think it needs work.

First, it'll cost you more because it's four color printing.

Second, it's too gender biased towards men. If the idea is to pass them out to get commissioned to do pieces, you need to have a general demonstration of your art that isn't as rough, both with the font and with the biker.

To be clear, ESD, I have nothing but respect for you and enjoy your work wholeheartedly, just want to put your best foot forward. To that end, you want to make sure to have your work be marketable to the largest audience possible. Also, I speak on this because I know about this - in the marketing communication work I do my wife checks my work to make sure I don't do it too, because I constantly do.

http://designrfix.com/inspiration/inspirational-business-cards-100-examples

Thanks guys I agree to many fonts. I do want the bike or one of my bikes on the card though. Thats the nitch I am shooting for. My goal is to get into Easyriders or another biker magazine. Here are two revisions. Oh found a nice printer 250 color for $15.

WHat is the Co. name Emily needs to get new cards SOON!!

Cards

Looks good, but "large" should be capitalized so it reads, Illustrator at Large. You generally don't capitalize prepositions in a heading, and "at" is a preposition.

ahhhh thanks

I would consider moving the small text edge right in the corner and stacking it - that would give you space to make it larger and more readable.

A bold, narrow font like the one you are using works OK to a certain size, but generally all tiny texts are more readable using a serif-type of font. I'm not saying you can't use that font - just make it a bit larger.

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So I'm not invited? That's kind of rude of them to tell everybody.

Maybe they heard you were golfing with Jake! Don't take it personally. I've been excluded because of Jake in the past. :smile:

We couldn't make it work, I have to be somewhere at 3. I don't know who he's golfing with.

What a joke at this years taste. Ghost town. Thanks for the free tickets bear

I think unless things change.. it might not be around much longer :frown:

how's things now there?

It was nice. We had the run of the place. Lot more fun without the crowds.

Well lets charge if you dont go to the Taste!! that should make them money TO!! lol

I knew this is what was going to happen if they started to charge for it!!!

on another note I Saw AW this weekend that was kool and is there a group of coolers getting together to watch fireworks tonight??

I was out of town....

missed the taste for the first time....

two of my uncles have cabins in Bovey (outside of hibbing), and almost our whole family showed up to hang out.

try the place in HarMarMall... MICHAELS ... It's a crafting, art store. They have coupons in the newspaper all the time for 40% off framing.

looks like OT posted about it too.

ok getting back to work on my illustrations

I ended up using someone in town here just didn't want to drive up to the cities and back, should be done this week so i can get them to the fair grounds of the two fairs.

looking good esd.

I can't say what it is just yet that Sarah has been up to, new in her watercolors... but I started crying and soooo filled with being proud and impressed with something she has been bettering her skill with. funny thing is she doesn't think it is still good enough but I think beauty and 'good enough is in the eye of the beholder. What one may not care for another just can't get enough of.

I just had to post that I am a proud mommy.

Artists are always their own worst critics just keep telling her how good you think she is it necessary for her growth as an artist. I would recommend the book Art and Fear (Observations On the Perils and Rewards of Artmaking) by David Bayles and Ted Orland

Thanks me2

our sarah is the same way.

Cheesy pix from the vikings booth at the fair

Nice camel toe Brett :sheepish:





This is the same method that Jake used to make it look like he met AP at his wedding reception in Mankato last month :sillygrin:

State Fair photos via low-def phone pictures

Wow, and for a minute, I actually thought it was a photo with the actual players, lol. I'm guessing they were photoshopped in?

They were too realistic to be cardboard standees.

Nice pics. Pretty good for a phone camera.

tykc Yeah they asked what player we wanted to be by and changed the setting on their camera to that player even though we could choose any one of the three once we went to the site.

Carter is growing up fast. Mom plans to bring him out this year to meet me in the park and help his Dad dig for a few minutes.

Cute and sweet! Glad you are going to get him started digging at an early age.

first off...wwwwhy are you looking at #4's crotch?

AP looks like he is somewhat conceited in that photo with us. geeesh.

hopefully you put something warm on him to wear.

As I look at the photos I remember those days. memories. very nice.

soon I will be kid free but I do miss when they were babies and cuddled. I miss them laying on my chest :frown:

<------ Happy for you guys enjoying cute Carter - Glad I'm past that phase of my life.

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What a cutely handsome little man! Such a happy little man! 7 months already? Seems like yesterday your poor wife was off to the doc alone while you hunted. She is ssssuuuucccchhhh a good sport! Should you deign to have Monkeylette #2, please plan a bit better. :smile:

Your abilities amaze me. I guess cause I can't do it or understand how it's done. I really like seeing your work. The subject matter is not usually something I'm into, but I appreciate the artistic ability. Keep showing us your work!

Thanks this is the main character (Jax)from my favorite tv show Sons of Anarchy