Kiwibird
Well-known member
- Jul 12, 2012
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- 1 BFA- Kiwi. Hatch circa 98', forever home with us Dec. 08'
We all have our skills and talents and those things we are simply not adept at. For me, clothes/makeup/hair etc... are harder for me to figure out that quantum mechanics would be. I fully intend to use my art as a path to success and to build a career off this, but with so much to learn directly related to selling art and a story and all that, I need help with my appearance from someone who knows/cares about those things. I'll send 2 or 3 photos of what I currently look like in a PM. Here is what I need help with exactly so I'm being clear and up front:
-Curating a small capsule wardrobe (3-4 outfits, more general styles/colors that would look nice than individual pieces I can pick them out if I know what I'm looking for!) suitable for a professional artist to wear for social media photos, to networking events, meet ups and around to galleries when I present my work.
-Finding shoes that aren't high heels but still look nice. I'm 5'6 and very uncomfortable with my height. That said, I don't own 1 nice pair of shoes, not even halfway decent and I need to find some look that works and doesn't make me taller than everyone else.
-Finding a hair style that can work with very long, very straight, very plain hair. I've thought about cutting my hair to a more 'professional' length, but long hair is part of who I am and there is just no way I feel comfortable cutting it all off so I need to find a nice looking work-around.
- Advice on some kind of easy/quick to apply minimal makeup look, probably just a few products to highlight my eyes and lips or something... I do wear glasses, but plan to get new frames so maybe something that will tie into those...? I have pretty clear skin and also very very fair complexion (i.e. no foundation manufacturer makes "glow in the dark white" face makeup) and would never wear face makeup anyways, so no worries on teaching that skill set of applying face makeup. Really just need help with colors for eyes and lips.
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Yes, I am a complete fashion disaster, so I am reaching out and willing to trade something within my skill set for your help- a custom portrait of your bird (or other pet of your choice) done in my signature style! Besides being a fashion-gifted person, I also need for you to have been a member on the forum for at least 3 months and have made contributions to the PF community. I'm looking to work with someone who is a contributing part of this wonderful community, not someone who signed up for an account to get a free portrait (sorry). If a whole bunch of you respond, I will ask for a neutral 3rd party (i.e. a member who is not involved in this) to choose one at random for me. I plan to give this post 10 days from today, so members who don't log in frequently have the chance to see it too. The winner will receive for their help:
-A digital file containing the un-watermarked version of your pets portrait that can be printed up to 16x20" in size without loosing quality
-Each portrait takes approximately 8-10 hours for me to draw. When I begin selling them, I plan to charge $20/hr, which I hope will be a fair exchange for the makeup and fashion advice I need
-Your pet's name, photo and portrait will be featured on my website, which I plan to launch towards the end of January next year (Being realistic here. I am currently working on my portfolio which requires 5-6 pieces of my top level work and an additional 20-30 pieces for a starter inventory for print sales, networking, learning the fundamentals of business and entrepreneurship, building a website and social media following etc... so it'll take a time before that website goes up).
An example of my work with my own handsome little guy:
-Curating a small capsule wardrobe (3-4 outfits, more general styles/colors that would look nice than individual pieces I can pick them out if I know what I'm looking for!) suitable for a professional artist to wear for social media photos, to networking events, meet ups and around to galleries when I present my work.
-Finding shoes that aren't high heels but still look nice. I'm 5'6 and very uncomfortable with my height. That said, I don't own 1 nice pair of shoes, not even halfway decent and I need to find some look that works and doesn't make me taller than everyone else.
-Finding a hair style that can work with very long, very straight, very plain hair. I've thought about cutting my hair to a more 'professional' length, but long hair is part of who I am and there is just no way I feel comfortable cutting it all off so I need to find a nice looking work-around.
- Advice on some kind of easy/quick to apply minimal makeup look, probably just a few products to highlight my eyes and lips or something... I do wear glasses, but plan to get new frames so maybe something that will tie into those...? I have pretty clear skin and also very very fair complexion (i.e. no foundation manufacturer makes "glow in the dark white" face makeup) and would never wear face makeup anyways, so no worries on teaching that skill set of applying face makeup. Really just need help with colors for eyes and lips.
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Yes, I am a complete fashion disaster, so I am reaching out and willing to trade something within my skill set for your help- a custom portrait of your bird (or other pet of your choice) done in my signature style! Besides being a fashion-gifted person, I also need for you to have been a member on the forum for at least 3 months and have made contributions to the PF community. I'm looking to work with someone who is a contributing part of this wonderful community, not someone who signed up for an account to get a free portrait (sorry). If a whole bunch of you respond, I will ask for a neutral 3rd party (i.e. a member who is not involved in this) to choose one at random for me. I plan to give this post 10 days from today, so members who don't log in frequently have the chance to see it too. The winner will receive for their help:
-A digital file containing the un-watermarked version of your pets portrait that can be printed up to 16x20" in size without loosing quality
-Each portrait takes approximately 8-10 hours for me to draw. When I begin selling them, I plan to charge $20/hr, which I hope will be a fair exchange for the makeup and fashion advice I need
-Your pet's name, photo and portrait will be featured on my website, which I plan to launch towards the end of January next year (Being realistic here. I am currently working on my portfolio which requires 5-6 pieces of my top level work and an additional 20-30 pieces for a starter inventory for print sales, networking, learning the fundamentals of business and entrepreneurship, building a website and social media following etc... so it'll take a time before that website goes up).
An example of my work with my own handsome little guy:
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