Illustration Friday: Rejection

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how many times did i hear this line in my younger, single days? more often than i care to remember. surfice it to say that for an only child i had more "sisters" than i can count.

as artists it's something we have to deal with nearly every day. usually from people who know less about art than a turnip. "i don't know art, but i know what i like." or "i don't know what i want, but i'll know it when i see it." or my personal favorite "just draw me something."

i still have a hard time dealing with rejection, which has prevented my pursuit of many of my more personal projects. the ones i've invested a lot of personal emotion in would be devestating if they were rejected.

no prize department:
a special science fiction nerd no prize to the people who can tell me what movie the name "Klaatu" is from. bonus points for the famous phrase associated with the name. (spelling counts. just ask Ashe from Army of Darkness)

shameless self promotion department:
Mountain Dew is having a "Design your Own Bottle" contest, which i've entered. if you're interested in viewing my entries, click on the links below. also, feel free to enter yourself for a chance to win $10,000 at www.greenlabelart.com. the contest runs till the end of June, still plenty of time to enter. warning: the site is Flash intensive and runs fairly slow.

GlugGlug
ElectricDew
TickTock
HeavenlyDew
GratefulDew
DewBomb

meanwhile, back on IF:
this cover for the IF topic "rejection" was done completely in Adobe Illustrator specifically for this IF challenge.

thanks for last weeks comments and have a groovy week.

PS: Arkonbey,
i remember one of the first pieces of art of yours i saw. the one for Sprout. it was excellent and just the kind of thing i'm talking about, so i know you're capable of doing it.