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  Becoming a tattoo artist was once a very large aspiration of mine which, ultimately, never came to be. Tattoo artists, for the most part, are extremely welcoming people. However trying to gain access into the community as a tattoo artist is an entirely different story. I’d contacted multiple places about apprenticeships, sent my portfolio, asked for other jobs in studios to get my foot in the door but was almost always met with hostility. Studios want an unpaid desk worker to handle phone calls with the promise of being taught to tattoo, other places flat out refuse, and occasionally, will ridicule the work you were proud enough to present to them. ‘It’s not what my studio’s about, I can’t have this on my brand’. It’s very disheartening. I researched the process of setting up a tattooing business independently which was the breaking point of me ever wanting to become a tattoo artist. I’m sure for others it would be a doable process but having to set up a studio from scratch, get ...

Since creating my last portfolio and receiving feedback on it I decided it was time for a much needed upgrade. My updated portfolio still showcases many of my past works included in the last one with a few new additions. The main piece of feedback I received from my peers is that I didn’t include any of my animations. Most of the elements from my self-care app were animated but I only included stills.  Another piece of feedback is that it was too simple. People were saying that my work has an exciting and vibrant feel and to have it in such a simple format was almost a disservice. When recreating my portfolio I decided to make it slightly more interactive and also go with a scrolling web page rather than slides. I included animated gifs of my work to better showcase my animation; having them on a repeated loop helped viewers appreciate and fully watch the animations I have created. I opted to keep my portfolio short and simple, only including my best works from briefs that I enjoy...

Creating my portfolio always seems to be a tough process; selecting art works that best portray my skills, my diversity in how I approach briefs and my personally curated style.  This struggle mostly comes from my own lack of confidence in my own work and worrying how people will respond to it. I think many artists and creators have a similar phase throughout their time operating in a creative space. This makes me very critical of what work I am to present in a portfolio. I selected only a small amount of my works to include that I think represent my skills as a whole and show versatility as I adapt my working and style to fit certain briefs. My work mostly revolves around character design; any brief I am given I manipulate wherever possible to work to my strengths which I think does add an interesting element and approach to briefs for design that aren’t character focussed and shows continuity in my work.  I’ve added works from many different design backgrounds that all cir...