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  • Get better at art by doing something different.
    Art Supplies | Creative Inspiration | My Influences

    Get better at art by doing something different.

    ByManelle July 4, 2023May 19, 2023

    There is a lot to learn from artists (and people) who aren’t like you. Sometimes you have to go out into the world and be uncomfortable if you want to…

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  • Your friends might know more about the value of your art than you do.
    Creative Inspiration | Illustration Business | My Influences

    Your friends might know more about the value of your art than you do.

    ByManelle June 20, 2023May 22, 2023

    So you need friends to help you sell your art? A few years ago I thought I try my hand at selling my art at Salt Lake FanX. I had…

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  • Too easy or too hard? What’s your best creative process?
    Behind The Art | Creative Inspiration

    Too easy or too hard? What’s your best creative process?

    ByManelle June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

    How I stole like an artist, and Larry Mcdougal’s art influenced my painting. Inspiration or Persperaition, what’s your creative process? Creating art (or anything) seems to happen, at least for…

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  • Prince Charming’s 5 Proven Techniques for Finding Love
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    Prince Charming’s 5 Proven Techniques for Finding Love

    ByManelle January 27, 2015September 7, 2022

    In my recent story, Cinderella’s Prince, you can read about one Prince Charming’s method for finding love. After I published the story Alabaster mentioned to me Cinderella’s Prince Charming used one of…

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  • Become a Wicked Stepmother in 4 Easy Steps
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    Become a Wicked Stepmother in 4 Easy Steps

    ByManelle December 26, 2014September 7, 2022

    Stepmothers are a common theme in fairy tales. Sometimes, as is the case with my most recent story The Six Swans, it’s a wicked mother-in-law but the themes and actions…

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