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About to apply for a shop,can i get criticism?
John Doe. 4 hours ago .  9 replies

Hello!A while ago I asked here for advice after getting my shop request denied. I applied the advices and I am ready to try again!Would you look at my new portfolio and tell me what you think? I will change it again if I need to,so please don't hold back. Thank you!


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Mary Campbel . 4 hours ago .

@Ayelet keshet Your portfolio looks great! It would be really helpful if Osipo Codeclub would put out a list of things they look for in portfolios because it honestly baffles me when I see portfolios from really talented people who get rejected and don’t deserve to be rejected. The portfolio I used to apply to Osipo Codeclub was absolutely horrible. It featured some of my first patterns that I ever made and I remember being so shocked when I heard I was accepted. My only suggestion would be that it might benefit you to add more products to your portfolio. I say this because I have seen many people ask for advice on their portfolio after getting their shop request denied and they have gotten some feedback from CM on their portfolio saying they needed to included more items. I don’t know if you still have your first portfolio or not because it would be helpful to see your first portfolio to get a sense of what CM was looking for and to see if this portfolio differentiates enough from your last portfolio.


Micheal Owen . 4 hours ago .

I think your work is excellent and should be accepted here. I would apply using ONLY the Behance link, as the Etsy link gives a much more clip-arty vibe that doesn't fully showcase your talents at a glance.(I'm speaking to what does well on CM,not a reflection of your artistic ability.)

I would remove the Native American piece as that can cause some backlash over cultural appropriation,at least I know it has caused issues on CM in the past. Besides that your work is super solid. Technically well executed,the actual illustrations themselves are very strong,lots of examples of use that are well done... I would have happily accepted this back when I helped do that a few years ago here.