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BRING NEW LIFE TO UNFINISHED ART

I’m pretty sure we can all relate to the infamous, “unfinished” folder that’s buried deep down in your computer. Yes, that digital abyss filled with sketches, half-baked illustrations and ideas that we didn’t finish for one reason or another. For me, the folder isn’t an artwork grave, but rather a limbo for potential illustration ideas that I’ve believed had some potential for another time, and that’s exactly why I kept them.

From time to time, when I’m not in the best of moods, or it’s one of those gloomy afternoons when I’m just feeling lazy, I spend time browsing through those files. I look for some older ideas that I still like, and then recycle them into something new. Some of these remind me of my own limitations at that time, which makes me realise

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