Well, in case you haven't guessed yet, I'm Stephanie Fizer illustrator and sole creative genius of The Quirky and Cute Art of Stephanie Fizer. Here a few random bits about me:
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I'm 100% self-taught. I learned a lot through trial and error and through reading hundreds and hundreds of art books over the last few years.
- I started out creating miniature paintings of mermaids and fairies in watercolor and ink which I sold on Ebay for next to nothing. My style has definitely changed a lot since then as I have embraced a style that I love and have finally allowed myself to grow into it.
- I still like to paint, but I prefer acrylics these days.
- Most of my work is actually digital now though.
- I like to make lists and keep an enormous stack of notebooks on my desk filled with different lists of different things.
- I also keep a notebook filled with ideas and little doodles that I thumb through whenever I'm looking for inspiration or a new project to work on. For every idea I use, I probably add about 50 more so I'll probably never work my way through them all. That's a good thing, better to have too many ideas than not enough!
- I love playing with patterns and textures in my work. I also love playing with bright and unique color combinations and am also having fun incorporating words and quotes in my work these days.
- To see more of my work, check out my portfolio. If you'd like to contact me about editorial possibilities, please email me: sfizer at gmail dot com.
