Polish & Professionalism

 

Back of Tuck Box for Card Deck Design Project (notice the text and border are off-center)

One thing I would really like to work on is my polish and professionalism. I think I have a lot of knowledge about art, but I can sometimes sacrifice a nice piece for a professional piece. My work could use some refining and some technical work to be better, and I am glad that I’ll have plenty of opportunities to work on that as I work towards my degree.

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