“I feel the pieces I developed are more targeted to the type of work I’d like to get and more commercially viable.”

“My favorite part was working on the personalized briefs that were targeted towards my illustration goals. Additionally, communicating with my mentor, Bhavi, provided me with very helpful feedback and insights.” “I feel like I am finally on a clearer path toward my illustration career goals. With the help of my mentor, we have figured out a direction and style that I should follow. Now, I believe that with time and dedication, I am able to create new portfolio pieces that will lead me to better job opportunities.”

“I would 100% recommend it to fellow artists. It would have taken me a lot longer to get where I am today without this mentorship. I thoroughly enjoyed working with Bhavi. The briefs were very helpful. I was able to create characters and full work without losing the main focus. Overall, it was an amazing experience.”

“These past 3 months were life changing, and full of artistic growth, thanks to great feedback and fantastic contact with Alice, the best Mentor I could ask for I am also very grateful to Mr. Burns for his feedback, his faith in me and the presentation of my portfolio. I am honored to have such support.”

“[My favorite parts were] The 1:1 meetings and the personalized plan to get guided experience creating works for my portfolio. It was a massive help to have guidance in each step with foundational feedback that I can use to help further my skills.” “I have learned so much from how to properly prepare characters and draft pieces to keeping the final touches and details in mind. I feel that I have improved significantly in my skills.” “THANK YOU!!! Massive thanks to everyone involved in this incredible opportunity. I would love to be a part of another mentorship or program offered!”

“Yes. It was very personal which was nice. I ended up doing more assignments that planned.”

“I just wanted to email you to thank you and ITSME for the amazing opportunity and experience. I learned a lot and feel that my work has greatly improved. Also, I feel like there’s more direction and clarity with how to proceed toward my goals, thanks to your guidance, feedback, and all the resources shared through the program. So thank you very much as it was such a pleasure and wonderful experience to work with you. And I really hope to work with you again in the near future.”

“1-1 Meetings with Amy & Portfolio review with Edward. Extremely helpful to exchange impressions with professionals related to the illustration industry.” “I just want to add that my experience in ItsMe program has been invaluable. I’ve noticed significant growth in my work and have been able to go deeper into portfolio development with your video-recommendations from the ItsMe team. I want to express my sincere gratitude to all members of Itsme, with special recognition to Amy. Sharing thoughts with Amy has been crucial to the development of my work, and I greatly appreciate the desire to continue working together on this new path at Illo :D”