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Just Launched: Our new Choreus app for artists!
YOU SHOULD PLEASE READ THIS.
We made a BIG. NEW. APP. It's made specifically for commercial artists. It's got 20 years of cumulative Jacky Winter knowledge and development behind it. And it's now out in the world!!
There's more details just a scroll below, but as we approach our 20 year anniversary, this is one of the most exciting and significant things we’ve ever done, and represents sharing as much of our knowledge as possible to the broader creative community. Please check it out, and please please share with your creative friends who might like it!
Also in this newsletter: a brilliant Dear Jacky article on how to process vague creative feedback, product packaging for the spOoky season, a tropicool kids collab, and a Jacky Winter Artist shares their other skill!
The all-new Choreus web-app is here!
We are ✨very✨ excited to be relaunching Choreus as your all-in-one platform for organising, running and growing your commercial art practice.
Built off Cobbler, the actual project management systems and tools that we developed here at Jacky Winter to help run the agency, the new Choreus experience is specifically tailored for commercial artists. Beyond that, it also includes a suite of ‘Call my Agent’ tools, giving you direct access to a live agent or producer, on-demand, on flexible terms, as well as Pro features including off-the-shelf licensing packs, based on 20 years of real industry pricing benchmarks.
Whether you’re represented or going solo, using existing apps and other systems, there’s bound to be something in Choreus for you.
The core features of the Choreus app are totally FREE, and we’re giving away a month of Choreus Pro for everyone who signs up in the next two weeks!
Find out more and try Choreus now: choreus.co
Dear Jacky #16
Even seemingly crystal clear briefs can get lost in translation. In our latest Dear Jacky post, UK Agent and Producer Emma Downie provides examples of clarifying questions and suggested wording you can use to turn vague feedback asking for more "pizazz" into specific, actionable next steps.
We’ve highlighted some key points in the carousel, but be sure to read the full article for more details and examples on how to avoid getting thrown into an endless feedback loop!
🍎 Artwork by @richwells
Patrica Doria x Chobani
Patricia Doria (@pctdoria) dresses up Chobani's new Ube Sweet Cream Coffee Creamer for the spooky season! Patricia illustrated 3 designs in her surreal, airbrush style, turning each carton into an ube-cool collectible 👻🎃🧙♀️
Elin Matilda Andersson x Halcyon Nights
@_elinmatilda’s supercool Tropicool collection with Halcyon Nights has dropped, featuring Aussie fauna and fun in the sun!
My Other Skill with Janet Mac
We know our artists are talented illustrators and animators...but what else can they do?
In our first reel in this series, 3d artist and animator @_janetmac chats to us about her other skill - improvisational theatre - and reveals its positive effect on her creative work and approach to life! 🎭