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You've reached the portfolio Web site for Dusty Higgins.

I have produced work for newspapers and magazines for over 10 years. My newspaper work has given me the chance to play the serious conceptual artist, as well as the fun whimsical cartoonist. My extensive experience in working for newspapers has ingrained the value of meeting deadlines for me. My greatest art lesson was taught to me by the late Donald Harrington in his art history course at the University of Arkansas. When we create art, what's the most important value we should apply to it? Art should be fun. When I think about idea, the first and final question I ask myself is, "is this fun?" The project isn't finished until it is.
My art is often a mixture of traditional media and digital coloring. I'm most comfortable working in the Adobe Creative Suite and have experience working with graphics and page design in addition to my illustration work. The work you see here is just a small sampling of what I've produced over the years.

• SIZE What is the maximum size you plan the piece to be.
• COLOR There is a big difference between a color project and something black and white.
• FORMAT Are you looking for something digital, or a hard copy.
• AND DON'T FORGET the most obvious thing. Let me know the subject of the project.