A Little 3x3 Incident | 3x3插畫小烏龍

"IT WASN’T A SCAM!!!"

Last months, I received several congratulation emails saying that I won an art competition. Since I’ve heard about many art scams like this: first, they would congratulate you on your work being pre-selected for their competition which you didn’t enter, and then, they would “kindly” ask you to pay for a fee. Therefore, I deleted all of the “scam emails” immediately…thinking “Don’t try to fool me! I’m not gonna fall for it!”

However, when I received the third email from 3x3 Magazine Illustration Show, I started to believe it was true. I then went on their website and found my name on the winners list..HO MA GOD! I finally realised that it wasn’t a scam!!! 

I have heard about the award for many years as some of the illustrators, whose work I really like, have already won 3x3, like Iker Ayestaran illustration :)  Anyway, I am so honoured to be one of the 3x3 winners. It is very encouraging for a fresh illustrator to keep creating good work.

P.S. The congratulation emails were already rescued from the trash bin and now sitting nicely in my inbox XD

『原來這不是詐騙！！！』

一個月前，我就陸陸續續收到恭喜你得獎的信件，但因為之前就聽說有一些專挑新出來的畫家下手的小壞蛋，騙取一些展費啊、刊登費、得獎費(?)等等，所以我一收到就毫不猶豫地把他們全部刪 光 光！！還在心裡為自己的聰明鼓掌想說：「誰都別想欺騙我的感情！！」

沒想到，半個月後當我收到第三封信的時候，已經不是群發的email，他們甚至換了個有名有姓的信箱，標題並標明為重要信件，我好奇打開看看他們這次又想耍什麼計倆，殊不知...竟然真的是3x3插畫獎寄來的，還用了3x3創辦人的簽名檔，要我務必要盡快上傳得獎作品的高清檔（要印在在第十五期3x3插畫年鑑裡），我半信半疑地登入他們官網，不查還好，一查發現...原來這不是詐騙！！！

我真是不敢相信！！重複確認了好幾次才敢分享這個好消息！！為何3x3插畫獎讓我如此興奮呢？一直以來，我都知道3x3插畫獎，因為好幾個我一直有在關注的插畫家都得過這個獎，像是 鄒駿昇 Page Tsou、 Ahn Zhe 安哲、 Cindy wume 所以我一直很希望有一天也能說：Ya~~~~我得3x3了！！終於成功達成第一個插畫家小小里程碑，之後還有好多更令人興奮大大小小里程碑等著我去插旗子！

雖然已經說過了，但我真的很榮幸可以得3x3插畫獎！！！這對於一個新出來的插畫家來說，真的是一個莫大的鼓勵，讓我可以收集多一點信心，然後繼續往前走，你們說說，這是否很值得為他落淚一番?

後記：Sorry我不小心放了假消息，Cindy Wume說她其實沒有報過3x3啦，但我確定她有入圍波隆納插畫獎XD 大家不要報警抓我 #烏龍不斷

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#謝謝3x3插畫獎同仁無比的耐心
#從今開始學習做人不要疑神疑鬼
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