I'm an independent illustrator and artist. Here is the archive of my Weekly Wednesday Newsletters starting in September 2022
BWN: Art Critiques and Thumbnails
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 127[GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going OnArt HelpI was trying to post outreach for mudboard...and then I just started giving art feedback to people LOL. Am I just turning into an art teacher.... Someone asked "how do I draw this reference." It was such a bad question but I still took the bait lol: MudboardI built a purpose statement. For the time being: Mudboard's goal is to help illustrators gather and reference visual inspiration without breaking their creative momentum. Also made a roadmap. There's a lot of decisions to be made and it's been pretty overwhelming (especially on just 1 person). It's also in domains that I haven't been tested in yet (so this itself is the test lol) Eh...we'll see. Anyways, I am VERY happy with how the thumbnails turned out. It's so dumb how difficult it is to do.....so I have a deep appreciation for those that create it. Also pretty happy with how the color picker turned out What I've been thinking aboutI’m struggling a lot with self doubt; whether I’m on the “right path” with Mudboard. It’s not that the tasks itself are too difficult. Rather it’s the doubt and fear that all I’m doing is for vain. It’s something I’ve experienced before when I was writing my own comic. I quit halfway in. Yet immediately after that I did a longer comic for someone else. So obviously the difficulty of the work itself wasn’t the issue. I think when you try and work for someone else, even when you fail, it’s not on you. You’re not really invested. You get some money and have good stuff to say in your portfolio then move on It’s not really you. But when "I made this because I felt like it should exist". Then its honestly and purity is also it’s weakness. Any criticism is no longer aimed at a dummy “over there”. So there’s nothing to hide behind. Any risk that you accrue is now solely on you. So the question is simply: Is what I have to say or create worth the pain of real failure? And I don't know the answer to that. But I also don't have any other options than to move forward Thank you!Next Newsletter on July 9th! Shop | Previous posts | Main website |
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I'm an independent illustrator and artist. Here is the archive of my Weekly Wednesday Newsletters starting in September 2022
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 138 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On I don't have any drawings lol, so here's just what Quail is Long term goal is to help people understand what they learn. Everyone has enough information and content already. You can probably find whatever info you want. I think what's missing really is deep understanding and real mastery. But right now (3 months in), it's just a reader app where you can read content little by little. And if you make highlights or save...
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 137 [GREETING GOES HERE] old building in berkley What's Going On Started drawing in pen. Stretching my skillset because I really have to think about the line quality and where I'm going. Meeting notes: Quail Thanks guys for the androids lollll What I've been thinking about I'm finding that ice cream is still really good My brother made soup yesterday and I think I'll have that for lunch today, even though I already defrosted some salmon. Chai Tea Baby Good...
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 136 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On Mudboard I wish I had a color picker and a image converter, so I threw one together over the weekend https://www.mudboard.com/colors this gradient is so pretty lol https://www.mudboard.com/processing Probably not perfect, but I quite like it. Wood Thing A while back I was accepted into an art fellowship for Asian American Christian artists, and I got to take part in a tour + retreat to learn about the history of SF....