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. 145 [GREETING GOES HERE] What's Going On I've been drawing characters for fun Also did some outside drawing too with some friends. Come through Sundays at noon Did some storyboards What I've been thinking about These past 2 weeks has simply just been very nice. I feel ok with whatever happens Also probably because I've been making a better effort to sleep, exercise and do social stuff lol. I guess that helps My allergies have been pretty bad.... Thank you!...
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 144 [GREETING GOES HERE] Hi! erm I was free this week What's Going On Random Drawings Note that I was too lazy to complete the hand in the final What I've been thinking about I went to Safeway with my brother to get ice cream at night, and it was a very good decision I'm trying to learn how to be creative, yet not push on the gas so much that I kill it I learned that ripping out a floor is more fun than painting a wall Thank you! This was really heavy... fyi...
Bi-Weekly Wednesday Newsletter no. 143 [GREETING GOES HERE] I like how the sun hit this wall What's Going On Random Drawings What I've been thinking about I spectated my friend run a half marathon; fortunately it did not inspire me to start running again I was painting someone's house and it's actually kind of hard work.... Applying for jobs rn lol. That's bonkers! Thank you! watched some awesome friends perform music stuff! found this on my camera roll Next Newsletter on Feb 18th or March...