12-25-2013, 11:34 AM
Yeah I hear that. I did about a year of 80-90 hour working weeks (if you included my day job which was not art-related) and I became....a walking zombie...with no friends....who talked to his cat....and the creature living behind my walls.
Oh the other thing I realised is that once your fundamentals hit a certain level of comfort, that is the time you can safely err more on the imagination side than studies. I had actually thought I was more in need of studies and fundamental work, and I realised that actually I had already paid my dues to some extent and I actually wasn't that bad. This lead me to realise I could scale those back and do more fun stuff! Personal projects are great to pour this extra time into.
I think judging by your SB you're well into being able to focus more on imagination stuff than study!
Good luck finding your balance, and best of luck in the new place wherever that is. Get out there in the real world too, that's where those friends come from! :)
Oh the other thing I realised is that once your fundamentals hit a certain level of comfort, that is the time you can safely err more on the imagination side than studies. I had actually thought I was more in need of studies and fundamental work, and I realised that actually I had already paid my dues to some extent and I actually wasn't that bad. This lead me to realise I could scale those back and do more fun stuff! Personal projects are great to pour this extra time into.
I think judging by your SB you're well into being able to focus more on imagination stuff than study!
Good luck finding your balance, and best of luck in the new place wherever that is. Get out there in the real world too, that's where those friends come from! :)