01-19-2015, 02:30 PM
I have wanted to be disciplined and productive for so long now and I haven't accomplished it. I don't want to go into weenie mode and bore you with the why's and why nots, but I think I have a better idea of how to make it work this time and I am hoping that being here will help me be more accountable.
So here is my new schedule, beginning tomorrow morning.
6am- up and to the gym til 8am (unless I am called into work. I work p/t in the mornings and evenings on call)
8am-10am household chores and Gus time (Gus is my english bulldog)
M-F 10-3pm WORK ON PROJECTS. I am working on publishing a story so I have to either work on writing or on any of the illustration projects that I have lined up for myself.
If I don't have to go to work at my other job:
1HR GESTURE DRAWING
1HR "BEAN" STUDIES
dinner break and gus time
1HR STRUCTURE/ PERSPECTIVE STUDIES
1HR "ROBO BEAN" STUDIES
1HR ANATOMY STUDY
then 1 hr relaxation/ meditation/ reading, etc before bedtime.
Sat/Sunday will be for chores and for free time.
Now, these studies will correspond to what I'm going to learn from Proko.com. My goal is to learn how to construct the form and so I will be supplementing what I learn from other sources such as Andrew Loomis books, svslearn.com, etc.
I also want to learn other things such as better paint control, and composition, etc, but I have learned that I need to focus on one thing at a time so for the first half of the year I shall be focusing on building the figure (human and animal) since all of the work I do is always character based. THE GOAL IS TO NOT NEED REFERENCE or at least, not need as much reference because right now it is a crutch and it is murdering me.
I have an additional goal of creating an illustration portfolio (with an emphasis on children's book, fantasy, and editorial illustration) by my 27th birthday and launching it online which will be August 21st.
Any suggestions?
So here is my new schedule, beginning tomorrow morning.
6am- up and to the gym til 8am (unless I am called into work. I work p/t in the mornings and evenings on call)
8am-10am household chores and Gus time (Gus is my english bulldog)
M-F 10-3pm WORK ON PROJECTS. I am working on publishing a story so I have to either work on writing or on any of the illustration projects that I have lined up for myself.
If I don't have to go to work at my other job:
1HR GESTURE DRAWING
1HR "BEAN" STUDIES
dinner break and gus time
1HR STRUCTURE/ PERSPECTIVE STUDIES
1HR "ROBO BEAN" STUDIES
1HR ANATOMY STUDY
then 1 hr relaxation/ meditation/ reading, etc before bedtime.
Sat/Sunday will be for chores and for free time.
Now, these studies will correspond to what I'm going to learn from Proko.com. My goal is to learn how to construct the form and so I will be supplementing what I learn from other sources such as Andrew Loomis books, svslearn.com, etc.
I also want to learn other things such as better paint control, and composition, etc, but I have learned that I need to focus on one thing at a time so for the first half of the year I shall be focusing on building the figure (human and animal) since all of the work I do is always character based. THE GOAL IS TO NOT NEED REFERENCE or at least, not need as much reference because right now it is a crutch and it is murdering me.
I have an additional goal of creating an illustration portfolio (with an emphasis on children's book, fantasy, and editorial illustration) by my 27th birthday and launching it online which will be August 21st.
Any suggestions?