10-04-2012, 02:39 PM
I have a feeling this is going to be very similar to everyone else's posts looking for the villain position. We all can relate so much with each other. I think that is what makes the daggers such a great place to be.
What do I want to get out of your mentoring? I want to get everything I can possibly absorb. I want to forget all the things that are steering me wrong in this field and learn from someone who has been in the exact same position. I want to have my ass kicked so bad I am forced to get stronger. I want to be able to see a defining moment in my own world where I got my shit together. I want to learn so much I can give back and not look like a pretentious dick.
I want to find out I can stick with something as tough as your course. That kind of thing has to come from me, but I know my drive to stick with it will be much more intense if I am failing not just myself but everyone who wants this position, in front of everyone. Failing sucks, failing in front of everyone... can't happen.
I look back and see the most improvement in my art as I transitioned from a few stages in life. Highschool, College, and finding the daggers. Each of these were periods of study where I took my understanding to a new level. Mostly because of a more intense studies. And because I didn't want to get left behind too. I feel like learning from you would help me reach the next peak. Being crazy busy for a period of time is a great way to accelerate learning anyway. And being able to take tips from a pro can only be more so.
I know the art community is small, even though the daggers seems so much bigger than it used to. I think having you kill me every day (or week or whenever you will meet) in front of other people who want this as bad as I do will be a powerful motivator. I want to be able to stick with this and say "I did that, I can anything else". When I get more commissions I want the daggers to be proud because they know they helped me along the most difficult part of this journey and they know I will do the same for anyone of them.
This sounds so much better and less Disney in my head.
To summarize, because I know a lot of this got lost in my head.
I hope To transition from a working hobbyist/student to a working professional/student/teacher some time after taking your course.
Why pick me? I am ready to say goodbye to all my friends for an new chapter and an intense focus. I know getting better takes sacrifice. I don't want to be that tool that everyone but myself sees through for the rest of my life.
What do I want to get out of your mentoring? I want to get everything I can possibly absorb. I want to forget all the things that are steering me wrong in this field and learn from someone who has been in the exact same position. I want to have my ass kicked so bad I am forced to get stronger. I want to be able to see a defining moment in my own world where I got my shit together. I want to learn so much I can give back and not look like a pretentious dick.
I want to find out I can stick with something as tough as your course. That kind of thing has to come from me, but I know my drive to stick with it will be much more intense if I am failing not just myself but everyone who wants this position, in front of everyone. Failing sucks, failing in front of everyone... can't happen.
I look back and see the most improvement in my art as I transitioned from a few stages in life. Highschool, College, and finding the daggers. Each of these were periods of study where I took my understanding to a new level. Mostly because of a more intense studies. And because I didn't want to get left behind too. I feel like learning from you would help me reach the next peak. Being crazy busy for a period of time is a great way to accelerate learning anyway. And being able to take tips from a pro can only be more so.
I know the art community is small, even though the daggers seems so much bigger than it used to. I think having you kill me every day (or week or whenever you will meet) in front of other people who want this as bad as I do will be a powerful motivator. I want to be able to stick with this and say "I did that, I can anything else". When I get more commissions I want the daggers to be proud because they know they helped me along the most difficult part of this journey and they know I will do the same for anyone of them.
This sounds so much better and less Disney in my head.
To summarize, because I know a lot of this got lost in my head.
I hope To transition from a working hobbyist/student to a working professional/student/teacher some time after taking your course.
Why pick me? I am ready to say goodbye to all my friends for an new chapter and an intense focus. I know getting better takes sacrifice. I don't want to be that tool that everyone but myself sees through for the rest of my life.