The 10000 Hour Rule - Art Edition - 7626/10,000

[JakeB]

Passed 5300 Hours Here

CoreyH - Cheers dude :)

Foxfire - Haha yeah, it was a combination of feeling good, stressed about nto being good enough yet, and worried about getting to 10000. It's fun though :) Imma keep going :)

Ramalooke - That's a great call man, I end up focusing on my brushwork, and not getting any variation between surfaces so often. I'll try and pay more attention to them in future, cheers :)

BenFlores - Ah, I'd love to say I was, but atm I'm digging into savings. That being said, I'm doing a little bit of freelance which helps, and once I've got my portfolio sorted I'm going to start actively applying for more work again, hopefully ramp it up a bit. So next time I go travelling it should be more funded by work :) The weirdest thing about it is it's almost cheaper to travel than it was to live in England (I was living with my parents, it'd definitely be cheaper than having my own place). Asia's a fraction of the cost, and you get to travel at the same time. If nothing goes horribly wrong, I could see myself doing this for a while :) Google around for "Digital Nomad" or "Location Independent" if you're interested. Seems like there's a shit ton of people travelling and working, earning a western wage but spending it in Asia or other cheaper places.

Saraiza - Wow, thank you. It's been a long time since I did anything on paper, so that means a loy :) I'm definitely having fun with it now.

Warburton - Hey dude. Same thing I said to Ben, I'd love to say I was funding it all with freelance, but I'm making a dent in savings at the moment. That being said, travelling's much cheaper than I thought it would be. I'm travelling pretty slowly, spending a few weeks in each place, as opposed to the 2-3 days most people do, which saves some money and lets me get some work done. But even without that, Vietnam's super cheap. I'm currently staying in a hostel for $6 (£4) a night, imagine trying to get flat in England for £120/month. If I went out less and drank less coffee, I'd be spending even less. Again, if you're interested, google around for "Digital nomad" or "location independent". Cheers, I felt kinda disheartened with work a couple of months ago, but I'm really enjoying it again now :)

Denikina - Haha, I do miss having a desk. Can only work from a hostel bed so much ;) Thank you :)


Re: The work/travel stuff, I'm not an authority on it by any means, but if any of you guys are interested in it, feel free to hit me up on facebook. I'm happy to answer any questions I can, or point you at an article or something if I can't. Basically what I'm saying is, I think I'm gonna be doing this for a little while if it's at all possible, and I wanna convince other people to give it a shot ;).

New Stuff
Finished that tank


Current WIP - any feedback is much appreciated :)


And these are my attempts to make my shitty travel photos more interesting by painting on them. Super fun to do lol.
Saigon/Ho Chi Minh City


Hoi An