03-08-2019, 02:37 AM
Jesus, that looks bad, lol. I was so in the zone I didn't realize what I was doing with my lines. Redoing it because I like the basic idea. Some gesture and figure studies, along with progress on the goku figure study coming later. Not a portfolio piece, just for fun.
![[Image: mui.png]](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/545098090374496269/553288521083912232/mui.png)
I made a couple of goals after reading about the old Deathline challenge from 2012... If you aren't familiar, it was, ass far as I know, a year long challenge by you for your specific needs- improve yourself by these three, art or not, main aspects that affect your career and progress.
1. Move into a better environment.
I am living at home with my parents, and we do not get along. There's a certain toxicity to our relationship that makes me arrange my day around avoiding them, and this is bad for me mentally and physically, as more often than not I am confined to my room. We also live in the middle of nowhere, and I don't drive yet (that's a whole other thing), so if I want to go anywhere I have to walk 30 min to the bus, or taxi there. This adds tremendous strain on my relstionship with them, and stresses me out, because most times I end up asking them ffor a ride, and neither of us like that. That said, I'm not in danger, so it's not like I can't be around them at all, but it's exhausting.
2. Make a professional portfolio tailored to the jobs I want to have
This speaks for itself. I already have a portfolio, of course, but it's not very good, and it's very hard to see a work environment I can fit into for employers. I want to do something like card art, editorial art, fine art, book covers, comic book covers, or concept art, but my portfolio just looks totally amateurish and without purpose. So I want to recreate my entire portfolio and fill it with quality work- and that means studying hard and working when I'm not studying. I'm not great at anything else, this is my only skillset, so I'd better inncubate it.
3. Stop looking at P**n
Yep, tmi, but it's a really big one. even as recent as January, I'd spend 21-30 HOURS A WEEK wasting my time on these sites. Through lots of determination and focus, I've cut that time to maybe 12 hours at most, but that's still unacceptable. I could be working on triple A video games right now if I'd spent all that time studying. also, the depression and anxiety you get when you know you're wasting your time, and you're in your parents' house, and you're not making any money (spoiler: I'm not, though I am under contract for an art job), and no one would date you even if you made yourself available.... it's like falling into the sunken place, lol
So, these are my goals, and I will have reached them by March 6th of next year. I'm not aiming to be completely sufficient off art income, and i don't want to be married or be the best artist in the world a year from now... I just want to be realistic and push myself past my current limits. I'll be posting comparisons of my art each month to catologue my visual progress to myself, and to stay motivated.
Have a good day, whoever reads this! :) I hope it inspires you, and if it does, please post your own 'Deathline' goals.
http://danwarrenart.blogspot.com/2011/11...lenge.html
I made a couple of goals after reading about the old Deathline challenge from 2012... If you aren't familiar, it was, ass far as I know, a year long challenge by you for your specific needs- improve yourself by these three, art or not, main aspects that affect your career and progress.
1. Move into a better environment.
I am living at home with my parents, and we do not get along. There's a certain toxicity to our relationship that makes me arrange my day around avoiding them, and this is bad for me mentally and physically, as more often than not I am confined to my room. We also live in the middle of nowhere, and I don't drive yet (that's a whole other thing), so if I want to go anywhere I have to walk 30 min to the bus, or taxi there. This adds tremendous strain on my relstionship with them, and stresses me out, because most times I end up asking them ffor a ride, and neither of us like that. That said, I'm not in danger, so it's not like I can't be around them at all, but it's exhausting.
2. Make a professional portfolio tailored to the jobs I want to have
This speaks for itself. I already have a portfolio, of course, but it's not very good, and it's very hard to see a work environment I can fit into for employers. I want to do something like card art, editorial art, fine art, book covers, comic book covers, or concept art, but my portfolio just looks totally amateurish and without purpose. So I want to recreate my entire portfolio and fill it with quality work- and that means studying hard and working when I'm not studying. I'm not great at anything else, this is my only skillset, so I'd better inncubate it.
3. Stop looking at P**n
Yep, tmi, but it's a really big one. even as recent as January, I'd spend 21-30 HOURS A WEEK wasting my time on these sites. Through lots of determination and focus, I've cut that time to maybe 12 hours at most, but that's still unacceptable. I could be working on triple A video games right now if I'd spent all that time studying. also, the depression and anxiety you get when you know you're wasting your time, and you're in your parents' house, and you're not making any money (spoiler: I'm not, though I am under contract for an art job), and no one would date you even if you made yourself available.... it's like falling into the sunken place, lol
So, these are my goals, and I will have reached them by March 6th of next year. I'm not aiming to be completely sufficient off art income, and i don't want to be married or be the best artist in the world a year from now... I just want to be realistic and push myself past my current limits. I'll be posting comparisons of my art each month to catologue my visual progress to myself, and to stay motivated.
Have a good day, whoever reads this! :) I hope it inspires you, and if it does, please post your own 'Deathline' goals.
http://danwarrenart.blogspot.com/2011/11...lenge.html
Sketchbook (updated daily) https://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8600.html
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)
discord: Beau#4149
1. Use the biggest brush possible for a given passage.
2. Paint large shapes first, followed by small shapes.
3. Save your tonal and chromatic accents until the last.
4. Try to soften any edge that doesn’t need to be sharp.
5. Take time to get the center of interest right.
Or, the briefer version: (B.L.A.S.T.)
Big brushes.
Large to small.
Accents last.
Soften edges.
Take your time.
(James Gurney)