07-19-2015, 07:10 AM
@Zearthus: The thing is, I know what I want - it just doesn't pay me my bills. A friend of mine has the same problem - he is into illustration and concept art as well and he struggles to find new clients or job offers. He works as a graphic designer at an ad agency since it ensures him a safe income.
As for Cal Newport's advice:
Hmm, I don't know if I can agree with him. :)
I'm not a careerist. Drawing, painting and writing is my passion - but badly paid. No job on the whole earth will make me ever happier than art. When I said in the earlier post that I think about changing my career, I meant that I want to change a career which is better paid and safe (and not something I might love). But my fixation still remains in the art world.
I may sound very stubborn, but that (art) is what I really want. That and writing books. :)
As for Cal Newport's advice:
Hmm, I don't know if I can agree with him. :)
I'm not a careerist. Drawing, painting and writing is my passion - but badly paid. No job on the whole earth will make me ever happier than art. When I said in the earlier post that I think about changing my career, I meant that I want to change a career which is better paid and safe (and not something I might love). But my fixation still remains in the art world.
I may sound very stubborn, but that (art) is what I really want. That and writing books. :)