I've been studying a lot the past few months (mainly gesture and human anatomy) and my goal right now is to get my portfolio ready to start seeking potential clients or a position in a company.
I sometimes feel very sad that I'm "still" at a student phase in my work, but finding what I really like to do with drawing (so far I think it's creating characters, as cliche as it may be!) seems like a very good way to be more intentional with my time practicing <3
Don't be sad <3 There is always someone younger and better than one self... comparing and expecting mostly just hurts and you'll always be a student in some area <3 advice is so weird ... cause I often feel like you hear something 3 times and only at the 4th time when you're in a phase where you actually need the advice it clicks...
Thanks Simone <3 it's been tough, but I like to think my mind also gets stronger because of all of this :)
That is so true! Most of the time we only put the advice we receive to use waaaaay after we received it hehehe! One that has stuck with me is my current "mantra": practice, focus and patience - though, if I hear me telling myself I need to have patience one more time, I might actually lose it hahahaha 🤣
I got my first job just because I took a couple business cards at a convention and followed those artists on Twitter, it felt just pure luck too 😄
But I'm currently pivoting to freelance - do you have any advice on how to find clients? I want to do landscape illustrations, but don't really know where that can be used. Maybe book covers? I don't really want to work in animation or children's books 🤔
Those are such great advices! I like that so many artists say they got lucky when we landed our first job, but really we made that stroke of luck happen :D
Behind the scene, an artist is always trying to improve, always polishing their craft and learning, it takes years and years, and they'll continue to want to be a better artist even at 80. We are working hard, so of course we're going to get what we want ^^
I finally got a chance to come back to Substack and the first thing I came looking for was your blog. I had been meaning to read it for so long and it did not disappoint🥹 I love the energy and authenticity and I LOVED the practices at the end!
I have a quick question, can we tag you on Cara instead of Instagram?😁
This advice gave me a lot to think about!
I've been studying a lot the past few months (mainly gesture and human anatomy) and my goal right now is to get my portfolio ready to start seeking potential clients or a position in a company.
I sometimes feel very sad that I'm "still" at a student phase in my work, but finding what I really like to do with drawing (so far I think it's creating characters, as cliche as it may be!) seems like a very good way to be more intentional with my time practicing <3
Thanks for the inspiration! :)
Don't be sad <3 There is always someone younger and better than one self... comparing and expecting mostly just hurts and you'll always be a student in some area <3 advice is so weird ... cause I often feel like you hear something 3 times and only at the 4th time when you're in a phase where you actually need the advice it clicks...
Thanks Simone <3 it's been tough, but I like to think my mind also gets stronger because of all of this :)
That is so true! Most of the time we only put the advice we receive to use waaaaay after we received it hehehe! One that has stuck with me is my current "mantra": practice, focus and patience - though, if I hear me telling myself I need to have patience one more time, I might actually lose it hahahaha 🤣
I got my first job just because I took a couple business cards at a convention and followed those artists on Twitter, it felt just pure luck too 😄
But I'm currently pivoting to freelance - do you have any advice on how to find clients? I want to do landscape illustrations, but don't really know where that can be used. Maybe book covers? I don't really want to work in animation or children's books 🤔
Those are such great advices! I like that so many artists say they got lucky when we landed our first job, but really we made that stroke of luck happen :D
Behind the scene, an artist is always trying to improve, always polishing their craft and learning, it takes years and years, and they'll continue to want to be a better artist even at 80. We are working hard, so of course we're going to get what we want ^^
Exactly <3
I finally got a chance to come back to Substack and the first thing I came looking for was your blog. I had been meaning to read it for so long and it did not disappoint🥹 I love the energy and authenticity and I LOVED the practices at the end!
I have a quick question, can we tag you on Cara instead of Instagram?😁