Also, the novel deadline went from being ‘ASAP!’ back to May again. I’ve changed my pacemaker deadline to March 15th to give me a little more breathing room, but still a tight deadline. That way, I’ll have more time to revise afterward.
Month: February 2016
I think it’s really excessive how ppl expect that bc u have ur phone with u that u are available to communicate at all times tbh I don’t respond to ppls messages ALL THE TIME and not bc I fell asleep or am out of service or have a good excuse even but bc I just don’t want to be accessible or in a conversation, all the time, always
Nobody before the cell phone was available to communicate at every second of the day and I expect to be able to draw a boundary and respond to my friends when i can be fully present in interacting with them
People should be allowed to respond to you when it is comfortable for them to do so
WHEN YOU PLOT GOOD DRAMA BETWEEN OC’S WITH A BESTIE
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
First, the art director was extremely nice. I loved talking to him. He had a lot of good things to say (character design, use of color, etc), but even though I can draw, my stuff can’t really be considered illustration.
The reason for this is that to be an illustration, a drawing needs to be planned out and finished with purpose. He said that a lot of my art would be considered concept art, which is fine, but if I were to split my portfolio up into categories, the pieces I could consider illustration drops from 15 to, like, three. Which makes sense.
Actually, it was a relief to hear all of it because I had been thinking about it for a while, and he clearly knows what he’s talking about. He was able to pick out my habits and shortcomings across the board within just 5 mins of looking through the book. It was awesome. He cannot be fooled or tricked by fancy photoshop filters, no sir!
I need to finish things. They need to be polished. If I want to do illustration, I need to take my concepts and turn them into a complete piece. It’s like commercial art or graphic design… the drawings are just one element of it; the art may be good, but what is the final message that the piece is telling? Every line needs to matter.
So it was ultimately good, even though it wasn’t “omg this is amazing let me sign you up right now” – which would be ridiculous, anyway. 😉
Meanwhile, the other presenters – Will Terry and Jake Parker – were likewise amazing and I learned a LOT about illustration, the industry, etc. These guys are so talented, holy crap.
I also got the chance to look through my peers’ work, browsing the other portfolios on display. In terms of skill, I was on par with a handful of them (aside from that whole ‘oh wait I don’t finish things’), but there were some that were just… WOAH. AMAZING. Holy crap! It was going from being a big fish in a little pond to being a tiny fish in a big pond all over again…. which is good, because fish grow according to the space that they have available!
So I have been humbled, but am not crushed… I am determined! And this is a very good thing.
The art director offers portfolio critiques through his website, too… so in the future I can hit him up again once I have some good stuff to show him. 🙂
tl;dr version: He could tell that I am lazy and impatient when it comes to finishing things, and if I want to be taken seriously as an illustrator, I need to work on that. Which I should, because I am a capable artist.
Stuff I drew yesterday during the conference!
Okay, now that I’ve slept for 14 hours, I will actually write about the conference and the portfolio review yesterday.
Yuri’s Pixel Charm Give-away!
I’ve decided it is fun to organise a small give away of some of the charms I’ve posted about a few days ago! These are already available on my etsy (artsycraftings).
I’ll be giving away two prizes, a first place prize where you can pick two of the charms in the image above, and a second place where you can pick one.
Joining is simple! You don’t have to follow me, just reblog this post. I’ll be shipping worldwide, so anyone can join. The give-away ends monday the 29th of February, 12 pm CET (click here to find out what time that is in your region). Once it’s ended, I’ll randomly pick two winners.
If you join, please make sure I can message you beforehand. If I can’t message you or you don’t respond after a day I’ll pick someone else.
My art tag here! Go check for other examples of my work!
I’M DOING COMMISSIONS!
Prices (i case pictures wont show up)
Full colored bust 15$, extra bg or character +10$
Full colored full body 20$, extra character +15$
Full colored illustration 30$ – 40$, extra character +15$
I paint and color everything with watercolors. WONT draw fetish art or porn, will draw fanart, oc’s, stylized animals and other stuff. Ask me if you’re unsure about anything!
Contact me here in tumblr via insta messaging or send ask! Or send me email at mareliini91@gmail.com
I HAVE DREAMED OF THIS FOR YEARS
IM GLAD YOUR BOSS LIKED IT! GOOD LUCK
THANK YOU ;o;
He said I did a good job… ahh so happy.. <3333