It will do for now.
Not much to post now other then an explanation... except I've never had a blog before so I don't really know how to start these things. I guess I'll wing it.
Since the success of my web comic Name Game (hosted on The Escapist Magazine) I have been more interested in showing my other work. For those of you who don't know, I'm currently a rising sophomore at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA). I'm an Animation major with a concentration in Illustration. I'm working on building a portfolio that will hopefully land my a job in the game design industry. I'm nowhere near prepared for that just yet. But while I'm working on it I figure I might as well display the new things I'm trying.
Right now I'm completely unsatisfied with where I am artistically. I want to improve my skills while "discovering myself" (whatever the hell that means). I hate the way Name Game looks and am determined to figure out something more aesthetically pleasing. I'm setting a few personal rules/goals for myself. Hopefully by posting them on a blog, I will feel more responsible for complete them.
As of right now my two goals are as followed:
1. Spend more time with Photoshop
2. Sketch EVERYWHERE ANYTHING ANYTIME.
I want to be a better digital painter in photoshop. Partly because of Name Game. Mostly because the field I'm interested in is concept art and photoshop painting plays a HUGE role in that.
I normally have a sketchbook with me wherever I go, but I'm not too avid about actually sketching in it frequently. It is clear I need to change that. I'm going to try and sketch in it everyday. No matter what, I have to have something new in it each day.
Today... it was the Shark-Tar...
I have spent every last waking minute of my life observing what others pass by. I find inspiration in the smallest moments and details in just about everything. But for some reason when I got to art school I hit a wall. The work I was producing wasn't the best it could be. After I started working on Name Game it all seemed to come back a bit. And the fact that Name Game got recognized at all was an unbelievable bonus. Now I'm taking a summer class at MICA. It's a Game art and animation course. It has really helped me move along and remind me why I love making art. While doing work for this class I started getting excited to work again. I felt determined and couldn't wait to work harder. That was a feeling I hadn't had in a very long time. It was nice to have it back again.
This is where I'm starting. But I'm nowhere near close to being done.
With The Escaptist Magazine in your portfolio you've already got a leg up against your classmates. Hopefully your work will continue to get spread throughout the interwebs. Since it's been a month since this post have you been following those two stated goals of yours?
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