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‘Fang and Claw’ by @chompwell refining my style one image at a time.

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When trying to get a job in the animation industry, there’s gonna be a shit ton of rejections to overcome, but those are just opportunities for you to grow stronger, better, and prove bitches wrong. It’s also important to remember that rejections do not always reflect you as an artist/person, b/c there are usually many business-related things going on within a company you just don’t know about. Because of this, it’s important to not take any opportunity (no matter how big or small) for granted. During my high school senior year and my college freshman year, I interned in Times Square, NYC in the fashion district as a print designer. It was nothing near what I wanted to ultimately do, but I did it anyway to apply my artistic skills in a professional working environment. Because of that experience strangely, I finally got into an animation studio, but still didn’t get to draw cartoons. I was mostly doing production and paper work, but I was still grateful to even be there for a short time. Later on, I  got some freelance gigs where my drawings and work were actually a part of some publicized productions. Then finally, my last two internships I got to be a part of two major studios I admired, and also got to produce work for both of them. There is still a long way to go to get the “dream job”, and even when that happens I’m almost certain that my first dream job won’t be my last dream job. Every experience counts on some level, so I feel like it’s important to not be TOO picky about what’s offered to you. Just do SOMEthing, and you’ll eventually get to do THE thing.

It’s easy to get into the habit of overworking when you want to do your best in something you love doing. During my second year, I got into an unhealthy habit of overworking to help get away from my personal problems. As long as I was working, it gave me something to think about other than missing my home and family. However, those nights of staying in the labs until 6am, and that lack of a healthy diet began affecting me. In high school, I often worked out and ate healthy, thanks to my family’s life style. It was hard to maintain that during my second year when you barely have time to cook for yourself and work out. I started breaking out in acne and gaining weight, and I didn’t really like that I was “letting myself go.” During my third year, I made it a goal to resume to my original life style and try to find ways to replicate my old ways in a new place. I made it a REQUIREMENT to go to the labs from 8am-6pm to imitate “work hours” and have the time between 6pm-10pm to work out and eat a healthy dinner. I also used that extra time to find things other than art that I enjoyed doing, such as writing, language learning, or just spending time with those I gave a shit about. I don’t feel like it is hard to work hard — but I do feel it is hard to find balance and maintenance. As much as you love doing your work, you should also learn to love and care for the worker doing the work. (Aka you, bitch.)

Ramune‏

Size: 34.29x52.07 cm Medium: oil, canvas

so I´m going to stay and let it rain

Rainy movie night

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Sir John Lavery - Miss Auras_ The Red Book

Our life as one has just begun - vintage illustration by John Gannam.

Woods sitter.

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