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MON02DEC2019 • 001/100dop

hello hello!

04.08.2019: 31/100 days of productivity

last day of being able to chill a bit before i have to study again for my resit. i feel like i haven’t really been able to relax, since i worked for a whole month and now i have to study again. if anyone can give me some motivation, please feel free. :-)

Hoy en “Excusas inverosímiles de vagos en potencia”

my 3 main tips are things that i try to do automatically when i’m working from home :

getting dressed. i’ve tried to convince myself that i’m just as productive in my pjs but it! is! a! lie! getting dressed as if i was going to class is like a super easy fix for those days where i just cannot focus. 

don’t study in your bedroom. if it’s possible, try working outside of your bedroom (i’m a fan of the dining table). if you can’t, then please, do yourself a favor, and don’t work on your bed. this + getting dressed is basically just a way to trick your brain into thinking you’re not lounging at home, but rather that you’re ready to work & be productive!

Day 6/12 Midterm Studying!

A little late because yesterday was a wild day, but I was still productive! Midterms tip: put your couch by your desk for extra comfort when studying for long hours.

if youre only planning on posting your art online, them please save it as .png ;this is also better for transparencies as well

BUT

please, if youre planning of printing your art, NEVER use png. it makes the quality of the image pretty shitty. use jpeg or pdf instead. and always set your work at 300dpi to get a better printing quality - this means, the images are crisper and sharper and theres no slight blurriness. i had a talk with my friend who is currently taking design, and pdf is much better to use when youre working with a bigger publishing company because it still has the layers intact, but if youre only planning on printing your stuff at staples or at some small publishing store, the jpeg is the way to go.