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I checked into my DA account this morning to find a barrow load of faves for my old Chloe and Max comic strips... and I have no idea what triggered that! Maybe it's a sign. Maybe I should revisit Chloe and Max. (I've secretly wanted to clean up the line-work and lettering for some time now).
In other quick news... two weeks of my teaching course to go! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by. It has felt like a sledgehammer between the eyes for the most part (teaching is a LOT harder than I thought it would be) but the end is most definitely in sight. I have some work lined up for the summer with an old friend, which will take the pressure off landing my first teaching job for a little while at least. With my course winding up I hope that will mean lots more creative time!
Take care all.
Andy
In other quick news... two weeks of my teaching course to go! I cannot believe how quickly this year has gone by. It has felt like a sledgehammer between the eyes for the most part (teaching is a LOT harder than I thought it would be) but the end is most definitely in sight. I have some work lined up for the summer with an old friend, which will take the pressure off landing my first teaching job for a little while at least. With my course winding up I hope that will mean lots more creative time!
Take care all.
Andy
I'm going to be a teacher! (I hope)
I am neck-deep in study this year and have no breathing space to be creative (beyond a 2hr life-drawing class on Thursdays that keeps me from going off the rails). I am completing a Masters of Teaching in an accelerated mode (3 semesters jammed in to two) with the aim of teaching at high schools by next year. I'll be qualified to teach psychology and biology but my aim will be to move into teaching art and design as soon I get into the system. The course is great and extremely challenging but it means my contributions here will be few and far between. I will still be lurking though and feeding off all the amazing creative energy. Just felt I
Touching base...
I have been lurking here for a long while now, keenly aware that my contributions have dried up. The Hobbit project still burns bright in my mind but is not translating onto the page. Like a comfortable friend, I look forward to going back to it and picking up where I left off.
My creative outlet of late has been life drawing classes. 12 weeks of Thursday evening bliss with my wife (our little date) that has just ended. We have already signed up for the next series :-)
Life drawing is one of those bucket list items I should have ticked off a long time ago, especially considering my interest and aspirations. Thankfully, the planets aligned (
Roll on 2011
It feels like it has been a lean year creatively - certainly the last 6 months has felt that way. I have travelled down into the depths and questioned whether I am wasting my time pursuing an illustrating career but most of that, on reflection, was just a little self-indulgent self-pity. Behind all those low times is an unshakable understanding that this is what you sign up for when you pursue a creative career. I have good friends who have plumbed the same depths and come back out the other side - so I know I just need to be patient.
I have a fun creative project to stir my interest again, with those same good friends I was telling you abou
Enjoying a massive creative bender
After staring at a blank page for months now my creative juices have finally burst through the dam wall and I'm luvin' it! I have been working on a book idea for a few years now and it had stalled for quite some time. Suddenly the ideas are flowing like crazy and I'm very excited about the project all over again. At the same time I am very keen to send out another round of submissions to my publishing contacts. I figured I should have some new work to send them so I have been working on a series of 6 illustrations that will showcase a particular style and tell a story at the same time.
I'll hopefully post the final art here before I head ove
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So jealous. I still have over a year to go.