Dragonbreath1023

Illustration Course, YEAR 5 Last year I worked with more giants in the movie and painting industry. Sadly, my week started out pretty slow. So much so that I was upset that I wasn’t learning anything.  Sometimes you need people to tell you that you aren’t going to master a thing in an hour. Sometimes you don’t even begin to understand a thing for much longer than that.  For 2 days, I was forced to slow down. My everyday thought process was strained because I’m used to "faster... better... more…”, and I couldn’t figure out why I was making shapeless doodles. No one was telling me to do something

This will be year 4 of the Illustration Master Class for me and I am still vibrating with excitement over the idea that I am part of this amazing experience. I never realized how inspiring it can be to surround yourself with others of like mind. If I get down about my work, there are plenty of others to share their experiences and bolster my resolve to keep going. I am obviously not the only one to go through 'hard times' or 'bad art' phases, but seeing my friends and colleagues working past their rough spots lends strength and in the end picks everyones spirit up. It becomes a 'collective' experience. My rough spot this year was that I tho

I spent the entire year after writing part 1 being excited about what was to come for my second year of the Illustration Master Class. What excites me more than hanging out with many of the worlds best artists is that they, along with my fellow students, have given me a stronger drive to create and make myself better.  When I was in High School, I knew I was a good artist. I was voted best artist. People were amazed that I could draw the way I did. I got to School of Visual Arts and realized that my skill level was at such a starting level that it became a little disheartening. I thought to myself  "I know I can do that." -  I just didn