Crank It Out

BE AN ANIMAL WITH IT;

Words that will define, forever, my second year of CCS. If there was a single phrase that would sum up my past year, here, it would undoubtedly come from Erik Olsen. That guy is just full of quirky catchphrases that are dying to appear across motivational posters and T-shirts.

School is officially out for summer. Reviews went swimmingly, to boot. Dave Chow and Mr. Steve were my reviewers, and they both seemed to genuinely like my work. They pointed out a few things, but overall, they said I was where I needed to be, at this point. The next steps, they told me, would be to incorporate typography into my work and to start expressing full stories. The latter of those two things has me very excited for Sequential Storytelling this Fall.

Dave, in particular, gave me a lot of hope for the future. He said I need to go out to Cali with him next summer and show my stuff at Comic Con. That was a real boost! I really hope that this is something that happens.

I've come to realize that I look at art in a much different way, now. A year ago, art had stopped being a hobby and become work - what I had to do. Now, in everything I do, I take some form of pride. But, the main draw is that as much as art is my career and my con, it has become my hobby once again. I've got a much more intense drive this year, and I intend to keep moving forward with everything I have learned.

I would like to thank everyone that has talked to me this year. I am so grateful for all of the people I've gotten to know, and the ways in which I've gotten closer to the old ones. I joined a group on Facebook called the Illustration Family, recently. More and more, I'm beginning to feel like I do have a family at CCS. But, my family runs much deeper than just Illustration.

On to the art! This kid, here was taken from a sketch I did in the back of art history. I ended up really liking it and painting him in Corel. I showed it at my review and the response was positive. Everyone seems to like him. I've kind of become attached to him and I'll probably continue to use him. I already did a series detailing the stages of his life at different ages for my bookmaking class.