Beware the SCOPE CREEP!!
Scope creep can be the bane of the freelancer’s (any freelancer’s) existance.
What is it?
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March 25, 2010 2 Comments
How a web design goes straight to hell
A link worth checking out.
How a web design goes straight to hell
I can related both as a web designer and as an illustrator.
March 24, 2010 Comments Off
And now – Painting In Real Time!
It seems I’m going nuts with the video software I downloaded.
This is my first go at uploading a video of me painting in real time, and talking as I go.
Don’t get to excited – the conversational content is pretty bad.
But!
It does give fantastic insight into how boring painting all day can be.
I had to upload it in two parts, as apparently time got away from me once I started.
Part 1
Part 2
If people actually find these interesting or useful, I’ll make sure to do more. The software I’ve gotten makes this ridiculously easy, and I’m never short on stupid tedious shit to say!
And hopefully the quality will improve as I go too. The audio quality leaves a LOT to be desired, but to be fair, I was using a roll of toilet paper as a mic stand…so….that.
March 17, 2010 2 Comments
Time Lapse!
I recorded my first time lapse painting video today, and thought I’d share.
Unfortunately it took me a few minutes to realise I could adjust the settings to better suit what I was doing, so the start is a bit skewed and poor quality.
Still! I’ll know what to fix for next time, and I figured I’d share it anyway, since I can hardly go back and repaint for a second take.
As usual, I’m working in photoshop. Actual painting for this segment took about 30-45 minutes. I estimate hours being left to do. Hmm.
More (and better quality) videos coming soon!
March 17, 2010 Comments Off
This goes for illustrators too
“My 3 magical words now: “don’t be afraid” (every morning a writer is afraid of what he wrote in the previous day…) ”
- Paulo Coelho via twitter
March 9, 2010 Comments Off
Get your mojo workin’ (or CPR for the muse)
A conversation today got me to thinking about just how effectively turning professional with art can kill your muse.
Previously, my art moods and inspiration would flit in and flit out, and I’d go with them, painting as I pleased. Now I sit down, coffee in hand, every single day, and somehow I just assumed my muse would do the same.
Not so.
Sometimes my inspiration – my art mojo, if you will – flips me the bird and goes off drinking with his buddies. Sometimes he hangs about, props his dirty feet up on the furniture and says “What if I refuse to work today, then? Huh? Whatcha going to do about it?” while I try to ignore him and hunch further into the computer, jam my fingers in my ears and try to type with my elbows.
Sometimes, there’s nothing you can do about this. Mr. Art Mojo is a real jerk sometimes, a poor house guest and a thoroughly awful business partner.
Nothing you can do but keep turning up and doing your part of the work – if he won’t help, that’s his fault. At least you’re turning up for the job.
Sometimes though, there are things that I find help me get back into it. Here’s a list of the random (and sometimes little odd) things I do to try to get the wheels turning again.
March 1, 2010 1 Comment
Should you quit your job?
Zoe Keating talks about quitting your tech job to become a musician.
So much of this also applies to being an artist. The decreased income and not seeing friends in particular.
March 1, 2010 Comments Off
