123 - three advice

-







This post is about the three pieces of advice that stuck with me.

1. From Ben Jones:
(BJ) '' I would say two bits of advice. One From Gary  (Gary Spicer - context tutor) that is to always retain your integrity when making works. The other would be from The illustrator Paul Davis he told me to just draw, draw, draw. I think as long as you are true to yourself, work hard and enjoy what you are doing then it shows in your works.''   

    It is easy to get lost in the work and loose the interest and enjoyment in the process, which is rather sad as we are able to make a living off what we love. We love to create, to draw, to make and yet we sometimes detach our being from the feeling and enjoyment of the work.






2. From a book by Paul Arden (It's not how good you are, it's how good you want to be):
''We are always waiting for the perfect brief from the perfect client. It almost never happens [...] Whatever is on your desk right now, that's the one. Make it the best you possibly can.''

 That's something that I have spent a while thinking about and actually doing. Multiple occurrences where I was given a sheet of possible projects and was looking for the perfect project, meanwhile any project can be the best if you at least give it a go. Make it work, don't think about the next client who could be better. Make the most from what you have, as if you wouldn't get any other brief if the one you working on wasn't the best. Focus on what's at hand.





3. From Adam Pękalski:
AP- ''Oh, God. Advices. There's only one that really matters: Do what you love, and love what you do. And stay honest and true to yourself. Oh wait, that's two.
 No, but really: I don't feel like I'm qualified to give any professional advices, because I don't think they would apply to everyone. It's a very individual thing, how you want your career to grow and what kind of illustrator you want to become. But if you have the passion for that job, and ambition, and you fell like no other profession is suitable for you, surely you will find a way to succeed in some way. Maybe you won't get awfully rich, but at least they will pay you for your hobby...''

Stay honest and true to yourself. Be the artist you want to be. Expand. Excel. Pursue. Push the limits.If you don't trust yourself, how can you trust your work? If you want to do it, then do it. Don't stop yourself from doing a piece of work, or working with a client, or participating in a competition. These are all experiences, ladder marks, limits that you can overwork and build yourself up with. Improve and enjoy.

But most of all ENJOY what you do.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fiction and Reality

-
Image
Intro: Okay, I believe that his post is way long overdue. As an apology I will publish three posts that I should have written during the past month. FICTION AND REALITY The first brief of my second year Illustration course was focusing on collaboration. Working with second year graphic design students, we were divided into groups of three and four. My group, called the ''Badman Crew'' (not my idea, I just went along with it), consisted of me, J and R. R was the graphics guy in our group. The topic of the project was Fiction and Reality. The aim was to make something that would border on the thin line between being fiction and reality. It was to engage and provide a deeper meaning, interest and create a sense of mystery and suspension.  The ''Badman Crew'' decided to work on the sense of fiction that the media sells us and the reality of what the media shows the public through their rosy colored glasses.  We went through a view complicated br...
Read more

Current Project

-
Image
I am currently working on a children's book developed from an old Polish folk legend about a Golden Duck.  The short story follows a young poor shoemaker into finding a Golden Duck, who can make anyone rich, under certain condition, that they follow their rules.  In the end the legend talks about money not being the only important thing in the world, and that it won't bring anyone happiness unless you have someone to share it with.  The process of the book is still going, as although I have started in January, I went through a phase where I didn't enjoy my working method and decided to change it into a more mixed media of collage, watercolours and digital manipulation. I faced a brick wall when during a tutorial with my tutors I have been told that I need to change my font, because it just didn't fit the work.  So during the last week I had to create my own font and try to see how this one works with my work. The work is going quite s...
Read more

Poetic Comeback

-
Image
 After many months of the pandemic work, I was able to catch a bit of a rest and sink myself into the task of writing poems.  I appreciate each and every feedback that I receive in regards to my poetry. My style and repetitive themes are not to everyone's liking , but I enjoy the ability and a chance of noting down my thoughts in this way. Using the available moment I have decided to share my poems with a wider public, therefore I have submitted three of my poems to the newest isse of ArtAscent magazine. ArtAscent website ArtAscent is an opportunity for indie writers and artists to show their works to a vast number of readers. A submission to this popular magazine is considered as a milestone for the upcoming artists and a way of reaching higher level of feedback for those who are established in the field.  Every two moths you have a chance at being published in the magazine via a themed call. Each theme is different and it depends on you, how you will respond to it....
Read more