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Action Plan

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Due to the competitive field of creative industry, every artist, designer, illustrator must be able to sustain themselves in these times, meaning that for some, they have to be able to improve on their knowledge, skills and contacts. Here is my action plan for the next 6 months. It includes what I want to improve on and focus my efforts on.

123 - three advice

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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...