Self portrait time line
I made one of those self portrait time lines, it's EMBARRASSING! I have really been enjoying looking at other people's time lines like:
Carly Monardo http://twitpic.com/4kuohv
Kate Beaton http://twitpic.com/4kub4p
It just proves the point that artistic talent is something you work towards and develop all of your life, not something you are magically given at birth.
In my youth I was fed on a diet of mostly Looney Tunes and Anime. In high School I turned into an anime MACHINE.It wasn't so bad though, because the style was easy to mimic and it turned out to be a fantastic crutch that allowed me to draw more and feel confident in my drawings.
2000-2002 When I got to college I realized that I wanted and needed to develop my own style and my own artistic language. I started using a brush, I was introduced to the auto bio comics of Lynda Barry, Chester Brown and Craig Thompson. I started writing stories that were more fluent and personal. I submitted a brush-inked biography comic about Tiny Tim to the SPX anthology and it got got in the 2002 edition. Then I did one about how my father kidnapped me in middle school for the 2003 edition, both in this style.
I took a figure drawing class that completely changed the way I thought about drawing and influenced me deeply.
I also started painting with Gouache and one of my dream comics made it into the senior portfolio.
2003-2005 Eventually I figured out that I hated inking with a brush. I wanted thinner lines and more control. When I got out of college I started drawing dirty comics for EROS and trying to get jobs as an illustrator, so I tightened up my drawings a bit.
2006-2011 I got a job at a game studio, the frustration of the job had me drawing tons of angry obscene drawings of myself, haha. Things progressed pretty smoothly from there on as I tried using different programs like flash and finding out what tools I like to use best.
For me, it's hard to see a real solid progression like I see in the time lines other people have done. I think it's because I skipped around so much, I was never quite sure what I was focusing on. I didn't really understand the idea of developing a recognizable style like professional illustrators do. Regardless, I do think there is something intrinsically ME about the things I draw. So, Que sera, sera!
Carly Monardo http://twitpic.com/4kuohv
Kate Beaton http://twitpic.com/4kub4p
It just proves the point that artistic talent is something you work towards and develop all of your life, not something you are magically given at birth.
In my youth I was fed on a diet of mostly Looney Tunes and Anime. In high School I turned into an anime MACHINE.It wasn't so bad though, because the style was easy to mimic and it turned out to be a fantastic crutch that allowed me to draw more and feel confident in my drawings.
2000-2002 When I got to college I realized that I wanted and needed to develop my own style and my own artistic language. I started using a brush, I was introduced to the auto bio comics of Lynda Barry, Chester Brown and Craig Thompson. I started writing stories that were more fluent and personal. I submitted a brush-inked biography comic about Tiny Tim to the SPX anthology and it got got in the 2002 edition. Then I did one about how my father kidnapped me in middle school for the 2003 edition, both in this style.
I took a figure drawing class that completely changed the way I thought about drawing and influenced me deeply.
I also started painting with Gouache and one of my dream comics made it into the senior portfolio.
2003-2005 Eventually I figured out that I hated inking with a brush. I wanted thinner lines and more control. When I got out of college I started drawing dirty comics for EROS and trying to get jobs as an illustrator, so I tightened up my drawings a bit.
2006-2011 I got a job at a game studio, the frustration of the job had me drawing tons of angry obscene drawings of myself, haha. Things progressed pretty smoothly from there on as I tried using different programs like flash and finding out what tools I like to use best.
For me, it's hard to see a real solid progression like I see in the time lines other people have done. I think it's because I skipped around so much, I was never quite sure what I was focusing on. I didn't really understand the idea of developing a recognizable style like professional illustrators do. Regardless, I do think there is something intrinsically ME about the things I draw. So, Que sera, sera!