Birthday 23!

Welp! Another year on this Earth, which means another piece of birthday artwork!

Of course I'm canon in my own worlds! Who do you think pays the electric bill?

I wanted to add more characters (both unknown, new, and current ones) but I didn't want to overcrowd the drawing. I think it'd be nice to be apart of my own worlds and interact with my own characters.

We're only half way into 2019 and I still have goals I want to accomplish before the year ends. Clip Studio finally went on sale and I recently got a trial for ToonBoom Harmony. I know for a fact that my next animation will be done with Clip Studio instead of Adobe Animate; I'm sure I've already expressed my love/hate relationship with that program before somewhere on this blog.

That, and a comic book. I really hope this year is the year things will start changing/moving in my favor, whether it's finally landing a job as an artist or having a productive year with finished products I can be proud of.

Summer Dog Days

Just two friends chilling on a hot day.

Summer Update

Whoa! It's been awhile since the last post!
Well for me it feels like it's been awhile.

So what's new? I left my job so I can fully concentrate on my art/career this summer break! I'm glad to fully veg out while doodling. I set myself some goals to do over the summer:

-Work on a new animated video (more on that in a future post)
-Write/draw/publish a comic book (again, more on that later)
-Finally put together a portfolio with the guidance of some of my teachers (in progress)
-Work on more drawings, stories, storyboards, portfolio pieces, getting exposure

I'll create another blog to use as my site for a portfolio; that will be done later this summer. I'll be sure to link that here once everything is ready. I'm hoping to at least start applying to art gigs soon after I get my portfolio thing up and running.

As of right now, my first project is doing turnarounds for my characters - all 16 of them! The entire cast of Propinquity, Austin & Jennifer, and Class of 2422. Soon after, I'll progress development on the Mr. Ridiculous story, my upcoming animation, and on the comic book project. Hopefully I can get through it all with my handy dandy Cintiq! (Not that having a Cintiq makes you a better artist or anything; it just makes my digital art process a lot easier)

I will be sure to update the blog on any new development and with any new drawings to share! Be sure to follow my personal Twitter/Instagram pages for a more up-to-date status on things at @animatedslacker!

Speaking of social media links, I've got to update that page soon.