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Table of Contents for my blog I guess
My Comic books (Defunct and In Development):
Longevity #Longevity
Medik #Medik
Michael is a Werewolf #miaw Link to comic
My Left Hand #mlh Link to comic
Fanart
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You as the artist are the most important viewer. At times you might be your only viewer.
Making an art piece specifically to go in your portfolio, just to meet requirements for some studio that doesn’t give a shit about you, is so sad. An art piece that you don’t even enjoy making. An art piece that could end up getting you nothing. Instead of making something that you are passionate about, you wasted your time on a task that you thought needed to get done.
Industry tells you, you must meet “X” requirements and have “X” skills demonstrated in your portfolio. But the truth is, even if you have the “perfect” portfolio, you might not even be considered for the job.
Hours of your free time wasted on assignments you made up for yourself. It leads to burnout.
Maybe instead of setting aside time to work on your portfolio, make the stuff you want to make. The industry does not own you.