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Transition
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It's been... Lord nearly a year since I opened up this new DA account O_o
I'm definitely not in the habit of keeping journals... but I'm going to start. I know I only have nine followers (so far) on this account, and garnering notice of myself is still a slow process. Slower than I'd like it to be as a freelance illustrator. But I'm light-years ahead of myself when I started on DA on my old account, and further still since I started with the name Art Stew. There have been a lot of changes in my personal life, largely for the better, and I hope that's reflecting in my work.
Over the next couple of months I have several relatable goals:
Start an Etsy! DONE I'm selling at two Vancouver-based Anime Conventions in July and August so I'm in the process of producing stock for these (such as the Pony phone charms, Pokemon stickers etc)
Be available for commission, with better example of what I'm capable of producing for your custom ^_^
Get a real life job in production. This has less to do with what I get up to online, but I've recently come to the decision that I'd rather pursue a career as a production co-ordinator than an animator. It was hard to admit, as I still love to draw and create things with my hands... but I feel infinitely better to have come to terms with this gut instint decision.
In the meantime I have a bunch of links to show off!
My Tumblr!
My Twitter!
My Fur Affinity account (lol) (Where I'm open for commissions!)
Questions??? Please ask (or chat) away!
ArtStew x
I'm definitely not in the habit of keeping journals... but I'm going to start. I know I only have nine followers (so far) on this account, and garnering notice of myself is still a slow process. Slower than I'd like it to be as a freelance illustrator. But I'm light-years ahead of myself when I started on DA on my old account, and further still since I started with the name Art Stew. There have been a lot of changes in my personal life, largely for the better, and I hope that's reflecting in my work.
Over the next couple of months I have several relatable goals:
Be available for commission, with better example of what I'm capable of producing for your custom ^_^
Get a real life job in production. This has less to do with what I get up to online, but I've recently come to the decision that I'd rather pursue a career as a production co-ordinator than an animator. It was hard to admit, as I still love to draw and create things with my hands... but I feel infinitely better to have come to terms with this gut instint decision.
In the meantime I have a bunch of links to show off!
My Tumblr!
My Twitter!
My Fur Affinity account (lol) (Where I'm open for commissions!)
Questions??? Please ask (or chat) away!
ArtStew x
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Numero Uno!
3 min read
It's a funny thing that started this new account, my second one with DeviantArt. I'm a Glasgow based illustrator and animator you see, and this month the city welcomed its first Comic-Con in nigh on fifteen years! www.glasgowcomiccon.co.uk/
However, what started as a tentative one-day gala with an optimistic 500-tickets up for sale turned into a sold-out geek-fest with the fans amassing on Facebook buzzing with pre-con joy and anticipation. I share a studio with the two gentlemen who had decided on this insane and untested feat, is the thing, and so as the whole affair snowballed it was decided to throw together some workshops and other con-like events during the weekend before the big day itself.
One of these was a DIY Comic Workshop aimed at girls and women and run by the fab based-all-over-the-shop Team Girl Comics teamgirlcomic.tumblr.com/
And during a discussion about a lack of comic and animation material out there aimed at girls between about the ages of 8 and 13, someone mentioned triumphantly a reference to the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series. So guess what, I went home and discovered it and consumed it like some half-starved 20-something otaku and with all the joy and optimism and sheer happiness of being something like 9 again and back in love with cartoons. Which is an awesome thing since making my own animated short a year ago www.vimeo.com/12298160 and working a stint in an animation studio up in Dundee www.inkdigital.co.uk/ left me wiped for a while of cartoons and animation enthuse.
But now (and thank you Lauren Faust for bringing back MLP so fabulously) I'm riding a wave of fresh enthusiasm which I think coincides nicely with my evolving illustrative style and new outlook and approach to animation and comics. I'm using this new, fresh DevArt account as a sort of experiment I suppose, to paste up brand new and shiny things to see how they look collectively in preparation for getting my own website together, and my online portfolio ultimately. I'm hopeful that my transaction from wide-eyed art student to wide-eyed young professional will continue to develope to a point eventually where I can give up bar work altogether and live off my creative abilities. I'm hoping I can make it.
In the meantime I work from here www.hopestreetstudios.com/ and on that note I think that's enough plugs for one premier journal post!
Art-Stew-Frou-Frou x
However, what started as a tentative one-day gala with an optimistic 500-tickets up for sale turned into a sold-out geek-fest with the fans amassing on Facebook buzzing with pre-con joy and anticipation. I share a studio with the two gentlemen who had decided on this insane and untested feat, is the thing, and so as the whole affair snowballed it was decided to throw together some workshops and other con-like events during the weekend before the big day itself.
One of these was a DIY Comic Workshop aimed at girls and women and run by the fab based-all-over-the-shop Team Girl Comics teamgirlcomic.tumblr.com/
And during a discussion about a lack of comic and animation material out there aimed at girls between about the ages of 8 and 13, someone mentioned triumphantly a reference to the new My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic series. So guess what, I went home and discovered it and consumed it like some half-starved 20-something otaku and with all the joy and optimism and sheer happiness of being something like 9 again and back in love with cartoons. Which is an awesome thing since making my own animated short a year ago www.vimeo.com/12298160 and working a stint in an animation studio up in Dundee www.inkdigital.co.uk/ left me wiped for a while of cartoons and animation enthuse.
But now (and thank you Lauren Faust for bringing back MLP so fabulously) I'm riding a wave of fresh enthusiasm which I think coincides nicely with my evolving illustrative style and new outlook and approach to animation and comics. I'm using this new, fresh DevArt account as a sort of experiment I suppose, to paste up brand new and shiny things to see how they look collectively in preparation for getting my own website together, and my online portfolio ultimately. I'm hopeful that my transaction from wide-eyed art student to wide-eyed young professional will continue to develope to a point eventually where I can give up bar work altogether and live off my creative abilities. I'm hoping I can make it.
In the meantime I work from here www.hopestreetstudios.com/ and on that note I think that's enough plugs for one premier journal post!
Art-Stew-Frou-Frou x
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