Let’s inspire each other! 2019 Goals

nasvikdraws

So great that all of you are so committed.

My list for 2019:
-More SVS classes. (Especially color)
-Write and illustrate our first children's book with my wife and self publish it
-Continue Dad-Dad strips (get to min. 120 strips by the end of the year) and publish it

Good luck to all!

Heather Boyd

My Goal for Illustration mainly is to have the beginnings of a portfolio (works) website up before Inktober 2019 starts and have a minimum of 3-4 works that I am pleased with. Then I can go from there.

SVS classes are still in my plans ( I may take a month or two off and work on my current knowldge and practises that I have accumulated over the 1st year subscription) and then continue a new year subscription.

I'd like to find a style or two, I am so overwhelmed with liking so many styles. I like what I like but I like so much. I keep on finding Illustrators I like and adding them to my list, but I am happy I am also removing others that don't work with me anymore. I find I like watercolour illustrators but not because I enjoy working with watercolour, I like their choice colours, their blends and just recently one Illustrators use of angles and perspective.

Traditional mediums I like to work with more are Faber -pencil crayons (rich and bendable), gouache, and inks. Oh and oil in the summer because I have no ventilation in my basement for my art area and the chemicals will no doubt bring on a headache/migraine possibly. Any tips would be great. I love colour and the ability to blend -currently struggling with it in Photoshop.

I have 3 other Goals for my daily life in short 1) Valued Minimalism, 2) Morning Person, 3) Self Care (including such as finishing books, stretching etc. )

Thanks
Let's keep this year a "I will start and I will finish year"!

NizhoniWolf

Great Thread!

My goals for 2019 are;

~ Work on my portfolio
~sign up to SVS (a year sub) and try some prompts

~spend more time with old friends, and make new ones
~ work on self love/care.

MOO

I want to get as close as I can to finishing three book projects I have started! They are all at different stages. One-almost done, one at thumbnail/comp stage and one is a music book that needs illustrations. I have a couple more on the deck.

Heather Boyd

@kat I recently heard someone that said when you say yes to something you say no to something else. My point being you will always be missing out on something because you can't focus and do everything. But work on the things you are most interested in pursuing at the stage your in. I don't regret trying. This past Saturday I tried a few small creative tasks and felt at the end of the day I hadn't actually made anything complete and felt those moments partially wasted. But they weren't. Indecision and not working on anything would have been a waste.

Make goals that matter to you and keep them the best you can.