New years resolutions
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These are my resolutions:
- To continue to learn as much as I can as swiftly as I can.
- To develop the skills I've learned as much as I can.
- To carve out the time that is required to shift my attention from one career field to another.
- To discover what the optimal career path might be.
- To continue to develop heartfelt connections with my peers that shape my future.
Geeze those sound "pie in the sky", but they're from the heart.
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Oh shoot, I actually came to the forum today to create a post like that :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat:
Well, I don't gave many of those. The more resolutions you make, the harder it is to keep 'em!
In general, I want to ditch the outlines and learn how to be more of a painter AND to improve my perspective and construction skills so I have stronger fundamental skills before I make my childrens book portfolio ( which I plan tackling on on my senior year of collage )Talking non-art resolutions, I want to be more active on this forum, just you like, @IanS!
Also, I want more consistency when it comes to self-improvement books, so I wake up a bit earlier and start my day with reading those for 30 minutes. I actually started that BEFORE new year, so I am two weeks into it. It's been a blast so far
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Wow, I’m still not sure what I want for this year to be honest. I still need to think things through more but here’s a few I can provide from the top of my head:
- Improve my drawing skills
- Land atleast 4 books/projects
- Build up my social media
Thank you for making my 2019 amazing everyone! I improved a lot because of all of you. Let’s continue helping each other out this 2020.
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I don't really do resolutions so much as goals, but here are mine:
-Have created 10 new illustrations by the end of the year
- Do warmup studies for 30 minutes every day, even on part time job days. Sundays optional.
- Post to social media at least 3 times a week
- Post to patreon at least once a week
- Have 1000 followers on one social media platform
- Make two youtube videos that aren’t stream VODs
Best of luck to all of us in reaching our goals this year!
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Hmmm...
After listening to the latest podcast I think I need to:- focus on learning how to paint digitally with photoshop
- learn how to bring my traditional style into digital illustration
- Become adept at making comics/graphic arts illustrations rather than dabbling in everything
- finish my book
- maintain healthy eating habits that become a lifestyle.
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@Kasey-Snow These are great goals! The first two are actually my goals too. Let's make it happen! Cheers!
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To be ABSOLUTELY honest,
My true goals are...
- Be slim again! (Packed on a bunch of extra pounds over this winter
) - Make a MAJOR improvement on my storytelling skills. Less rendering, more ideas!
- Seriously, finish a good dummy and pitch it to editors, publishers, and agents. This was my goal last year, which never happened. I'm determined to make it happen this year.
- Participate in more events from SCBWI, SOI, and this forum!
- Learn and grow like an animator & concept artist. Hopefully I will achieve this from my CGMA courses.
- Find new love. hopefully!
thank you for this post! This made me realize what I truly wish for.
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SCBWI member - Be slim again! (Packed on a bunch of extra pounds over this winter
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So many things I want to accomplish.
- Graduate with AAS in illustration in May with a worthy portfolio to start working
- Get my website up and running with more than bare bones
- Get out and do more fine art shows and competitions
- Not over plan my days and get overwhelmed
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Great idea for a thread here!
I have a few goals for myself this year:
- Get through at least stages 1 and 2 of the Foundations Curriculum
- Participate in the weekly prompt "Spirits and Mortals" (#spiritsandmortals) on IG -- I'm already going to be late starting but will do my best to catch up
- Launch a little art community/collective of likeminded artists in my area, meeting monthly and supporting each other
- grow my IG followership to 100+ (I'm currently stalled at 40)
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What a great response! It'd be good to revisit this thread in a few months time to see how everyone is getting on.
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I have had a few more days to think about it
and I am still keeping things small.- Look into and where possible apply for an art residency. I don't have the income to move out of my parents home yet and this would be great for myself to grow as artist and an adult.
- Participate in Childhood weeks (2), Folktale week, a Sketch(tember/tober) instead of Inktober, and one MerMay challenge day. As well as find a character challenge to participate in.
- Finish work I didn't finish or start last year and still passionately want to draw this year!
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My issue is more rendering the ideas I have lols.
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I have a few New Years' Resolutions this year related to art.
- Continue a regular drawing practice to hone my skills, but make it with more frequency. I'd like consistent daily time this year instead of weekly.
- Learn how to draw the human figure. I'm already starting with Andrew Loomis' heads and hands.
There's more, like learning to watercolor better, but I've learned that if I set them all as goals none of them get achieved, so I'm best with just 2.
