I guess this is probably something most people won't understand, but I'm trying to cobble together a way to make a way developing my own work. I am trained as both a film director and a 3D artist (B.A./ M.S.) I'm at a point where I just don't "feel right" if I'm not developing my own work and getting it out there to attempt to empower people, but I need to live to. Any help here would be great.
Don't sleep, stuffs useless anyway, then you'll have a good 6-8 hours extra to draw!
jokes aside, I'd say live cheaper so you can work less, start a product line, market yourself as best you can, etc. That way you'll have time to draw your own goodies.
Bobby Chiu, of imaginismstudios.blogspot.com and schoolism.com, has given a great advice, if one lives without a family:
Get a crap job in a warehouse or somesuch, something that has nothing to do with artwork or the likes. Work your ass off for a year, half a year. Spend every wake hour outside of work drawing, painting or whatever. And save your cash (i.e. dont go out, draw instead!). After a year, half a year, quit your work and live off of your money saved, doing nothing but draw, paint, whatnot until your cash is out.
This advice was given to people wanting to get better at painting.
When the time comes for you to live off of your saved cash, you will find you also have the time to market yourself, build contact networks etc etc.
Not saying it will work for sure, but as an example of someone who has done it this way I present Cole Eastburn, who took Bobby Chiu's advice as litteral as one can and did exactly the above.
He's doing pretty well I'd say, even though he chose to get himself into a position where he now sits in artschool at Massive Blacks artschool, which issn't the same as having a job, he's pulled out some fantastic work, managed to get himself a name through spots like ImagineFX and 2DMagazine etc etc...
"I can accept failure, but I can't accept not trying." - Michael Jordan.
"You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club." - Jack London
"They can because they think they can." - Virgil
Whoa, and without kowing about this brilliant plan, I came up with the same solution. For me it's different though, because I am leader of a mod team, producing a machinima feature film.
At least that was the plan and I learned a lot about project management (particularly in modding), but the project was/is too large. Today it's "merely" a CGI-film and we keep stripping it of elements, which keep delaying work. (Partly, that's the reason why I'm doing concept art now).
Even though I had only a 20 hour/week job, it wasn't enough free-time to deal with the entire project. So I quit work end of the year with some ressources, which will allow me to at least draw and plan for half a year.
I hope this can work out, as I have a lot to catch up to in every field. Could be interesting to watch, as I have to make significant progress in little time, now.
And that is the crux really. to do what you love, what are you willing to let go for the overall good (whilst still being able to put food on the table)
I hear you people, and all I'm saying is that it can be done.
I have a family, for me it wont work. I twisted and turned the prospect around but couldn't make it work from any side.
It is still a good suggestion for anyone who is willing to go through the effort and have the possibility to do so..
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