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WIP/Abandoned Stuff • Tips & Tricks

Boy, just when I thought things couldn't get any worse life has a way of kicking me in the shins. To briefly explain what's going on, I've got about 7 projects I need to get done before Christmas (some obviously quicker than others), I've partially given-up on the Sketch Collab (couldn't finish my animation, but I still posted what was finished at the time), and there a chance I might lose my apartment by the end of the year all because the new landlord hates me even more than the old one which I didn't think that would even be possible.

Ain't life just grand?

More info on that last one here

All I'll say is that I ain't going down without a fight, I'll keep this apartment for as long as I can because the new landlord definitely doesn't deserve it.

So yeah, things are about to get rough. Probably rougher than what I was doing in 2021 but in different ways.

~~Old Artwork Showcase~~

This is another one of my old drawings that aged surprisingly well. Even at the time I was surprised that this one only took me a day to fully complete, and I think I remember this one went super well too. No crunching like some of my other detailed drawings.

On occasions I like to revisit this one because it has such a vibe that's both calming and gloomy at the same time. Was in a special mood when I made this one that's for sure.

~~>Last month

Tried participating in the Sketch Collab, but I realized my speed is god-awful when animating. Had to scrap an animation halfway through because I realized it was way too complicated for the amount of time I had, so I tried to downscale it to a simpler animation...only to realize that it was almost as complicated as the last one but in completely different ways.

So not wanting to rush-out every single project I have planned for next month I decided to axe it all together, and just give what I had completed at the time to the Sketch Collab.

I'm also going to announce this right now: This'll be the last time I participate in the Sketch Collab. Not because they're all big meanies, but because I'm just not prepared enough to participate. This is also the reason why I've been avoiding animation collabs like the plague. I don't want to be that awkward kid that always hands-in their assignments last and makes the entire class wait. I don't do nearly enough animations to comfortably understand my limits, and last year's Sketch Collab felt like a fluke.

Will I finish these Sketch Collab animations? Probably not. What I really need to do is just practice animating simple things first so that way I can build-up my speed and get it out the door sooner. Right now how I animate is I smash shit together until I magically make something super smooth. There's no pattern or efficiency to my madness, and yet it gives me perfect results every time. It just takes me close to 2 months to make it which to me is kinda bad. Ideally I'd like to complete a full proper 3-5 second sketch comfortably in a day, and not in 2-3 month while crunching in the final week.

Also can't quite figure-out if I want to focus on drawing my comic, animations, or 3D modelling next year. It's gonna be a messy toss-up that's for sure.

~~>This Month's Plans

The only thing I'll even be releasing this month is a little holiday profile pic. Everything else I'm doing will be released in December.

Originally thought about doing a small drawing to practice drawing trees, but just looking at the amount of projects that need to be done made me change my mind. Might do it in January instead, but at the same time with what's going on right now...really unsure if that'll ever happen either.

We'll see when we get there.

That's all the news for this month. Let's hope I survive until the end of the year with everything going-on right now.