Master's & Mentor's
It comes as no surprise that after all this time the rusty muscle memory is real. The first few drawings I was working on with chalk all looked great until I noticed how much flatter and disproportionate everything was. I truly felt like I was starting over from ground Zero. Normally this would depress me. Thinking of the years wasted and wondering if it was gone forever. Instead I was in a position where the opposite felt more true. I found myself excited, I thought to myself. “With what knowledge and skill was lost… So were the bad habits from the past, therefore starting at a blank state gives me nothing but improvement. I could map out and plan ahead of time what art directions I needed to focus on vs whatever the flavor of the week is I got from school. IF I wanted to do this right, I am going to ned the right influences in my style, habits, and workflow. Throughout this research I came up with an extensive list of individuals, all whom provide some sort of train...