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I am uncertain about this piece. For some reason I feel like i'm not doing enough on this, like i'm going backwards. Compared to my last Halloween illustration (the sleepy kitty on the pumpkins), I'm at a 50/50 of loving it.

My teacher has been telling my class about stuff like, you have to be a good drawing to be a painter. And in my portfolio class, my teacher is telling us to have out work be focus on something that we are aiming towards in jobs (like greeting cards, children's book and so forth). I have been wrapping my head about this, and it just builds up inside me with suck stress and frustration. I came to this art college, because I want to improve my skills and become a strong, and confident person, that I can handle thing on my own.

I draw because, it make me happy, I love drawing what is in my imagination, and I love being creative. I know it is important to think about how my work can be used for a career, but that is the thing that my school forces down on us too much. taking away that joy and love of creating something that is from us. Now it seems that my work has to be worth something and nothing else, money, money, money. Like I said before, I love art, I love to draw, and I love most if not all my illustration. To me if I am happy with my work, then thats good for me, and it is worth something to me. And odds are someone beyond the school grounds, will like my work and see some use for it. I am a very open person, I like to try new thing, I don't like being told what to do, how to do it, and taking away my freedom. I AM NOT A SHEEP that you can push around.

Sorry needed to vent, this is my own pressure that is building up from senior year. There is so much i have to do, and I am giving everything the best that I can. All I ask is from my teachers to not say that I am not good enough as a artist, and that my work is not worth anything. If I hear that or something very similar to that again, I might loose it. I do just don't know then why have I made it this far in college, if people are saying that about me. Again sorry, just needed to Vent badly.

So back to this illustration, I am still working on this, but I am not going to do too much, I like the light values that are in the background and how they help bring the girl out. I had this concept in my sketchbook and thought it would be fun to paint. Hopefully my next illustration will cheer me up and will impress someone.
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nicjomo's avatar
This illustration should cheer you up and has impressed me! :D
Im sorry you're having it so rough... :( :hug: