stephenglagow In reply to SuperFancySquid [2014-09-12 04:28:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you as well!

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SuperFancySquid In reply to stephenglagow [2014-09-13 11:04:18 +0000 UTC]

no probs! :3

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stephenglagow In reply to Zahkiin [2013-12-09 06:31:53 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for posting such nice work

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Zahkiin In reply to stephenglagow [2013-12-09 06:49:05 +0000 UTC]

aw, thank you, you are to kind!

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stephenglagow In reply to nightfuryex [2013-07-07 03:31:31 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Just letting that kid inside of me that doodled in math instead of paying attention to the teacher run around a bit

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stephenglagow In reply to thatnickid [2013-05-22 14:22:07 +0000 UTC]

Sorry just now responding (pesky work and family! ) but fantastic, thanks! Very much appreciated. Will do that tonight and will definitely check out the links. Hope you don't mind but I shared your FB page with people I know. Obvious you work hard at it so am not trying to take away from the hard work you have devoted to art. But to do what you are doing at your age is pretty amazing. I am a graphic designer/creative director by profession and I see a LOT of creatives' portfolios - illustrators, photographers, etc. I really believe that you have a very special talent and could be an industry great one day. Sure you already have seen his stuff, but if not check out Craig Mullens work at [link] . I consider him to be one of the pioneers of digital art and see a lot of parallels in your work to his.

BTW - what I meant by being burnt out. Not sure if you literally were asking what that meant or not (may be slang here in the U.S. and not where you are). In a nutshell, just make sure you have other interests outside of art . One of the reasons I stopped for so long was it was all I did and it just wasn't as much fun. So I became a computer guy as well as joined the military. Eventually I came back to it with a stronger urge to make art and am better than ever. So I guess just be sure to have other interests (of course maybe you already do an I am giving unneeded advice, sorry; its the dad in me

Thanks again for the great info and I will be following your work!
- Steve

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stephenglagow In reply to stephenglagow [2013-05-26 03:04:32 +0000 UTC]

Yup, Craig Mullins is an amazing artist. Even more so when you consider he did his early work with a freaking mouse. That is hardcore!

I'm slowly getting back into it by just spending a few hours at night after the kids go to bed and trying different subjects. Even from a month ago there is a huge jump in the quality. No so much ground up but remembering techniques, and learning new ones. Luckily I didn't stray to far from art as graphic design is a close cousin to art. Which brings me to the career thing! (sorry, its the dad / creative director in me )

Art is a very fun field, and gives a lot of personal fufillent. Unfortunately, art is very much like being in a band. Every rock star there are thousands of talented singers playing dive bars for a few bucks a night. That said, you can make it. Just have to be smart about it (and damn talented but you got that part covered). I can't speak to being an electrician, but if that is hard to get into, is there something you enjoy that would be a living? If so, continue to make art in your spare time. Push your skills as far as they can go. Tackle the things you don't like to do and master them. At the same time, be a shameless self promoter! Keep putting stuff on Facebook (I've already sent people your way and they are sharing it), here, and if you don't have one, make a website for yourself. Every email you send should have those links in it. At the same time, get brave (if you aren't already) and email famous artists you admire and ask them for advice. Last, if you aren't already, you should consider writing tutorials on how you do what you do and establish yourself as an expert in the field. Nobody will care you are 17 (actually for creative fields thats considered an advantage, your ideas will be perceived as fresh). Over time more and more people outside of deviant art will see you as an expert.

No one thing will break you into the field, but a lot of little things will. I see it this way: 1 in 10 million or so can become a millionaire from a lottery ticket. Anyone however can become a millionaire working smart . I'm not a millionaire I will say upfront, but before some life events I ran a very successful design business without ever advertising, I wasn't the best (ok, maybe for my area I was... ), but I did all of the above. It works.

OK, enough of that . I guess that's my long winded way of saying find a job that will let you do what you want. If school is an option, spend time there, even if you don't go to art school. It will expose you to things regardless. But this way you can continue to work towards being in the field... while not starving lol!

Hope you didn't mind that ramble. I mentor new graphic designers so this kind of came from that. Just love seeing so much talent. Oh, last thing - don't get discouraged. Its easy to be overwhelmed by the amount of good, if not downright great, work out there. It doesn't matter though. There is an advantage to be had as an artist. 99.9% of artists don't have the drive to see things through and will give up. And yes I know this from myself as well . If you keep at it, you will succeed. And never see it as "I have to compete with all of them!" See it as "I feel bad for them, they have to compete against ME!"

Alright, I'll stop rambling. Thanks again for the links, I am looking through them and having a blast!
Cheers,
steve

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thatnickid In reply to stephenglagow [2013-05-23 06:41:52 +0000 UTC]

wow that guy is awesome.
and thanks man, ahahha that would be awesome to work in the industry .
and yer i get the burnt out thing now, im at a bit of a toss up with art and becoming an electrician, it's really hard finding and apprentice ship and I just don't know what to do with my future :/.
but yer one day at a time is suppose :S, although thats kinda annoying.

you are getting back into art?, how so???. thats awesome

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