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Stockton Con commission. I call it One Man's Fantasy heh heh. A young man commissioned me too draw him surrounded by Wonder Woman, Lady Death, and The Phoenix. I just kept the idea behind this one simple. It was challenging but not something I haven't done before.
I used to draw nothing but group pin up illustrations of multiple characters. Back when I was more motivated I would be at my drawing table from dusk till dawn. It was a part of the learning process and wanting to get better in order to draw comics and make a living doing art.

I' m happy I got into the art game in my 30's instead of in my late teens and early 20's.I wasn't mature enough to deal with the drama in the art community.Nor was I good enough to compete. Fandom didn't have as much bullshit back then,but the standards in terms of art work were higher back then than they are now. You also didn't have social media to bullshit your way into being popular and getting you street cred as an artist. We got a lot of artists these days who are getting work,commissions, and opportunities based more on their social media followers than the quality of their work.
Am I hating on these artists? No ,I just have no problems calling them on their bullshit. I've been trying to capitalize on the social media thing too.But just like doing art maintaining your social media network takes time and you got to keep doing it. In the end it comes down to what direction you want to take in your hustle.

Description

Stockton Con commission. I call it One Man's Fantasy heh heh. A young man commissioned me too draw him surrounded by Wonder Woman, Lady Death, and The Phoenix. I just kept the idea behind this one simple. It was challenging but not something I haven't done before.
I used to draw nothing but group pin up illustrations of multiple characters. Back when I was more motivated I would be at my drawing table from dusk till dawn. It was a part of the learning process and wanting to get better in order to draw comics and make a living doing art.

I' m happy I got into the art game in my 30's instead of in my late teens and early 20's.I wasn't mature enough to deal with the drama in the art community.Nor was I good enough to compete. Fandom didn't have as much bullshit back then,but the standards in terms of art work were higher back then than they are now. You also didn't have social media to bullshit your way into being popular and getting you street cred as an artist. We got a lot of artists these days who are getting work,commissions, and opportunities based more on their social media followers than the quality of their work.
Am I hating on these artists? No ,I just have no problems calling them on their bullshit. I've been trying to capitalize on the social media thing too.But just like doing art maintaining your social media network takes time and you got to keep doing it. In the end it comes down to what direction you want to take in your hustle.