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Oh my god I got hired by a comic company...
14 years ago
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Story Time.
So last saturday I woke up to a text from my sister about getting Saturday off to attend Megacon this year. Usually my work requires a notice longer than a week... but I kind of really wanted to go so I asked my new boss anyway. Making sure she knew that it wasn't a big deal and that I'd work if she couldn't find anyone to replace me.
Well... despite the fact that almost everyone had taken off that saturday, she went out of her way to find someone to replace me. I bounced around with excitement... and was suddenly compelled to print out a portfolio and bring it with me to artist alley to get some feedback and criticism. The morning before we left I printed it all out and put together a really amateur binder of my stuff and brought it with me.
The response was overwhelmingly positive. A lot of people seemed to like my stuff and I had to give my contact info out to several people because I was too dumb to make cards for myself. I got some valuable feedback and a lot of wonderful critique. I was so inspired and validated and omg it was amazing....
But that was not the best part.
One of the people I showed my portfolio to gave me a picture to line for him... when I brought it back to him he told me to meet him at Patsios at 1 a day later.
That was today... He's the CEO of a local comic publishing company and he hired me onto his team. I'm to apprentice under him and he's going to give me several simple jobs like coloring and toning line art by other artists for him. But today he also gave me a full blown project that I'm to do all of the art for. He's gonna teach me all that he knows about the comics industry and keep me on as a house artist. He loves my work and wants me to grow with the company.
I know they're only a small local company... but like... today was absolutely overwhelming. He wants to establish a following for me and make me into something... Does this happen to people?
This is like, a dream come true. And its like everything lined up for me to have this opportunity... I'm still in total shock. He also said that when the project I'm doing with Nat is ready he would totally publish it for us. Holy shit.
Omg... omg. Just thought I'd share.
So last saturday I woke up to a text from my sister about getting Saturday off to attend Megacon this year. Usually my work requires a notice longer than a week... but I kind of really wanted to go so I asked my new boss anyway. Making sure she knew that it wasn't a big deal and that I'd work if she couldn't find anyone to replace me.
Well... despite the fact that almost everyone had taken off that saturday, she went out of her way to find someone to replace me. I bounced around with excitement... and was suddenly compelled to print out a portfolio and bring it with me to artist alley to get some feedback and criticism. The morning before we left I printed it all out and put together a really amateur binder of my stuff and brought it with me.
The response was overwhelmingly positive. A lot of people seemed to like my stuff and I had to give my contact info out to several people because I was too dumb to make cards for myself. I got some valuable feedback and a lot of wonderful critique. I was so inspired and validated and omg it was amazing....
But that was not the best part.
One of the people I showed my portfolio to gave me a picture to line for him... when I brought it back to him he told me to meet him at Patsios at 1 a day later.
That was today... He's the CEO of a local comic publishing company and he hired me onto his team. I'm to apprentice under him and he's going to give me several simple jobs like coloring and toning line art by other artists for him. But today he also gave me a full blown project that I'm to do all of the art for. He's gonna teach me all that he knows about the comics industry and keep me on as a house artist. He loves my work and wants me to grow with the company.
I know they're only a small local company... but like... today was absolutely overwhelming. He wants to establish a following for me and make me into something... Does this happen to people?
This is like, a dream come true. And its like everything lined up for me to have this opportunity... I'm still in total shock. He also said that when the project I'm doing with Nat is ready he would totally publish it for us. Holy shit.
Omg... omg. Just thought I'd share.
You deserve this, and with your down-to-Earth, fantastic attitude, you will go far. Let us know what you end up working on so we can perhaps try and support you in some small way.