Well the big day happened today in Character Design... we had the critique of our final character turn around... not by the instructor, but the chair of the digital art department *gulp* He was fair but honest, brutally so in some cases and I have worked myself into a panic attack state in fear for this moment.

What happened I didn't really expect... From the one project he managed to cut to the bone and see all issues I struggle with. Most people got told they need to work on hands or anatomy or finishing their work... I got told I need to stop trying too hard and that I was screwing myself over. That I could make money with where my work is at, but I would likely get fired because I take too long to do it. I need to be fast and good, not slow and the best. It hurt in a way to learn as I am, (super detail oriented and so insecure I try to overachieve and put way more time and detail into things than I need to) I can't succeed. So something's got to give, and I *need* to learn to pick up the damn pace.

After mulling around on it, I have decided to boot camp myself in a way and force myself to do 20 minutes to an hour of exercises every day to push myself to where I want to be and where I can actually make some money.

I went to Michael's and got me a nice fat 100 page sketch pad for the undertaking, and set up a tumblr to post all the exercises, sketches and random work I do.

Want to follow along and see an artist push towards non-suckatude? follow me here-

http://prydri.tumblr.com/