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Schedule/Art Update
4 years ago
In my last journal, I discussed my difficulty in completing art while also working a full-time job, and proposed a possible solution where I intended to wake up early and get several hours of art done before going to my job.
One week later, here is my progress so far:
On average, I got up 1-2 hours early and worked on art for 30 minutes-1 hour every day.
I managed to complete a commission in 5 days while doing this (at least completing the initial picture; making adjustments for the client took extra time).
I only went one day without drawing anything; at that point, it was the end of my work week, and I was floating between being too tired to move and feeling nothing but pain throughout my body.
Overall, I'm happy with this approach, as it really seems to be helping. I just need to put in effort to get up a bit earlier so I can have more time to work on art each day. I'm also trying to make adjustments to my job so I won't be quite so wiped out every day.
As for my job, I'm officially done with training, and I'm told that my schedule will be changing again within the next week (rather drastically this time, going from the day shift to graveyard). So hopefully, it won't be too much longer before things settle down, and I can get into a regular art rhythm, which will help me post more frequently.
One week later, here is my progress so far:
On average, I got up 1-2 hours early and worked on art for 30 minutes-1 hour every day.
I managed to complete a commission in 5 days while doing this (at least completing the initial picture; making adjustments for the client took extra time).
I only went one day without drawing anything; at that point, it was the end of my work week, and I was floating between being too tired to move and feeling nothing but pain throughout my body.
Overall, I'm happy with this approach, as it really seems to be helping. I just need to put in effort to get up a bit earlier so I can have more time to work on art each day. I'm also trying to make adjustments to my job so I won't be quite so wiped out every day.
As for my job, I'm officially done with training, and I'm told that my schedule will be changing again within the next week (rather drastically this time, going from the day shift to graveyard). So hopefully, it won't be too much longer before things settle down, and I can get into a regular art rhythm, which will help me post more frequently.
