I've been having a bit of a tough time always recently when it comes to my art, which is why it's been a little while since I've last updated you about my comic. I think that most creatives can attest to the ups and downs you feel about the work you're producing. My feelings were perfectly captured in an article written by @ bryan-imhoff; he did an update about his comic, "I Thought It Would Be Zombies...", and briefly talked about how you can swing from loving your work to hating it. I'll be working on a page, satisfied one moment and then furiously hating it the next, going back and forth only to finally settle on a "meh" feeling. It's a bit of an exhausting process. I think the hardest part of it all is those negative feelings, for me at least, feel so much stronger than the positive.
I think a huge source of my displeasure at the work I produce is that I'm constantly comparing myself to others. And when you're comparing yourself to Alex Toth (one of the masters of cartooning), it's a setup for disappointment.
The only way I know to combat these feelings of inadequacies is to just keep drawing and to step away from projects to come back with new insights. Solutions arise sometimes after you take a break from things. I don't think I'll ever be 100% satisfied with the work I'm producing but if I was completely happy with my art, I wouldn't push myself to further improve.
Page 1, Inking Stage
Page 2, Inking Stage
Still need to draw in the artwork for the cards, but I haven't quite settled on the designs for them yet so that's TBD.
Thanks for Reading!
That's all for tonight's update. Stay tuned for a special update coming up; I recorded myself inking one of the pages. Fun!
Ending questions:
- What do you when you feel disatisfied with your work?
- Who do you aspire to be?
If you want to read the previous updates, you can visit the links below:
Update 1
Update 2
Update 3
Update 4
Update 5
I'm starting on Issue 3 of @drwatson's Lovecraftian horror series, Ithaqa. He has been writing about the series on his Steemit account, so be sure to check his posts out.
If you'd like to keep up with more of my work you can check me out at the following:
Instagram: @la.fumettista
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Twitter: @TheresaChiechi
Website: https://www.theresachiechi.com/