#also thank you for the nice tags on my Bishop doodles!

[violetvulpini]

Hey! What was it like to study animation? What’s it like to be an illustrator? (Very vague questions (TM) I apologise)

Also tmnt 2003 is my fav I would love to see anything you make of the green bois

No need to apologize, they're good questions! My animation classes were very sink-or-swim, we were given an assignment and then just set loose to figure it out lol. I did not have a great sleep schedule during college cuz I would just be working on that stuff 24/7. I love animating! I just hate adobe, those programs take every opportunity to screw with you. I recently got CSP Pro so hopefully that'll make things a bit smoother, though!!

As for being an illustrator, right now I work on commissions and contracts, which means half of my job is just self-promo and looking for the next opening. I kinda suck at that, so I'm still working on it lol, but the actual drawing part is radical! For me, drawing is like one of the few things I can multitask on, so it's pretty easy to actually get the work itself done, when I can land a client. And it's fun! That said, I'm aiming for a career as a storyboarder, so fingers crossed on that one!

2003 is SO good, excellent taste. Here are some Raphs n Dons from when I finally got a bit of a handle on the art style!

One HC I'm very attached to is that Raph got a crack in his shell from the final showdown with Ch'rell, so I always draw him with a prosthetic! Maybe I'll color that little ref sometime, who knows