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hey I'm 34 today and have now been working professionally as an artist for 11 years. here's some things gramma Tiff has learned:
getting high profile studio jobs is largely the product of many coincidences that you won't be able to control
being adaptable with a team will go further than being tube best/fastest/most rockstar type person
working at a studio job gives structure but if you want to develop outside of that you'll need a loooot of energy
if you want to work in a studio, you will have to learn how to socialize. it sucks but quiet workers fall through the cracks
careers are made though legitimate friendships. prima donnas and grandstanders are no fun for anyone
making work frequently and of consistent quality is the best way to build an online audience
however, online success rarely translates to financial stability. likes aren't dollars
it takes 5-6 interactions with any given art director/designer before they'll remember you and associate you with your work
conventions are exhausting and expensive but can connect you with audiences not normally available
workshops are exhausting and expensive but can refuel you in ways you won't be able to articulate
finish your shit ON TIME. if you can't, send an email. chances are the AD will be cool if you communicate
its possible to change your career but it takes years and requires much screaming into the void as to what you're about
if you can manage it, your work will improve markedly once you remove toxic people from your life
if you're bad at money, connect with people who aren't. it sucks but is necessary to learn
rendering style is less important than tone as relevance to a certain media demographic
the self care thing is worthwhile. pressure to push content can be paralyzing, make time for yourself. being mildly bored is good for you
insecurities and circumstances aside, we're all wired the same way. be kind, support your peers where you can <3
I'm bad at ending threads but i hoped this has been a tiny help for some of y'all. I'm gonna go have lunch and cry at some fish. be well <3~
and* dangit, lol
dude, so as a person who often feels like a pressure-cooked diamond of pure Imposter Syndrome, ty for the responses to this <3 x.x
I've received several questions along these lines, so i wanted to add that by no means is my lil ~34~ label meant to indicate irrelevance-
It's purely provided for transparency's sake. <3
A much better artist than i said that a life doing this job is chess, not checkers. You're going to be better at it tomorrw than u were 2day
lol I'm tired so i dunno quite where I'm going with this but that perspective has really stuck with me, hope it can be of use <3
