Haha, my brain was very sleepy at the time and apparently that is where it likes to go! (he was making flirty eyes at everybody, I swear)

Thanks dude ;)

wah thank you!! :)

I like that pairing far too much.

Hi anon!

I do get burnt out sometimes- usually in the form of “wow all of these ideas are really awful”. The best way I’ve found to get past this is just to keep pushing through it, even if it’s difficult. I feel one of the best skills someone working in communication arts can have is to be able to continue to put out work, despite art block or not being inspired. In the Real World, those excuses aren’t going to fly when you miss your deadline. Doing art for a living (or a grade) can be incredibly fulfilling and fun, but sometimes it’s just work and you gotta deal with it. Something I’ve found that really helps though, is having someone to bounce ideas off of, whether it’s a good friend or your professor.

As for motivation, I am extremely obsessed with improving my work and unfortunately I get pretty self critical about it (orz)! Another factor I try to keep in mind is that every school assignment could possibly go into my future portfolio when I get out of school, so I  try to make every piece better than the one before it. “I’m going to have to make a living on this someday, it’s gotta be the best, I can’t stop (ahhh!)”, is my usual mindset aha

Always strive to improve your work and learn something new in every drawing you do and don’t be down on yourself if you’re not doing as well as you want to. Use that feeling as motivation to make your art even better and be proud of your strengths! You’ll get there!