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Also, I'm half way through my first semi-pro gig, penciling and inking a three issue mini series for Moonstone books. I'll provide pics and more info as soon as I'm given the okay (when things are solicited, I guess).

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Things are good. Not sure if I'm coming back to school next year, and if I am, not sure how full-time I'll be (probably not very?). Money continues to be tight, and I'm going on loans--I'm kind of not super eager to put myself any further in debt, and things at school haven't been as supah fun as I'd hoped this year. Tie in some friendship drama with me and this one person over this one thing, and... eh, I could do without? I kind of want to strike out on my own, focus on doing up sequential pages and trying to sell myself (the under 8k pageviews tells me it won't be easy though). Make very little money instead of spending very lots. How close am I to ready for the little leagues? I don't even know.

I haven't gotten around to asking some of my more comics/illustration specific teachers, ex-teachers and friends what they think about this course of action yet, so please chime in. The clock's a-tickin' and I'm not sure what I should do.

]]> ~amazingdavidman http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/17005791/ http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/17005791/ Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:41:36 PST [link]) and I finally took half an hour and went through it. I am pretty nerdy about that stuff. Pretty extremely nerdy.

I'm gearing up for a busy weekend, as I didn't intersperse *quite* enough homework through all the sketching I've been doing this week off. I have a problem with getting ahead of myself, where I get all anxious to see what I can draw illustration-wise with stuff I've learned at school (the first year here is visual arts literacy, no comic booky stuff) and I have to keep it at the front of my mind constantly that if I don't throw myself into the sometimes less fun school assignments I won't have as much new to apply to my personal work. It's a... delicate balance.

The good news is the life-goal of a career in some sort of illustration seems less and less absurd every day. Working at Marvel, DC and Darkhorse... well, we'll see? I'd be lying if I said I wasn't sort of ridiculously ambitious about it. I'm trying to stay realistic (really) but the notion that maybe possibly somehow possibly one of those companies would want me to work with them in 3 years keeps creeping in. Which is good on some level, it's good motivation for sure, but it's pretty damned unlikely given the size of the industry and the number of people always trying to break in. Most of my friends are more "Well, I'll be very happy to one day work in comics, any comics" about it, which is probably a better way to be. But in my private moments I'm usually making shopping lists of books I'd like to work on, writers I'd love to work with, and my own stuff I'd like to see produced (and even more outrageously, find an audience).

So that is that. Radio silence for the next few weeks probably while I get school back in order. Stay classy, San Diego!

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]]> ~amazingdavidman http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/13049951/ http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/13049951/ Tue, 22 May 2007 11:25:39 PDT [link] , a private college in Toronto. It's one of Canada's best animation schools, and the only school in Canada to offer a diploma in illustration for sequential art, which is what I'll be taking. I've thought about switching to the coming 4 year program illustration for concept art, but we'll see what money is like and what the courses are.

I could not be more pumped. Pumped I say! Pumped! Oh and bee tee dub, this zucchini bread is ridonkulous!

Rocking Illustration School September 2007 Style!

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Keep your fingers crossed for me and my meager future!

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DJC

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Listening to: Confessions of a Futon Revolutionist - Weakerthans

So after three or four months of inactivity I'm back with big updates. Well... random things scanned out of my sketchbook are kind of like big updates. Many thanks to all the people who've commented/favorited the new stuff. It flatters me immensely. But... no love for Young Aquaman? You people break my amphibian heart.

For those who care I have three webpage blog things including this one. You can also find me at The Fortress of Blogitude and on MySpace, embarassingly enough. I hardly ever update any of them as I am a lazy bastard. This is the state of the union.

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DJC

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Dear Friend

I know this email will come to you in an odd manner as
you have not received any prior communication from me
before now.

But be that as it may,my name is Mr.Donald Peters and
I was priviledged to be the account officer of my
deceased client who lost his life sometime ago.In the
process of review of the financial report by my bank,I
discorvered that you are related to him becuase of
your names,hence I contacted you so that I can give
you further briefing on my intention and how to
disburse the estate he left behind.

I will most acknowledge your prompt response as that
would enable us to start something immediately.

Sincerely,

Donald Peters.

I bet the something we start is me giving him my credit card number and bank account info so he can send me my inherritence. Do people actually fall for this shit? Is some imbecile getting swindled by this guy, freely giving him access to all their savings? Well, joke's on this guy. I don't have any savings. Nyahh! ]]> ~amazingdavidman http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/7593659/ http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/7593659/ Fri, 13 Jan 2006 15:00:10 PST
Currently reading: Bleach vol. 1-Strawberry and the Soul Reapers, by Tite Kubo

Currently listening to: "You Never Give me Your Money" by the Beatles (Abbey Road)

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DJC ]]> ~amazingdavidman http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/7580663/ http://amazingdavidman.deviantart.com/journal/7580663/ Thu, 12 Jan 2006 06:44:09 PST ~amazingdavidman