Everydays - Month 2

Everyday's' review- days 31-60. (originally written Jan 2017)

Impressions:

These 30 days were pretty enlightening. Compared to the 1st 30 days, where there was a lot of procrastination and overall whackness, the next 30 days felt completely different. Firstly I was extremely limited for time so on many days all I had was roughly an hour of free time and this was spent on Everydays. This is thanks to having a job that requires me to work over the Xmas period when everything is just chaos.

This annoyed me as for all their benefits none of my everydays will ever be a portfolio piece. Therefore when I spent the only time I had on an everyday, felt like time wasted and a step further away from becoming a professional Concept Artist.

So I began to use some of my everydays as a way to practice for more developed projects. Time will tell if this works.

Technical:

My drawings have become better especially from 60 days ago, my ability to showcase hard surfaces better is improving but still a ways off from being good. I keep falling into 'style traps' or comfort zones, so this is an area that can be worked on.

I enjoy designing & coming up with ideas more than the act of drawing and making things look cool, perhaps this is because I know I can refine things through mediums like 3D or just Photoshop so I definitely neglect finesse and presentation- but this is a condition I have suffered from for years.

Execution:

Having a lack of time showed me what I can do quickly, and for that, I am happy as compared to last month where I procrastinated a lot, this month that went down a lot and my efficiency went up. This was helped by using a lot of references for my everyday's, thinking through what I want to draw the day before, and picking up a diary and listing out themes for a set week. The diary list worked for a week but then I left that behind, I think I will use that as insurance for future days where time is limited or I am just burnt out.

Learnings:

- I think better than I draw, but the drawing does not justify what I am thinking. 
- I am still overdrawing certain things and this chokes out key forms or details of an idea. 
- I enjoy themes and using references help a lot in being creative and manipulated forms.
-I am still biting off more than I can chew. 
-I am neglecting my portfolio for everydays. (I may try doing a few days worth of 'everydays' in one day when schedules get rough.)
- With a lack of time I become more efficient- by efficient I mean I can still get something out, quality though can vary. 
-I have improved, but I think this is just muscle memory as opposed to leveling up.
- I am scared of drawing cars. 
-My reviews are long.

For the next 30 days:

- Be more efficient. Better technique.
- My drawings should read better to a standard more suited to the industry.
- Plan ahead more.
- Themes: I may go for a weekly theme or target and switch it up the next week. That way I have 7 solid days on one thing and that should help me level up... in theory... by theory just an idea I pulled out my ass.