September 1, 2013 14:08
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I’ve received this question from numerous people so seriously, here’s what I would say you’d need:
1) Skills! Learn to draw really well (most important). Study those basics - anatomy, perspective, composition, tone. Then depending on what you’d like to specialize in, learn to tell a story, learn to design, learn color. (Some people get around this because they’re incredibly funny, but don’t assume you can count on that.)
2) Be a nice person. I don’t want to spend my days working with jerks. We have to make shows as a team on tight schedules and we rely on each other to be professional, to make deadlines, and to excite each other creatively.
3) Don’t give up. If it’s what you want, keep trying to get there. You never know when new shows might be starting up, so timing is important.
The best thing I would say to do (beyond getting a good art education) is to make your stuff and put it online. Keep making stuff. A lot of people owe their jobs to someone liking their online work. That’s your absolute best bet right now, plus you get the satisfaction of actually making something rather than waiting around for someone else to “let” you.
He forgot to add that you must master sheepherding and under-water basket weaving. But other than that these are some pretty okay tips.
“The best thing I would say to do (beyond getting a good art education) is to make your stuff and put it online. Keep making stuff. A lot of people owe their jobs to someone liking their online work. That’s your absolute best bet right now, plus you get the satisfaction of actually making something rather than waiting around for someone else to “let” you.”
Whenever I talk to people about putting their stuff online a lot of the time they are reluctant to do so because it’s not “ready”. But the sooner you start building a reputation online the better because these things take a long time and are crucial for self promotion. People have gotten jobs through Twitter and Tumblr!
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September 1, 2013 13:46
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Latest Painting - “Just The Two Of Us Against The Rest Of The World” (Sherlock - 24” x 36” acrylic on canvas)
The original painting is up on the eBays RIGHT NOW for the next 3 days, starting at $1 - here it is!
Prints are also now available on my US site and my UK / Rest of the World site
Thank you for your kindness and support, as ever. Always appreciated!
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August 31, 2013 18:06
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August 31, 2013 16:06
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“What’s the matter? Never taken a shortcut before?”
August 31, 2013 11:28
August 31, 2013 02:44
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Be careful what you wish for.
Wow what I never realized the colors were inverted
You’d think I would have noticed that
That’s the point. The world Coraline lives in is supposed to be boring and gray, but the people are what give it life and purpose. In the Other Mother’s world the people are plastic puppets where she pulls the strings because it presumably changes for every child she takes, but the world around them is bright and colorful for the purpose of enticing the children to stay… before they notice the inhabitants are nothing but dust.
There are reasons I love this movie so much! I mean, the book is fantastic, but the things Laika did with the visuals are just incredible. It’s such a beautiful world.
August 31, 2013 01:35
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/SHAKES ON THE FLOOR IM HAVING
AN ART ATTACK
OMFG I… I will try this out asap wow
What a good idea
omfg why did I never think to do this
shiiiiiit this is smart
August 31, 2013 01:32
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Smile Dip-themedSugar Rush racer Mabel Pines for my oldest buddy. :)
Is it weird? I feel like it’s weird… I’m not accustomed to doing “cute” stuff…
The shoes are my favourite part.
August 31, 2013 01:26
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August 31, 2013 01:12
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Mabel and Dipper from Gravity Falls! CUTIEST CUTIE PIES
[Will Graham’s All-Breed Dog Rescue] become a member of the rescue!
U｡･ｪ･｡U╯︵ ❘❘❙❙❚❚❚❚❚❚ T-SHIRTS! ❚❚❚❚❚❚❚❙❙❘❘
August 31, 2013 01:11
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i really like “professor Graham”…
got 5 pairs of these glossy little mini-prints »in the shop :)
there’s a joke about smarty-pants and under-pants in here somewhere, also possibly something about nutty crackers and swinging both ways.
oh no i’ve punned myself into a corner againD:
August 31, 2013 01:10
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[where’s daddy graham gone?]
-in which Dr.Bloom finally gets to cozy up with Will’s dogs.
i seriously have more feelings for these dogs than people in this show.
i mean LOOK AT WINSTON LOOKIT HIM
in other news my Hannibal tag is beginning to look legit =_=
you know that some of the dogs are just gonna be like
“where’s that nice man with the people sausage?"
August 31, 2013 01:02
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Will Graham goes home.
oh my gawd i have so much other stuff to do what am i doing what.
August 30, 2013 21:47
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I couldn’t pick which one I liked better.
Something more embarrassing than being beaten by Bo;
Being beaten by Bo with a rapier.
(psss yes I know rapiers don’t work like that, think of it as a shard of super sharp bone or something.)
I posted this pretty late last night, so here it is again. I’m still super happy with this.
These are all great. The middle one is the easiest to look at and the one of the left is the most psychedelic. So I think my favourite is the one on the right. It’s still got that psychedelic quality but it’s less intense.
August 30, 2013 21:41
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I had a lot of grand things planned for this, but you know what?
I like it like this.
oh hey look at this again
This is really great. Gross but great. Haha! I like how you incorporate abstract elements into your stuff. That’s something that I just don’t even think to do. Man, and that colouring.
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Hi, I'm Tim Lai! I'm a cartoonist living in Ontario, Canada. I like drawing cute and colourful things. This blog is a hub where you can find all of my Tumblr, DeviantArt, Flickr, Blogspot, and other posts in one place.
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I write and draw Lemon Inc., a comic about a seven-year-old who wants to be a business tycoon when he grows up. Until then, he runs a lemonade stand. You can read it at www.lemon-inc.com.
I have done some professional web and graphic design work, including designing the website for the webcomic, Just Joel. I'm also a member of the webcomic collective, Ink Bomb Comics.
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