Hey everyone - or maybe just the one person who reads this blog, I dunno.
I've been on a huge hiatus this past month and a half, mainly due to my plans drastically changing for next year, and me emotionally trying to deal with it.
As it turns out, I won't be moving out to California to finish my MFA next year.
Furthermore, I decided to drop the MFA altogether, after realizing that my art skills were not up to par with what the animation industry is looking for. This was really difficult for me to admit, since I had been gambling on the idea that I could work as an artist for a major animation studio for almost four years now. I applied for internships, talked to many people this entire time... but overall, I wasn't completely satisfied with everything I was learning. I felt like an amateur who didn't really understand how to think like a working artist, much less know the tools of the trade.
Plus it doesn't help to know that many graphic artists are hired (outsourced) overseas, making the availability of good entry level jobs in animation studios hard to come by. I couldn't afford to spend more time and money on a big gamble like that, especially since this is supposed to be the foundation to my career.
So yeah... I guess you can say I've had a lot of thinking to do.
I'm still holding onto my artistic habits, working on my self a little bit more to figure out what it is that I want for next year. I'll be sticking around Chicago, which is making me excited about the possibility of living in the city for the first time. =)
I have some interviews lined up. Things look good.
