Soooo... It's been a crazy three months in my life. I lost my mom, my girlfriend lost her dad. Tough times but at least we have each other to get through this.
Needless to say, it has not been the most constructive time with my illustration. Balancing my "real" graphic design work with building an illustration portfolio was impossible. But lately the wheels have started turning some more and I'm pretty optimistic. I just recently completed a cover illustration for a pitch for an international magazine. Actually, my friend and I both came up with options and sent it off as a pitch for his company. No pay involved, but it was a great opportunity and hopefully there will be some return down the line. That will be in the next post.
Otherwise, there are going to be some changes to the blog. I've started building up a portfolio of vector images to post on microstock sites. Call it a personal finance experience, just to investigate the sort of returns you can get out of microstock sites. It's a long term project, but I'll be posting about my experiences on this site. I'll also be posting vector graphic tutorials. I have been doing some Illustrator and Photoshop teaching recently and these programs are capable of so much, almost too much. I have found some users struggle with the options available and the programs can be a hindrance and lead you in circles. Hopefully these posts will help.
