When I was a kid, in High School, I had to do an report on someone who I idolized or some such nonsense. At the time I really only read one comic book religiously and it was Spawn. I really enjoyed the art and story that Todd McFarlane had created. I also appreciated what he had done for the comic book industry. So, I researched him and discovered he was working like 2 jobs before he got into the comic book world and then he’d draw for hours every night to work on his craft.
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Artists, in the past, were labeled as outsiders and anti-social. Interesting since most artists have a burning desire to get everyone to see their art. Artists are like dictators in this aspect, we want everyone to either Hate us or Love us. The image of the brooding artist in the corner is gone, since everyone is bombarded with so much media everywhere. Today we must remind the world that we are here. For me, it’s why I set this blog up. However, it gets to be a bit difficult to do it all. First we have to do the adult things like pay bills and keep a reasonably clean domicile while we try to entertain and please our friends and family. Then we try to get our names out there thru networking events and social media. Of course most of us will try to keep up on the latest trends or current events seeking out motivation and ideas for our next Magnum Opus. We also try to spend any time we can reinforcing the basic talents and practicing our skills. Of course, the most important part, we have to do the actual work. We need to find time after all that to do what we love and create art.
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#todaysketch 001 - Punk Elf

So, it’s been a few weeks now and I have only missed a few weeks on this project. Not every one of the sketches have been the best images I’ve done, but it’s more about trying to keep me motivated on drawing more – that and helping me spread my art. As I look at what I’ve put out there, I’ve rounded up my top 10, and am going to post them here (in no specific order). I hope you enjoy, and keep track of my #todaysketch on twitter.
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