DragonCon went well. Not as well as I would have liked but I do know that I amused a bunch of people and got a lot of compliments on my work. <\/p>\n
There is something about artists that one admires telling then that their work is art and very good art that. One is validated by ones peers. I never thought I would be talking puppets with Jim Steranko and having him compliment me on my artwork. I am a big fan of his work and the style that he created for comics that is emulated to this day by various artists. <\/p>\n
I took Lockheed to Artist Alley with me and had a lot of the people behind the table stop me to get a better look at Lockheed. They recognized him for what he was so I must have done something right.<\/p>\n
I need to work out my schedule for the next year in terms of what I want to get done by when. While leaving time for those surprise projects that seem to crop up.<\/p>\n
I have one project I have to do by the end of the year but I think I can get it done in plenty of time.<\/p>\n
In doing Lockheed, I figured out that I can do more than I have been doing with some shapes and sizes. I am more confident in moving from a 2-D representation to a 3-D translation. Also the glowing eyes were a lot of fun to do. I\u2019ll have to get more of those LED finger lights before they are sold out.<\/p>\n
Charles and Erik were lessons in detail. And I forgot one that I need to add to both of them but everyone knew who they were and which was which. I have more confidences in recreating the little details and making them look right. <\/p>\n
Castiel was a lesson in clothing and drafting patterns that fit the puppet. The Wings were a challenge too but I like the result.<\/p>\n
I have about 6 dolls I want to do over the next three months but I am also hoping to land a contract for about 6 puppets for a show which would pay nice.<\/p>\n
It is interesting to me how far I have come from thinking of myself as just a craftsman with a set of skills to an artist. It took me a long time to claim the word \u201cartist\u201d as my own. <\/p>\n
I still can\u2019t draw worth a lick but my drafting is improving a lot. I would like to be able to draw but I don\u2019t think it is in the cards for me.<\/p>\n
I am thinking about take the puppets and doing photos of them in action shots and selling them as prints. Good idea? Bad Idea? Do you have another idea that I could use?<\/p>\n
I am going to be taking photos for my Etsy Shop and putting some stuff there for sale as a trial ballon. I\u2019ll announce when I have something to look at.<\/p>\n
I still have more ideas than time and that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n
I am grateful for all the things I learned at DragonCon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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