Thenextera

I like to be get carried away, that is all.

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Japanese food in bento boxes with a dash of imagination.

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I doubt many people read this but after reading the previous post I felt as I had given up too soon. Along the lines of 'whoah' who doesn't feel like they are lacking in inspiration from time to time. You really can't force something good and we all know that, gotta take the time try and try again.

So I thought to myself what would be a good project that would be ever going without any boundaries. A webcomic. Then we run into the problem who would want to pay for something they get for free. Then I very quickly remembered that it isn't about the money silly, it is about the art. If I could successfully make it to someones bookmarks and not be entirely forgotten I would have actually obtained a fanbase. How cool would that be?

Over the years I have been reading:
megatokyo.com/  -Meg… where Fred actually made his webcomic into real live manga books for sale. So the idea of making money off donations and merchandise is really a possibly.
www.sinfest.net/- Sinfest another very successful and ongoing daily comic, you have to give it to this guy to put out a comic everyday. 2 years after starting his webcomic, bam books were in the process of being released to the public.
www.meninhats.com/- Men in Hats a new comic recommended by my boy, that is very simplistic and even thought it was more of a spuratic posting over a two year span a volume one was released.
eqcomics.com/ -Edmund Finney's Quest to Find the Meaning of Life, already three years and running. I didn't know why I hadn't heard of this eccentric comic before.

Oh wait what was I saying.

Oh yes, over the years I have tried stand alone comic, which were more about the moment then the comic it self. Then the Food Fighting Network which hold a whole mighty two finished comics and a page of extra. Then Sungirl, which had problems from the beginning but I really wanted to make it into a reality. Had a lot of problems in finding that one thing that I didn't yet have 'consistency', in the end deterred me from actually making it farther than 4 pages. To be honest I was really proud of myself for making it that far since in the latter years I realized that after page one I really didn't seem to give a damn about it. A while later I finished a story called Detached about two lovers that I am sure if you have read some of my art blogs that i was super enthused about producing. I had a team of support and one very dedicated boyfriend to help  me out. We made it to the end of chapter 1 and I was astound at the amount of work that I had to put in to get it finished. Even thought it was in all different mediums, everything about that comic was hand drawing with precision unlike the other projects that i just wanted to finish because it was just such a daunting task. Maybe this is me learning over many sub-par failures that you really need to take your time and not finish something you aren't entirely happy with.

Whoah what a ramble. Sorry guys.

I find myself looking for inspiration within others, when once upon a time I use to find it in moments that I found where incredible.

Now I am not sure I am still pumping out said art but I find myself lacking in drive. Something that I wanted to finish....power through, drink energy drinks and then a celebratory beer whilst I admire the amount of time that I put into it. These days I can't seem to sit down for more than a couple hours before I become discouraged.

As time passes i find that what I am producing isn't impressing me. what is it? ...that I am missing...

I finally got around to submitting and entry for a contest on DA, I never really gave much thought to it until I came across the Skribble contest. I thought if I can think of something with what they gave me then I will send in an entry for sure. I did!

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I feel a little bit proud of myself for doing so since it has been ages from the last contest I entered myself into. I think that was about 5 years ago for something they were doing at the Paint Spot. I didn't win so the event doesn't really stick out in my mind. I believe that I have very little chances on winning a prize, but it is sure fun to play. I think I will do things like this more often since I have a topic to work from even if it is really freeform.

This blog was just saying that I really enjoyed doing this contest piece.