More excuses!
Not really, though - I still keep up with drawing and writing daily. I just haven't found it necessary to repurpose it for a blog no one reads. Oh wait, that sounds like an excuse, hahaha.
Joking aside, let's start with some updates:
After the "invy" post, I was met with a whirlwind of events from finals week, assignments from my mentorship, random interviews, graduation, and some how landing a full-time job the next day.
So yup, I'm an office man now! Complete with a water cooler and everything.
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| Awww yeee. Does this mean I've grown up yet? |
I've always wondered why my favorite web comic artists dropped off the face of the earth when they got their office gigs - and well, now I know. Though I'm not complaining because it's been fun. I'm just glad I can sneak in any personal drawings at all (though a lot of it is sketching co-workers when I should be taking notes during meetings, bwahaha).
That said, "personal drawings" don't mean I have to keep them to myself - which is a habit of mine that I've come to recognize as both contradictory and pretty silly. In my previous post, "Classic Stephan", I expressed the intent to write as a means to illustrate an honest and wholesome picture of myself to me and others. I've gotten much better; I'd be pretty boss at any Stephan-themed Trivial Pursuit. The thing is I've made it so no one else could play by hiding these meditations away in journals. This extends to my artwork.
What's the point is knowing myself and drawing without sharing? It's why I picked up a pencil in the first place! I still remember all those the laughs I got long ago by doodling Goku farting. Now I have the chance to connect to a bigger community by doodling my own characters farting! But I can't really do that by keeping it to myself, can I? To paraphrase a lecture from Animation legend Glen Keane:
"...the key to animation is sincerity. Sincerity takes vulnerability: honestly revealing parts of yourself; telling someone who you are. You want to put your own DNA into the picture and connect. Step beyond your walls and share as an artist."
Needless to say, let's reframe the mentality of posting my content as an afterthought, and more of a discipline. Besides, reading what few posts I do have was pretty refreshing. Mostly because it's fun to laugh at how cringeworthy past Stephan is. And who knows: if I continue building, I might have new friends to cringe with me.
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| And maybe by then I'll have actually grown up~ |
Later days!
