First off, I am not an illustrator, I know this. Art has always been a hobby of mine, since I was a kid. I just never took it seriously. And that is one of my bigger life regrets. So, now is my chance to make that right.
I bought an iPad, installed the Procreate app, and started to learn on my own. I bought digital art classes from Domestika (highly recommend), and I just started playing around. Those first “illustrations” were not good, most of them were just tracing other people’s work to glimpse their process. And I am still by no means confident in my technique or my finished result, but that doesn’t matter. That’s what I’m trying to tell myself, just like I tell my clients. Do it anyway.
My calendar is now littered with “Illustration Days”, and I somewhat dread them. It is hard to be creative on demand, and it is even harder sticking to a routine and deadline for something as free-flowing as art. But I’m trying anyway. Our deadline is October, the book is written thanks to Stephanie, now it’s on me to follow through. Was this an ambitious undertaking and an even more ambitious deadline? YUP! That’s okay, big things like this are worth it.
Next time you see me, ask me what page I’m on. I appreciate the accountability 🙂
Annie Kendig, LPCC-S LICDC
Mountain Mindset Counseling 