

Masters 2023
In July 2023, I made the decision (of sound mind) to go back to school and get my masters. Leaving my nine-to-five and risking financial ruin, I'm committed to leveling up my cartooning skills and becoming a master of graphic and comic arts. Below is somewhat of a blog (do they still exist?) with a chronological timeline of processes, sketches, and test works - hopefully culminating into a finished product that you can put on your bookshelf in July 2024. Thanks for checking it out, I will try to regularly update it as I get closer to my goal of becoming MASTER™.
What will my comic be about?
I'm still figuring that out but here's some ideas:
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Coming of age or ‘I came of age and what the heck do I do now?’.
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Emotion paralysis.
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Postponing, avoiding the ‘next stage’ in life. What does the ‘next stage’ even mean?
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Nostalgia for youth/ living in the past.
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How childhood effects adulthood
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So far, i have not enjoyed working.
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Actually I don’t mind the work, it’s more the social gymnastics in the office world that no amount of education can prepare you for.
Figuring out my style
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All my favourite artists have a unique style for their characters, if you put their characters in a
police line-up, you would be able to guess easily which artist drew them. -
I aimed to find my own unique style and explored a few options.
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I came up with a design that I call “boneheads”, a style that I have vaguely used before and I’m keen on expanding upon.
Playing with character
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Sometimes cartoonists create a character as an avatar for themselves. Using them to tell stories based on their own life and experiences without having to strictly adhere to the real facts of their life. There is also the opportunity for longevity, as these characters can be used again and placed into new situations and stories based on the authors' experiences.