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Jake Parker, Lee White, and Will Terry discuss the dangers of art as content, how to tailor art challenges to your needs, and when to let small projects stay small.
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SHOW LINKS
Inktober
Children’s Book Pro
In the Night Kitchen by Maurice Sendak
Little Nemo in Slumberland by Winsor McCay
Eric by Shaun Tan
NYT: Emma Thompson Is Right: The Word “Content” Is Rude (Look into getting a free New York Times subscription through your local library!)
Matt Rhodes Art
Daniel Warren Johnson
MIT Technology Review: This New Data Poisoning Tool Lets Artists Fight Back Against Generative AI
LightBox Expo
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Art challenges (like Inktober) are opportunities for personal growth, not competitions with everyone else on the internet. Focus less on following the “rules” of each challenge and more on applying yourself in ways that improve your art.
You don’t need to participate in every art challenge at the expense of your work or your family life. You can choose to tailor challenges to your situation. Don’t let them overwhelm you.
Some things are meant to stay small; you don’t need to turn every zine or sketch into a full graphic novel or finished painting.
Sequential art needs a balance of impactful punches and quiet moments- visual crescendos and decrescendos.
Don’t be a slave to the content machine; it’s better to work slowly, produce meaningful art, and have little to post between projects than to sacrifice quality for virtual likes and shares.
LINKS
Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com. Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44
Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt
Lee White: leewhiteillustration.com. Instagram: @leewhiteillo
Daniel Tu: danieltu.co.
Lily Camille Howell: lilycamille.com
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