So this is a challenge that I heard about thru Daniel Warren and Dave Rapoza. Basically what you do is find 3 things at least, that you want to improve on as an artist.Then write down steps your going to take to get to each of your end goals, deadline: 365 days. At least one of your challenges should be non art related because we realize not all of our struggle with our art career is necessarily directly related to art. For instance if you work at a job that requires a ton of your time, and it makes you tired, and its a job you'd rather not have, one of your goals could be to gain freedom from this situation and place yourself in a position where your working doing what you like, and not spending a ton of time on a job that's doing absolutely nothing for your art career.
With that being said, lets get into my goals,
Goal: 1)Get better at art obviously*
Steps: Study everyday for a year- EVERYDAY! NO EXCEPTIONS
Make studies relevant to personal art
Win a challenge on an art site
Set up a livestream and stream away
Start a blog
Enroll in at least 1 cgmw class
Study format should be Copy, Memorize, Apply. *relevant to personal art
(copy and image that has something to do with personal piece, memorize the study and
do it without ref, apply the study to personal art)
Goal: 2)Develop a portfolio
Steps: Make one portfolio piece a month
Get an image in a magazine or in the first page of an art site
Study and read up on Entertainment Illustration
Goal: 3)Stop procrastinating and just do it!
Steps: Make up something to do everyday for a week (doesn't have to be art related)
ex. get up a 6 every morning, do 10 pullups, walk backward through every doorway you cross.
Say NO to things that are going to interfere with doing art or any of my challenges
Pick something to do everyday for a year
Goal: 4)Study fundamentals every month
Steps: January) Full Body Anatomy
February) Heads-Torso
March) Arms- Legs
April) Hands-Feet
May) Value-Color
June) Texture-Lighting
July) Composition- Perspective
August) Dramatic pose- Expression
September) Animal anatomy- Insects
October) Fantasy characters- Mechs
November)Monster-Aliens
December) Landscape-Cityscape
Here's a link to the Deathline post
http://danwarrenart.blogspot.com/2011/11/crimson-daggers-deathline-challenge.html
