Motivation...
Posted: Sat Jan 04, 2003 14:56 -0700
This one's for Mr. Sakai.
Mr. Sakai, when you were learning to draw (an aspiring artist, if ever you were one...) how did you stay motivated? I mean, I tried doing comics once, but gave up. Then I started reading Usagi, and I just had to give it another shot. But I'm finding that my drawings are still lacking in many areas. I know that this is what I want to do, but it seems like this is going to take so long to get good (enough) at. At first, I just read all the Usagi I could get my hands on. That kept me motivated, but I found myself rapidly catching up on you (I don't want to run out of Usagi [and on that note, you are forbidden to die. You must draw Usagi FOREVER!]). So, I ask, how did YOU stay motivated? What did you do? I know I'm not the only one who has gone through this before, so maybe someone like you can give me some advice. And, quite frankly, you're the only comic artist out there willing to talk with his fans this way. I find that even more admirable than your greatness with pen or story. Anyway, if you have any suggestions. This REALLY is the path I want to take... it just seems like such a long road before I reach the first landmark.
Thanks.
Mr. Sakai, when you were learning to draw (an aspiring artist, if ever you were one...) how did you stay motivated? I mean, I tried doing comics once, but gave up. Then I started reading Usagi, and I just had to give it another shot. But I'm finding that my drawings are still lacking in many areas. I know that this is what I want to do, but it seems like this is going to take so long to get good (enough) at. At first, I just read all the Usagi I could get my hands on. That kept me motivated, but I found myself rapidly catching up on you (I don't want to run out of Usagi [and on that note, you are forbidden to die. You must draw Usagi FOREVER!]). So, I ask, how did YOU stay motivated? What did you do? I know I'm not the only one who has gone through this before, so maybe someone like you can give me some advice. And, quite frankly, you're the only comic artist out there willing to talk with his fans this way. I find that even more admirable than your greatness with pen or story. Anyway, if you have any suggestions. This REALLY is the path I want to take... it just seems like such a long road before I reach the first landmark.
Thanks.