Soooo… Thought Bubble came and went. Didn't sell much but to be honest I wasn’t expecting to. Some people may be disheartened by this but I’m not. I’ve come to realise that I’ve lost focus with what I enjoy about drawing (and Illustration as a whole).
I tried hard to get stuff ready for Thought Bubble when honestly I don’t think I was or am ready, and that’s not a bad thing necessarily. It just means I have to take a step back to refocus. I need to remember what I love about my work. But most importantly I need to spend more time on my work rather than hurrying to have something in my hand.
A few positive points to point out though. From a networking point of view it was good. I spoke to a gentleman that works for Gosh! Comics who showed interest in me making a zine to sell there and told me to get in touch when I have something I want to sell. I also found I have a few more followers on social networks nearly all of whom attended Thought Bubble. I'm putting their interest down to seeing my work. Finally I spoke to Phillipa Rice about her Soft Spot animations. She was really nice about discussing them with me and informed a large part of her process was finding ways to cheat (this is relevant as I'm currently creating animations for OUIL504). I'm really struggling with my animation brief at the moment so am happy to take on as much advice as possible!
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