General Discussion Thread

[Daéa Reina]

Wow, this forum is inspiring someone to follow her dream! 

I have a couple of tips -- one practical, one allegorical.

1. Are there career counselors in Brazil?  My mother is a career counselor in San Francisco.  Her whole profession is to help people with questions just like yours:  "I'm doing ABC but I want to do XYZ; how do I  get there?"  (Other career topics too, of course.)
Some possible tactics, expanding on your very wise instinct to start your queries here, among friends, many of whom are artists:
* Figure out some specific career paths in the art field.  I'm not a lot of help here, but... cartoonist, to start with (Like not only Minna but Danelle Malan, who is both a professional cartoonist and a Forum member, and Der-Shing Helmer of "The Meek" and "Mare Internum," who has written extensively on her Twitter, Tumblr, and comic sites about her training and professional path).  Also:  Medical illustrator; newspaper/magazine graphic artist; editorial cartoonist; concept artist; animator; children's schoolbook illustrator (Der-Shing has done a lot of educational work)...
* Look up people who do the kind of work you want to do, and ask them exactly what you're asking us here.  You could reach out via your college (social connections help open doors!), whatever social media you use (I'm not a Facebooker, but nearly everyone else on the planet is), friends, neighbors, family, colleagues...

2. The French cartoonist Boulet recently did a comic on The Artist's Path to Success:
http://english.bouletcorp.com/2015/05/27/warriors-good-fortune/
The struggles of his warrior character, Mighty Yorgl, are allegories of his efforts to make a career as an artist.  Don't forget to hover your mouse over each row of drawings; he puts interesting comments in those little square bubbles that pop up.  (What are those bubbles on a Web image called -- tooltips?)  Click the REACT link too for a little epilogue.

Hmm, the only one I can think of who does art for a living here is Almond-Goddess. Maybe you should shoot her a pm, I don't think she checks this thread.

Not gonna lie though, I think the art business is really though. Both my sister and two friends have an education in art, and finding relevant, steady employment is really tough for them (even for my sister whose talent borders on the minnaesque).

Thank you very much! I'm looking for answers and advice everywhere right now, and I knew the forum would be a good place to ask.

[Fimbulvarg]

I would pay good money David Attenborough to say this.

"And here we see the majestic Laufey as she goes about her day... posting on forums... obtaining food... evading the predatory Icelandic Cyclist that haunts her every step"

Can't say why but in my mental image version of this she's moving around like a stressed-out penguin. Obtaining food=gobbling down raw herring piecemeal.

[Solovei]

Can't say why but in my mental image version of this she's moving around like a stressed-out penguin. Obtaining food=gobbling down raw herring piecemeal.

If you google "stressed-out penguin", this is the first image that you get:


From the horror stories I have heard about Icelandic driving, it seems accurate?

[Laufey]

I would pay good money David Attenborough to say this.

"And here we see the majestic Laufey as she goes about her day... posting on forums... obtaining food... evading the predatory Icelandic Cyclist that haunts her every step"

Good thing I wasn't drinking anything or I would have shot it out of my nose.

Can't say why but in my mental image version of this she's moving around like a stressed-out penguin. Obtaining food=gobbling down raw herring piecemeal.

Look, I  - ok, but a majestic penguin. Besides herring is delicious so there.

If you google "stressed-out penguin", this is the first image that you get:


From the horror stories I have heard about Icelandic driving, it seems accurate?

THIS DISCUSSION IS HEADING TO UNCOMFORTABLE DIRECTION.

Btw it's true, Icelanders drive like everywhere is a road and because they're all on jeeps, everywhere pretty much IS a road for them. There's even a saying that you use if someone wonders if it's ok to drive wherever the driver is going, you just ask them "Is this not a jeep?" and go.

[viola]

From the horror stories I have heard about Icelandic driving, it seems accurate?

Ha. The entire time I was driving my friend around last year all I got was "why are you going the speed limit? Why did you stop at that stop sign? Why are you still going the speed limit?"

[Solovei]

THIS DISCUSSION IS HEADING TO UNCOMFORTABLE DIRECTION.

GOOGLE DOESN'T LIE, LAUFEY

but yes, herring IS delicious. I had some grävlax yesterday with mustard sauce and rye bread and it was amazing

[Fimbulvarg]

Look, I  - ok, but a majestic penguin. Besides herring is delicious so there.

THIS DISCUSSION IS HEADING TO UNCOMFORTABLE DIRECTION.

All penguins are majestic


(Seriously though, how does that species even survive)

GOOGLE DOESN'T LIE, LAUFEY

but yes, herring IS delicious. I had some grävlax yesterday with mustard sauce and rye bread and it was amazing

Surely that's salmon though.

[Laufey]

GOOGLE DOESN'T LIE, LAUFEY

All penguins are majestic

[viola]

Hmmmm... it's probably a very good thing that Fimby and Solo aren't in Iceland right now....

[Sunflower]

I would pay good money to David Attenborough to say this.

"And here we see the majestic Laufey as she goes about her day... posting on forums... obtaining food... evading the predatory Icelandic Cyclist that haunts her every step"

You forgot "in her magnificent summer plumage"!

Self insert weekend posts commence - no surprises on who I would like to hang out with, the only problem is that me and Sigrun might go at the topic of hanging out a bit differently.



Small explanation - whenever I frill up I go the full way, which often includes wigs of many kinds, gigantic petticoats... and tightlacing corsets. Nope, my waist is definitely not as small in reality as it seems to be in some photos (you could probably punch me in the ribs there and I wouldn't even notice).

They don't REALLY make any sounds when worn.



In the end I did think of something we'd both find fun though!
(Actually don't climb Sólfar, it's not meant for that.)

[Mélusine]

Look, I  - ok, but a majestic penguin.

*Confused somewhere between the accordion troll and the majestic penguin*
... Time to go to sleep, isn't it ?

[Solovei]

(Seriously though, how does that species even survive)

Surely that's salmon though.

Yes, but the point is that all fish is amazing. It's kind of inspirational really if you think about it. There are no boundaries - only delicious noms.

More penguins (and probably an accurate representation of my behavior if I ever meet a Laufey:

[Fimbulvarg]

Now that one has the makings of an emperor.

Hmmmm... it's probably a very good thing that Fimby and Solo aren't in Iceland right now....

What's the worst that could happen.

Yes, but the point is that all fish is amazing. It's kind of inspirational really if you think about it. There are no boundaries - only delicious noms.

More penguins (and probably an accurate representation of my behavior if I ever meet a Laufey:

Sharks are also fish.

You headbutt her and flee? Well, I guess, maybe......

[Solovei]

Now that one has the makings of an emperor.

IMPERATOR LAUFEY!

*V8 salute*

[viola]

IMPERATOR LAUFEY!

*V8 salute*

Aaagghh too bad Haiz has already gone to bed. We need someone to draw this quickly