Sakura-Con 2013 Post-Mortem

I just got back from a totally rad Easter Weekend in Seattle, Washington. Unfortunately while I don't have all that much to report, it was a really awesome experience, a big-old eye opener that's forced me to come to a hard truth.

I've seriously got to level my game up.


A friend of mine who runs an art operation in association with the Vocaloid operation Sound of the Future, Garaw Artworks, was unable to complete his print run, so he invited me and a couple - much more prolific - people to take advantage of the distributor's space.

Our Small Press Booth

I should clarify. I was sharing the table with Kawaiiboku and Rai Kamishiro, so I was a bit of an odd man out. This would be about the third Anime convention at which I haven't sold a single anime-related article. In the middle of Sword Art Online merch and a homebrew J-Pop artist we got Adventure Time.

ALL MY BRILLIANT FANTASIES

I was also threw some commissions out there, but nobody was biting.

I'm okay, not great. I need to be better,

Simply put, I need to practice a lot more. There is something to be said about a lack of confidence in linework; the observer can see it, but it's an entirely different sensation actually feeling it. That's the kind of things that causes slowdowns and a causes jitters. 

I've also got to keep up with the trends, offer the people something they want with a touch of something different.

Next stop: Anime Evolution. Two months to level up my game.