*luxvelveteen

i've decided where to go for grad school, although it's going to have to wait another couple years or so. i want to accumulate a lot of money first, rather than kill myself with another bunch of loans.

in other news i've recently gotten a comic gig, meaning that yes, i am in fact doing a comic. however, this is a freelance job and once it's over...well...it might help if i seek out some 'solid' employment.

this comic is 32 pages, and the company for which i'm working for is located in italy. i actually don't have a ton of info about the company itself, at this point. we communicate mostly by email, and thus far we've been establishing the characters, the style, and so forth. but i have been paid. and frankly, if all goes well, i'll make a respectable sum for this job.

in a way i don't feel worthy of this opportunity, knowing that there are edgier, trendier, more "exciting" artists out there. i have no doubts about my actual drawing ability. (since i can draw anything i want, technically.) what i wonder about is my originality and my sensibilities. i feel sort of unbalanced. i know that in order to make successful comics, i've got to be a crackerjack writer AS WELL as being able to draw. but do i have interesting stories to tell? only time will be able to answer that...


i'm lucky to have the opportunity to get some of my work published, though. would make a nice little portfolio piece, eh?