Nothing takes the wind out of your sails faster than attempting to explain the making of a video game to an old person.
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If you work in video games long enough, you notice some patterns. And me, because I’m a picky, visual sort of person, notice the patterns in how people dress more than anything.
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For the last 4 or 5 years, ever since I’ve started working harder at my personal work, I've dreamed of being able to illustrate full time. And I’ve had a very specific vision in my head as to what my career, and what my life would look like.
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Every now and again I’ll have an artist I’m working with come and tell me they want to become an art director. These are my tricks of the trade. (Spoiler: wear all black!)
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The longer I work, the more I realize that I've never had a real job.
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Some vices I won't give up.
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I get asked every now and again what it's like to make video games. I never really know how to answer that question. Mainly because I have no clue myself, even after 20 years.
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I'm always amazed at how much time can pass when I get sucked into playing with my phone.
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I’ve never been a Type “A” person, exactly. I’ve always thought of myself as more of a type “R” or “U” kind of guy. Maybe an “M”, if I've had enough coffee.
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I’m in love social media. I admit it. It’s become an obsession. I think a LOT about my Instagram feed.
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I spent years stalled out on my art. I don’t draw much in my job in video games (unless you count the endless doodles of coworkers I draw in meetings).
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I’ve always been kind of an instant gratification sort of person. The idea of having a goal, identifying the steps to that goal, and working towards it was not something I was familiar with.
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Why HAVEN’T I tried, up until this point, to make a living at drawing? There have been plenty of reasons. But the more I look at them, they look more like excuses.
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