I love learning and practicing. I looked back on my life and discovered the things I became good at had one thing in common. All of the things I became good at were things I had the PATIENCE to PRACTICE. If I did not have the patience to practice I never really spent the time to get really good at something. If you find yourself at a crossroads to realizing there is something you want to learn but you are finding you do not have a lot…

All of the rules/processes/revisions/editing became a wall to feeling okay about allowing myself to just write and share my ideas. Why I never tried to start writing until 7 months ago. A new rule for new writers: Don't learn the rules of writing first, learn to use your ideas as…

Why is motion design & animation valuable? I believe the value of motion design/animation is helping people understand and relate. I am a 3D motion designer and I love what I do every day. …

Growing up I was so inspired by the variety of animations, puppets, and sets of Sesame Street. Instead of branding police they had vision police. They had a core curriculum content book for what they wanted to teach. They connected their writers with educators. And most importantly they gave their…

A roadmap for learning digital art software to become a well-rounded digital artist in 2022. As a digital artist, I have always been excited about learning new tools, and currently, I’ve never been more excited about the tools we have to create. But learning the tools in an order that…

Switching gears from one project to another. — Are you a creator, designer, or brand strategist? If so, you will get asked to create a new project by a client or boss that you may feel disconnected from. How do you quickly get your head in the game? When I feel mentally and emotionally disconnected from switching gears…

Why does practicing something like design, illustration, animation, music etc. make you better at it? You DESTROY technical barriers and consiquentially it takes less time to get your idea from your head out to the final product. The key difference between the master and beginner is their ability to quickly get ideas from their head to the final product before they get stuck in a technical tangle.

I suck at illustrating and I have been a visual designer and animator for over 13 years with continued employment and freelance clients. I’ve always wanted to be a good illustrator, but I’m just not naturally talented at drawing. …

Through a series of decisions I was not happy about in the past, I later realized that I went against my gut feeling about those decisions. …