How to choose your side projects

How to choose your side projects.

Lately I’ve experienced a boom in freelancing from looking for projects to just not having descent sleeping time because I have so much work is a blessing… but really is it? The fact that I have to compromise time with my loved one, a little bit of a social life is it worth it? Honestly no it’s not and I had to learn the hard way.

Time away from your computer or drawing table is essential. I love creating, I love drawing when ever I come up with a fresh new concept it’s a creative orgasm for me and I would not want to lose that joy, that passion. I have a 9 2 5 however that doesn’t quench my creative thirst that’s why I’m also looking for something that will allow much more artistic freedom.

Let me give you an example, I love to draw the Ti-Moun and I was unable to do it because I was too busy with paying contract because I do the comic strip for pure fun and love and that’s the point that I want to illustrate I think when we have the opportunity to jump in projects we, well I will ask myself what am I gaining with this contract? In one year I can say that I get 2 maybe 3 opportunities to make outstanding pieces, a lot of factors have to be lined up in order to have that groundbreaking design piece and unfortunately money i$ not one of them.

So in the future I will take more time to choose my contracts and do not forget never, NEVER compromise quality for quantity. I hope this post was helpful to you, comments and suggestions are welcome.

• The artwork that I used for this post is a graphic element for a magazine that I’m freelancing for and I taught it would be perfect for this little article.
Ron