Comments on: What’s My Motivation? http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html Animation storyboarder, and part time comixer, James(JAMIE)Baker spouts off about this and that. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 11:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2 By: amber m http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20611 amber m Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:00:58 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20611 yep! for that very reason, sometimes i intentionally go w/o looking at other's sites for stretches.i find it easier to shut off the internal chatter. i agree, it's harder when you work for yourself, though. one needs to have inspiration if you're in your home office. "the tea cup is my skull" don't throw that one away! yep! for that very reason, sometimes i intentionally go w/o looking at other’s sites for stretches.i find it easier to shut off the internal chatter. i agree, it’s harder when you work for yourself, though. one needs to have inspiration if you’re in your home office.
“the tea cup is my skull” don’t throw that one away!

]]> By: Brian http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20557 Brian Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:17:43 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20557 you said a mouthful, brother. you said a mouthful, brother.

]]> By: Jamie Baker http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20556 Jamie Baker Sat, 30 Jun 2007 05:15:37 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20556 Ted>> Yes that is what I was trying to do; a sort of teaser intro for one of the characters. But I wasn't liking it... John>> isn't he, though! Ted>> Yes that is what I was trying to do; a sort of teaser intro for one of the characters. But I wasn’t liking it…

John>> isn’t he, though!

]]> By: John Hoffman http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20554 John Hoffman Fri, 29 Jun 2007 21:02:36 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20554 Ted's smart. Ted’s smart.

]]> By: tedm http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20553 tedm Fri, 29 Jun 2007 18:50:44 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20553 You can still plan your epic and for the mini create a short intro for it; like a teaser. Or do a mini focused on one of the main characters. Derek T. did this very effectively in his Afterworks 2 story; that character is part of a much larger world he is creating. Good luck! Can't wait to see what you come up with! You can still plan your epic and for the mini create a short intro for it; like a teaser. Or do a mini focused on one of the main characters.

Derek T. did this very effectively in his Afterworks 2 story; that character is part of a much larger world he is creating.

Good luck! Can’t wait to see what you come up with!

]]> By: John Hoffman http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20547 John Hoffman Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:07:34 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20547 Epic Sci-Fi would be cool, but yeah, epic is tough to achieve with a small page count. I'm trapped in that same cycle of abandoning and returning to. Epic Sci-Fi would be cool, but yeah, epic is tough to achieve with a small page count.

I’m trapped in that same cycle of abandoning and returning to.

]]> By: Jamie Baker http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20534 Jamie Baker Tue, 26 Jun 2007 17:55:01 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20534 John>> The MINI is going OK. I started one, abandoned it, started another, put that down and now I'm back the one I started on first. RIDICULOUS! My goal in this MINI was to try something that I hadn't tried before, both stylistically and in terms of content. So I went around and around on what that "difference" might be. I've had it in mind to do a straight (ie: not goofy comedy) epic SCI-FI comic for many years, and I thought a mini might be a good place to experiment, but I couldn't hit upon a story that I could wrap up in a few pages... John>> The MINI is going OK. I started one, abandoned it, started another, put that down and now I’m back the one I started on first.

RIDICULOUS!

My goal in this MINI was to try something that I hadn’t tried before, both stylistically and in terms of content. So I went around and around on what that “difference” might be.

I’ve had it in mind to do a straight (ie: not goofy comedy) epic SCI-FI comic for many years, and I thought a mini might be a good place to experiment, but I couldn’t hit upon a story that I could wrap up in a few pages…

]]> By: John Hoffman http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20532 John Hoffman Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:35:05 +0000 http://www.james-baker.com/news/2007/06/whats-my-motivation.html#comment-20532 This happens to me a fair amount. I fall into the same trap of looking for inspiration and then when I look at a bunch of amazing artwork, I'm flooded with a tonne of different directions to go. I stand there and do nothing. Usually after a day, I can calm myself and get the focus back Hope you can beat the cycle. Does this mean the mini is not going well? This happens to me a fair amount. I fall into the same trap of looking for inspiration and then when I look at a bunch of amazing artwork, I’m flooded with a tonne of different directions to go. I stand there and do nothing. Usually after a day, I can calm myself and get the focus back

Hope you can beat the cycle. Does this mean the mini is not going well?

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