Severe Storyboard Grind

Currently, I am working on a new project during the day and another during the nights and weekends. The night/weekend gig is something that doesn’t need super tight drawings, and so I can let the storytelling carry the load.

Storytelling is something that has to stay strong or else one gets fired.

When I find myself overloaded and I can’t do all the work, I do what many artists in the comic book field do .  In other words, I have to sub-contract to a trusted artist who can add some shading to my work or add a little line work.

I still have to take all meetings, do all the layouts, and make any corrects the director needs.

If you can avoid it, do DO NOT double dip, unless you are young, don’t have a wife and kid, and know just how to work it. This has only happened as one gig was looking for financing and had an approximate date. The other came into being just as I had free time before the upcoming job.

I couldn’t pass up a job, and I also didn’t know if the second gig would come through or not. Plus, both jobs had people I really wanted to work with.

It’s either feast or famine and I am very tired. But, it beats being broke.