Comments on: The zone http://takeshimiyazawa.com/uncategorized/the-zone/ The Official Website of Takeshi Miyazawa Fri, 17 Feb 2012 03:44:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: TAK http://takeshimiyazawa.com/uncategorized/the-zone/#comment-62 TAK Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:17:00 +0000 http://takeshimiyazawa.com/?p=37#comment-62 Aleeeeeex, soon to be a dad, huh???? Congrats, man. We'll have drinks when I'm back home in December, yo!<br/><br/>Your pic looks great, man. I little stiff but I like the amount of detail you get in there. Damn. I don't have the patience for that much crosshatching! Is this part of an official pitch to DC?<br/><br/>yeah, we're our own worst critic afterall. Can't be all down on yourself all the time. I suppose it's in our nature to remember the bad more than the good. I remind myself of that sometimes and it makes me feel good. lol.<br/><br/>Anyway, yeah, gimme a ring anytime, man. <br/><br/>C, I feel the same way. Focusing on work is cool and everything but gotta take time and enjoy youth, y'know? Another thing is, I keep thinking, am I gonna be doing this when I hit 35? 40?? 50??? It's nuts. Can't imagine drawing teens when I'm an old fart. lol. <br/><br/>But you're right. Gotta let go if you wanna keep moving forward. I've felt that about pretty much every other aspect of my life except for comics. It's wierd. Aleeeeeex, soon to be a dad, huh???? Congrats, man. We’ll have drinks when I’m back home in December, yo!

Your pic looks great, man. I little stiff but I like the amount of detail you get in there. Damn. I don’t have the patience for that much crosshatching! Is this part of an official pitch to DC?

yeah, we’re our own worst critic afterall. Can’t be all down on yourself all the time. I suppose it’s in our nature to remember the bad more than the good. I remind myself of that sometimes and it makes me feel good. lol.

Anyway, yeah, gimme a ring anytime, man.

C, I feel the same way. Focusing on work is cool and everything but gotta take time and enjoy youth, y’know? Another thing is, I keep thinking, am I gonna be doing this when I hit 35? 40?? 50??? It’s nuts. Can’t imagine drawing teens when I’m an old fart. lol.

But you’re right. Gotta let go if you wanna keep moving forward. I’ve felt that about pretty much every other aspect of my life except for comics. It’s wierd.

]]> By: CeeCee http://takeshimiyazawa.com/uncategorized/the-zone/#comment-61 CeeCee Thu, 24 Nov 2005 10:22:00 +0000 http://takeshimiyazawa.com/?p=37#comment-61 Yanno, I had no problem working 19 hour days 7 days a week for a year an a half until one day I realized that if I kept doing that, I was going to look back on my 20s and wonder where it went.<br/><br/>Since then I've re-evaluated a lot of things about work. I only continue to work on comics that I really like, I try to improve coloring wise, while not nit picking too much, understanding that I have to let go and move on to the next page, and make it better...<br/><br/>Basically, what I've realized is that in order for me to care about work, I really really have to be able to let it go. Yanno, I had no problem working 19 hour days 7 days a week for a year an a half until one day I realized that if I kept doing that, I was going to look back on my 20s and wonder where it went.

Since then I’ve re-evaluated a lot of things about work. I only continue to work on comics that I really like, I try to improve coloring wise, while not nit picking too much, understanding that I have to let go and move on to the next page, and make it better…

Basically, what I’ve realized is that in order for me to care about work, I really really have to be able to let it go.

]]> By: Alex http://takeshimiyazawa.com/uncategorized/the-zone/#comment-60 Alex Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:13:00 +0000 http://takeshimiyazawa.com/?p=37#comment-60 Hey Tak,<br/><br/>It's Alex! Just reading your blog and I had to respond. I agree that it's important to concentrate on improving and never be satisfied with your work. I find myself doing that quite a lot but as a result, I find that I'm always second guessing myself...and that, for me, tends to be a huge roadblock, not a speedbump. I ask myself: Am I talented enough to get into this business? Do I even have any talent? Can I actually make it in this business? I think I let my fear of failure get the best of me...even in light of the positive response from Chicago. I've been wrestling with this for a while now and it hasn't been easy...especially with Toby (aka Alex Jr.) coming in around three weeks (!!). But I'll say this much...having your peers around you to encourage and motivate you makes all the difference. I'm currently right in the middle of my samples (still!!) and I'm hoping to get it done soon...here's the first page: <br/><br/>http://www.comicart1st.com/WIP/MrFreeze01c.jpg<br/> <br/>...lemme know what you think. I'll send over the layouts for the rest of the pages soon.<br/><br/>Keep up the awesome work, bro...I'll give you a shout this week.<br/><br/>Al Hey Tak,

It’s Alex! Just reading your blog and I had to respond. I agree that it’s important to concentrate on improving and never be satisfied with your work. I find myself doing that quite a lot but as a result, I find that I’m always second guessing myself…and that, for me, tends to be a huge roadblock, not a speedbump. I ask myself: Am I talented enough to get into this business? Do I even have any talent? Can I actually make it in this business? I think I let my fear of failure get the best of me…even in light of the positive response from Chicago. I’ve been wrestling with this for a while now and it hasn’t been easy…especially with Toby (aka Alex Jr.) coming in around three weeks (!!). But I’ll say this much…having your peers around you to encourage and motivate you makes all the difference. I’m currently right in the middle of my samples (still!!) and I’m hoping to get it done soon…here’s the first page:

http://www.comicart1st.com/WIP/MrFreeze01c.jpg

…lemme know what you think. I’ll send over the layouts for the rest of the pages soon.

Keep up the awesome work, bro…I’ll give you a shout this week.

Al

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