Scavengers FMP Reflection
Although creating this book was an uphill battle, I’m glad I was able to finish every page I had originally planned out. I’d be lying if I said any step of this process was easy, but what’s important is that the step was carried out. In the end, I did what I set out to do, I created a 22 panel graphic novel, fully bound and illustrated. A cautionary tale, perhaps, but one that was seen through to the end. As an illustrator, and especially as a freelancer, you don’t always get the opportunity to finish a piece of work in the way you would prefer. Because of this, it’s important to find a balance between what elements you can use more leeway with, and what you refuse to compromise on. Just because a work doesn’t look precisely the way you want it to doesn’t mean that your audience won’t find it enjoyable. An illustrator who is overly-critical of their own work is hardly a new phenomenon in the art world, but test of maturity lies in picking your pencil up and doing it anyway....
