Drawing is a discipline with many rewards and possible areas of deep focus, some enjoy detailed explorations of patterns and textures, others like world-building. Look into what type of drawing opportunities each field offers, some jobs seem interesting from the outside, but turn out to be dull and tedious..

Don’t think as much about style as you do about substance. That first most exciting part of design, the dreaming and imagining, has little to do with style. Don’t obsess over it, you will develop your own accidentally, and you might not notice it happening..

It's important to be realistic and a delusional at the same time. You have to understand that you are not the best artist ever but your also not the worst. I go through each day thinking "Wow, I'm the shit, I'm a great artist" then i'll go online, look at other artists and think, "I am a huge pile of hot garbage!" Both of those thoughts should keep you continuing to grow and get better.. 

Do what you really love and your career will find its path. I ended up specializing in character design, my real passion, and what I always show online. Your web page is like the window display in a store: people will not ask you if you sell apples if you only show pears..

A young artist has to consider that there will be long hours and hard work at the drawing desk. Working as a commercial artist means that you will have to draw things that might be not very interesting or aligned with your personal taste and if you are part of a production you have to accept criticism and be open for feedback…

As a teenager my personal goal was to work in the biggest animation studios in Hollywood, but after visiting so many times these studios and talk to some of the best professionals working within it, I must say that I no longer have that ambition. Today my goal is to produce high quality material daily, working with people who value my work and can give me artistic freedom..

Tabling and attending conventions are great, but it can be expensive. With the internet as it stands now, artists can not only connect with other artists, but they can also connect with their fans and potential customers..

I think that hand-drawn animation is the most divided medium of animation so far. There’s the side that want to go back to either the classical style of Disney, or the Renaissance age of 2D animation. There’s the side who are more geared towards the Eastern Style of animation, Anime, Sakuga.. 

Keep on creating. Listen to music, audiobooks or podcasts and just let go. Don’t spend too much time on other peoples blogs thinking of what you can't do, do what you love. Your work will improve by just drawing every day. Have fun!

Hand drawn animation in the Disney tradition is a very different type of hand drawn character animation. To me, a resurgence may not be seen on the screen for a while, as it requires stories and characters and teams of artists with a lifetime of experience to bring that animation to life..

Creating art is a difficult practice even for the most accomplished of us. It’s impossible to ever reach a point at which we could say we’re finished learning. Frustration is an inevitability if we want to create and this will always be true..