Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Artist Aliases-go real or keep it separate?

I came around making a new icon, because I've been thinking of making business cards for myself. That and I really do need to work on a portfolio website. But anyway, I do intend to go to conventions and get a table. So now it brings me to this question: Do I keep using the alias inyuji? or use my real name? Or use them both?

Here's the reason why. Initially I wanted to use my real name for more professional and original work, and inyuji as my fanart, online and personal, and conventional alias. After a lot of looking into my favorite artists, comic artists, and content creators, and came up with this list

  • Keep an online alias and go by that only
  • still go with their deviantart name and still rock
  • use real actual name
  • make a name based on their actual name because it's too long to say  
  • Use a pseudonym but still list their actual name on their bio or card or twitter 
  • keep a pseudonym for more personal and fanart, and use real name or studio name for original or professional work
  • Make a studio name and list their name
Now I got some advice from some one of the animators who works on the netflix series "Archer" and she says it really is up to the artist, but also ask "what do you want to do?" In all honesty, I think I've become too attached to my deviantart name, and have used it quite a lot, especially in my short cartoons. I like entertaining people and making people laugh with my art,comics, and cartoons. But I actually want to be taken seriously as an artist as well. I love cartoons, but I know I'm capable of other projects as well. For a while, I had been thinking of doing what Yamino does. She uses Yamino, but still lists her real name in her portfolio. I don't think I'll mind using Ji "Inyuji" Eom on my portfolio.

Perhaps it's this paranoia and fear of people from the past coming back to haunt me once they see my "actual" name posted on comics or any work, and they felt insulted or claim that I had no right to use their image or resemblance in any character. But I might as well just suck up and own what I do. 

Aside from that, it's time for some past due doodles.
First off, I've made a new icon avatar for myself. 

The first one is the one I've been using most. 2nd one is the new one, and I plan on using this for my future portfolio website. 3rd one was something I had made for myself, but I'm not sure if I want to use this.

And I present to you some "bad" drawings. The reason "bad" is because I don't like them. But a fellow artist on tumblr posted an uplifting and liberating post, to not fear crappy drawings. In the end, it's my learning process, and should not be hated or feared. It's okay to make mistakes. The one on the left, I was testing out my new brush pen, but forcing myself to make more decisive lines...didn't work well. Right page is possible new outfit for Ethelmay after suffering a rather traumatic point in her life. That and exploring a little more vicious side of her.
 Below is the ugliest drawing I've made, all because I braved drawing with my left hand only. This is probably the 2nd time I've drawn mainly with the left. But rather than scrap it, I decided to stick with it to the end. I really have very little control over pen pressure.
 Here I went back with my right. Tried out another way of drawing heads and faces, but it doesn't seem to fit with the way I'm used to drawing human heads.
Ah yes, I've finished another beeswax comic. Now I'm wondering if it's time to make an actual website for Beeswax. Well, hopefully I'll be more confident and make my decision on how I present myself as an artist. But for now, for any of those going through the whole "unemployment" spell, hang in there.

Oh yeah, it seems like I'm not good at learning on my own with this Magic Box Academy. But I'm not going to quit it just yet.

Anyway, that's it for now. 

Also, I'd love to hear your thoughts and feedback on the whole "Pseudonym vs real name" for artists.

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