Even though I am spending alot of time at my regular job today (Telecommunications Supervisor for a hospital), I did accomplish alot yesterday. It was very productive to say the least. I accomplished two things:
(1) I was able to finish the Happy Feet Baby Nursery Collection for IMVU’s catalog ..
This is a nursery bundle collection created in a Happy Feet theme for the IMVU Catalog.
46 pieces total … WOWZERZ!!! … Beautiful outcome … For those who are not aware, IMVU is a 3D Chat community that I joined back in 2009 when I was going through a divorce and nothing better to do at the time other than kids, work and school. Within the year of joining, I started developing/creating for their catalog. It has been a lot of fun and allows my creativity skills in Photoshop and Illustrator to stay on point during “down time”.
Thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn after creating the room and loving it so very much, I decided to make a matching pajama set for the IMVU Ladies:
Happy Feet pajamas created for IMVU catalog
P.S. Don’t judge me (LOL) .. I make a lot of money from the credits I make from people buying my products on this virtual game. I then resell the credits I make for cash. It may not be as prosperous as Second Life would be but SL’s interface sucks! <— My independent opinion. I rather dot-to-dot my way through a scene than concern myself with walking around virtually like a real life person. Too much work, not enough fun! <— Sounds like life.
(2) I was able to do a quick Wix wedding e-vite for two of my favorite people:
IMVU Wedding Evite for WickedXpoZure and ClaSicXpoZure.
Even though the Happy Feet Nursery Collection contains 46 pieces happily, it was a lingering and long process. After the 30th piece I was ready to quit. I was bored of it already. Penguins began to bore me. The colors began to bore me. But I was determined to finish it. I put on a little music and was able to jam myself to the finish line. What I have come to realize about myself is that if I linger over a project for way too long, I become bored of it. This then turns into a “rush” job and even though it may get me through the boredom, my conscience gets the better of me. Then, as in my previous post, I have to find those (horse) reigns and pull myself to a stop as a reminder that this is my livelyhood and if I’m willing to rush through something that isn’t as important. What will happen to those opportunities that require complete concentration on until the job is done? If I’m now starting out as an official freelance graphic designer and am bored already, what does that mean? Of course this projects aren’t as challenging and some I can do with my eyes closed. But I’ve got to put my best foot forward now so that it remains ahead of the game.
I would love to hear your thoughts and suggestions on how you get through lingering and sometimes even boring projects.
So what’s next for Dade Graphix?
- The folks at Impact Designs and Signs in Homestead, Florida finished my car magnets so I’m going to go grab those today and see how they look on the outside of my vehicle. Don’t worry, I’ll take pics!
- The folks at Unger & Kowitt Traffic Law put a smile on my face today with some great news on a situation that I’ve been dealing with for a few years now. So even though this is way off topic, I recommend if you are in the vicinity of Dade & Broward counties and in need of assistance with traffic-related dilemmas to look them up. They are great.
- I’m going to complete the male version of the Happy Feet Pajamas today and do some for the Ladies and Fellas of IMVU for the Princess Jasmine Nursery Collection I’m working on.
- I have to go to my online class today for 3D Studio Max and see what I can learn today about 3D Animation. This is after I get off from work at the hospital.
Wishing you all a blissful and creative day today!
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