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Greetings Monkeywatchers,

UPDATE: Day 85 now up. Livestreaming and sketches.

Previous posts:
Day 86-ish
Day 87:Concept World Sketchathon
Day 88:Texture Balls
Day 89:Hands

'89 Days to Awesome' is a journal of my self development journey over the next 89 days of my life. Why the next 89? Because I have quit work for 3 months to live off my savings and dedicate myself wholeheartedly to improving my art.

You will get a good look at my training schedule and regime, insights into my process including things I discover along the way, cool resources or inspiration that I use and a whole lot of artwork which I probably won't post on FB or dA.  

As I love teaching and helping people out I will also probably post about some of the learning that I have gathered the hard way since I decided to teach myself to illustrate almost five years ago.

These are things that seem to be common pitfalls and dead ends that so many learning artists take; things that I wish someone had told me starting out; things that might give you some insight into what it really takes to become an artist, or follow your own passion whatever that might be.

Follow it if you like, comment away at anything, ask me questions!! If you ask a doozy that I think will make a good post, I'll add it in the mix.

I'm excited to be on this path, so please come along with me.
  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Various
  • Reading: Dune. Again
  • Watching: pixels pushing across screens
  • Playing: are you kidding, I have shit to get done
  • Eating: healthy---ish

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~M0nkeyBread
dangling fruits of art
Artist | Professional | Digital Art
New Zealand
I was birthed from the cavernous interior of a 4000 year old Baobab tree in the Rift Valley of Africa. I learned to run with the tribes of the plains and fish from the great Lake Nyasa.

When I was 15 I climbed the branches of the mother tree in an attempt to pick the fruit from the highest branch. With my last reach I slipped and fell and was knocked unconscious, but with the fruit in my hand.

From that day I was known as "Pain de Singe" or Monkeybread; the fruit of the Baob tree.

The witchdoctor's weed which called me back from the world of dreams also gave me visions of my true purpose...to climb to the highest branches and weave my own spells of visual MonkeyMagic; to create until I bleed pixels from every pore.
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Please rifle through my galleries. If you would like me to bleed pixels for you on your project please get in touch.

If you are a fan consider taking a moment to follow me on my facebook page
A big thanks to everyone who fav's my stuff. I can't often respond to them all individually, but every single one is so very much appreciated!
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*zeedurrani Mar 3, 2013  Professional Interface Designer
Many thanks for the detailed feedback on my piece it's going to help me loads.

Love your work and you can really see your experience in your speedies...

Hopefully one day will get up to your standards. Sent you a lama, as a way of thank you
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~M0nkeyBread Mar 4, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
No worries dude, glad to help!
Thanks, glad you liked my stuff; I'm still very much learning of course...there's never an end only a long-ass journey and lots of hard work. Keep it up mate! :)
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*zeedurrani Mar 4, 2013  Professional Interface Designer
How long have you been doing art for btw ?
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~M0nkeyBread Mar 4, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
hmm, well always knew I could draw from pretty early on but never really followed up on it and went down other career paths. I kind of half-assed the idea of learning to illustrate from 2009 but I only became really serious about dedicating myself to learning and improving about a year and a half ago. I'd say I've probably been doing it for that long then. Until you decide it's something you want to focus on you're not really doing it. :)
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:iconartja:
Lovely gallery, really liked the dark cityscapes. A real shame your page doesnt have that many views. I hope it get them in the future though! Keep up the good work.
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~M0nkeyBread Feb 18, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Thanks dude! Nah it's all good, I don't care about pageviews at all, just care about getting better! Thanks for stopping by :)
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You are welcome!
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*Yip-Lee Jan 4, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
A fellow kiwi :D! Impressive body of work in your gallery ^_^
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~M0nkeyBread Jan 4, 2013  Professional Digital Artist
Yes indeed! Thanks man :) Always good to meet fellow kiwis...you have some nice stuff in your galleries too dude...that pic from your avatar, has some awesome lighting. Whereabouts in NZ are ya?
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