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So I'm kind of in the process of slooooooooowly announcing this:

I got hired at Sony Pictures Animation, and I'll be started this Wednesday!

I need to say that I'm both EXTREMELY excited and stunned.  I mean... stunned.  As in... really stunned.  To the point where I don't think I've processed it at all.  

Like, can I explain something?  

I basically never thought this could happen.

Ever.  4 years ago, I wasn't even pursuing art.  I loved it more than anything, but I'd given up on it because I didn't think I could make a living or be good enough.  Like that was my life.  Just someone who loved animation, but had written off my involvement with it.  When I finally decided to jump in, I jumped with both feet, and have basically been myopically focused ever since.  Life and holidays and birthdays would roll on around me, and I wouldn't even notice because I had a final or a project or whatever else, and I'd just live and breathe this stuff because I wanted to do this.  I wanted to work in a studio.  I wanted to work in feature animation.  I wanted to design characters and help create stories and have them reach people everywhere.  That's what I wanted.  

And it's like all of a sudden I'm ploughing along and I hit a WALL, just this MASSIVE wall, consisting of people saying, "Oh, okay, well: here you go.  You get to do those things.  We'll let you.  We WANT you to."

And that's surreal.  That's fricking surreal.  It doesn't make sense yet, and I KNOW the people who hired me, and I don't even believe it.  haha.  I'm that version of happy that's terrified of being as over the moon as I want to feel.  I've conditioned myself into a finely crafted state of being tentative about all good fortune I have.  WHICH IS LAME, AND STUPID... but true.  

I'm seriously just... so excited.  So happy.  So overwhelmed, but in a good way.  

Dunno.  Gimme a few weeks.  I'm sure some form of reality will be there then.  hahaha

Love!
  • Reading: Harry Potter
  • Watching: Star Trek TNG
  • Eating: lots of tomatoes

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Amanda Jolly
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Current Residence: Southern California
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:iconthelastprime:
Your work is some of my favourite on DeviantArt, favouriting everything is a tad excessive- so I thought I'd just tell you here :) Gratz on getting hired by the way, your art is incredible and you deserve it.
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~Iulia24 2 days ago  Professional Digital Artist
I'm really happy to have discovered your gallery your work is totally awesome ! :love:
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~travelingpantscg 22 hours ago  Student Digital Artist
Oh THANK you! I really appreciate it. Happy to be found! :D
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~JackPot-84 May 6, 2013  Professional Filmographer
Oh, you're on DA too !! I discovered your work just some days ago on Tumblr :D I'm glad to see you there ! Your art is so outstanding *0* !! Instant watch :heart:
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~travelingpantscg May 6, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Oh, thank you so much on all accounts!! Yeah, this place is a little quieter for me, but I'm seeing if I can change that, haha. Really appreciate your kind words!
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~MrTomLong May 4, 2013  Professional Filmographer
Your character work blows my mind, how do you get such life and variation in to each one? im studying from your work as we speak. :D
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~travelingpantscg May 6, 2013  Student Digital Artist
Thank you SO much! hahaha. And yes, study away! It's always such a big help. haha.

And uuuuuh, I have no idea. haha. Well, I mean, I do, but there's no short answer. I guess practice, observation, and study? Thinking through a character's personality and how they might react to things, how their bodies would move in those reactions? I think of the characters as people or little actors, so I just think through how they'd enact their behaviors or emotions.
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~MrTomLong May 6, 2013  Professional Filmographer
What a great reply, thanks very much. I look forward to seeing more of your work. I'm off to draw some characters!
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~travelingpantscg May 6, 2013  Student Digital Artist
You're welcome! And woohoo, good plan! :D
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~megane-me Apr 30, 2013   Digital Artist
man your stuff is so awesome! and everything is just so full of life. : D
thank you for inspiring!

oh and hope you don't mind another watcher!
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