Posted by: Emily in Dinking Around When You Should Be Working,Process
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But they’re certainly something.

Hi Ho! Just sweating over a panel and feeling extremely unproductive tonight.  I finished a whopping 2 panels today! That’s one more than one and one less than NOT ENOUGH!

Anywho, I’m sitting here staring at what little work I did do, and I start blaming my lack of productivity on my pencils, of all things. This got me thinking about the importance of  “tools” and “workspace”.

These two things can make or break you.  Without the proper tools your work will suffer.  Same goes for your workspace; If you don’t feel comfortable, you won’t get anything done.  Your art space is sacred.  Your tools are the lightening rods of your imagination.  Or something?

With all that being said, here’s another thought: These tools do not define your work.  In other words, a true artist can create with the bare necessities, in the worst conditions.  Meaning, it’s no excuse when all your pencils have become little nubs that can not tolerate another sharpening (as you can tell in the above picture, I have an electric sharpener = OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE SHARPENING).

Before I start a project, I make sure to give my space a looksee.  Here are the 3 most important aspects of a workspace, for me:

-Functionality

-Ease

-Comfort

My space is all about accessibility.  Glass of water within reach, CHECK. Tools, paper, references, are all at my disposable.  I know myself and thus know that if I have to get up from my desk; I may never come back.  The goal is to have everything there for me.

Now I’ve shown you mine, let’s see yours.