Storyboarded my scones off today at an agency called brandbar. This image has nothing to do with that job (I won't see those scanned in puppies for a long time, methinks). An agency I'm on the books with for called me Friday last week to pitch up at this gig 8:30am today, Monday. No brief, no map with directions...you know those gigs you dread because you've just spent the past week and weekend flogging book illustrations to be completed on the same day you start the next job? You didn't take the weekend off to relax, so now you're just a smidge grumpy by the time you've conquered (tongue firmly in cheek here) the traffic to Centurion and sat down at the conference table to be briefed.
And you know, it turned out to be one of the nicest gigs I've done in a while. Call me sentimental but I don't like working outside my studio. Today I was totally spoilt with my own office with closed door, a laptop with internet access and as many cups of tea as I could swallow in a given day. Nice people, too. And what tops a day so nicely is when the folks who commissioned you actually compliment your work and really diggit. And want you to come back for future projects. Nice one after all. Did I mention I got supper, too?
What struck me today was how often I realised I was smiling while I was drawing. Yup, I'll say it again...I really love what I do!
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