Welp!  it’s been two whole years since I professionally joined the animation industry, and  I should also count the  three years  I spent in games as a concept artist.

Curiously enough there is a certain “frown” that is layed upon fans , but I feel that a word needs to be said in favor of being a fan, and enjoying  whatever you treasure with the might of a child, which is what most people in this turf are at heart.

According to the general rule, fanworks are lesser because they don’t create anything original. Aha fantastic, right, right …  I CALL IT BS GOOD SIRS!!

and here are top 3 reasons why:

* Today you draw a pony, tomorrow a Disney pony, eventually, maybe your own colorful horse world. Reproducing what you love sets the foundation for creation.
* When you work in an animation  /game studio, most of the time you will work with someone else’s IP, unless you are a concept artist which is 05% of the job positions available.  What good are you to a studio if you can’t match the IP look?  p-lease!
* Whatever you love is a source of positive energy, which when put to good use can get you to achieve things that you thought impossible, exactly how I build this here:

I spent 11 months putting off how to learn how to build in Toon Boom. I already mastered Flash, so dealing with TB’s interface and re-learning all the ropes, with 20X the complexity was as appetizing as walking over hot coals. And THERE! the fan side took over and I decided that the task wouldn’t be so bad with a spoonful of sugar straight from the childhood.

Now fast forward three months and look here! I am a full time builder. What a Stinker of a woman sirs! ba-dum.. tishh!. So.. bottom line, being a fan is a great drive, and when managed well, it can grant you skills.

If the time comes, when the eyebrows will go down on you for being a fan, chin up buddy, because nobody’ s movie is better than yours, no matter how high they are in the food chain.

A wise woman recently told me “draw whatever you damn please and own it” and I agree.

FAN PRIDE FOR EVERYONE TODAY!

And just to end like a boss, with a knife on the table,  here, have a “pony” on me.