Applying the manager experience to the artist.

Since i decided to work n drawings and manga, i´ve been feeling like splitted:  during day one person that work and manage, during nights an artist that draw like crazy because i love it!

I´ve tried hardly to keep both roles totally separated, of course!, from time to time the manager gives a slap on the wrist to the artist when i´m procrastinating (yeah, even when i work as crazy i have my times i procrastinate, he, he! :P ) and other times, the artist gives the creativity to the manager to resolve some situations.

From a time ago I´ve been thinking: "What about if instead to be splitted, i merge both?"

During the week of vacations I´ve been thinking seriously about it.  I love both facets of my life so maybe i should not keep it divided.

I will continue observing this idea to find the way both can work on synergy and i will be blogging my experience to help me keeping the track of advances!

Working with order...

One of the things i´ve been trying to improve since i got my PC repaired and i can work constantly again, is the order.

How can i give to my supporters and readers of my stories a better experience without overwhelm them with information and let then to find easy what they want to follow.

 I´ve found Instagram is a great social network that allows me to keep in touch with them frequently (considering time is something very few for me since i work all day and i can dedicate just few hours on nights for drawing, answer e-mails, planning pages of manga, etc.). For me it has been the perfert network.

So i distributed the information in accounts:

• @Reenaveishere: my main account for share tips, advance of works, and random things with my supporters.  
• @Reenavestores: To share with supporters the information about the products and services i can give to my supporters  
• @FatNekoandTanukiGirl: for the readers of the manga. This allows me to share information of the characters and updates of the stories.

 And the aswer of supporters has been great!

I feel very motivated to continue improving and searching new ways to keep in touch as frequently as i can and have time enough to dedicate to the stores to make updates frequently.

 Have any of you other way to kee in touch with your supporters that you would like to share?

Lucius Fat Cat webpage

It`s Sunday... we should be resting but no...we are working for fun! ^^ My friend and partner in the stories of Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl, Lucius Fat Cat has his own page for his art! I`m very happy to see him giving his first steps to show openly his art! By my own experience, i know how hard is to decide to show in public our works. Please, take a look at his page and test it! Let us know if you find any trouble and sumscribe to his page to be updated with his new arts available http://reenave.wixsite.com/luciusfatcatart

Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl in Instagram

And...we decided to do the own Instagram account for Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl!! This would be an easy way to share frequently with the readers and keep the information about only one story together. I`m thinking to do the same with "Angel Guardian" What would you think about it? :)

Information about Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl manga.

I'm very happy and proud to share with all of you that my great friend and partner in the stories of "Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl" @wordlesschronicle a.k.a. #LuciusFatCat has decided to make public his profile to share his art. Lucius is a great artist in watercolor with Asian thematic, but that is not all!! He is an #ikebana artist (floral arrangements), and a great vegan cooker!! Lets give him a lot love to his art!! Follow him to get updated with his new works!!

PC working again...now...what?

Well, as some of you already know, my PC is finally working again!!

I could save the money for the repair and fortunately, the motherboard could be saved.

Now, that i recovered my main tool of work...what is the next step?

Well, i´ve begin to work on illustrations!  For my Patreon supporters, i´m working an illustration based on a Final Fantasy character.  It´s in progress yet:

About manga stories:

1. I began to do updates for readers of "Angel Guardian" in Tapastic and LineWebtoons
2. "Weakness" is beginning to be updated in Tapastic and LineWebtoons.
3. "Fat Neko and Tanuki Girl"  are being updated in Tapastic and LineWebtoons

Aditionally to this, my friend Lucius and I are working on a short thriller story.  Soon we will share more details.

In the Facebook fanpages, we did a folder where you could find easily the products available about our stories en Zazzle.  Soon, we will do the same about the other stores.

 As you see, we had not wasted time to begin to work hard on the stories and continue doing our best!

I have not planned yet when i will return to update the others fancomics and stories, but as soon as i have time, i will be working on them!

Planning to keep sanity

This week has been very intense!! Too much things to do, planning others, following issues...

It can lead you to stress, madness and frustration if you cannot handle it properly!

If you want to be productive and see results, organizing tasks, prioritize and schedule them is a must to do. In other way, you will be all time running behind the monster of your work, trying to catch it and wasting energy and time unnecessarily.

So, at the moment to plan your work, keep in mind the following:

1.- Divide the task in little tasks.  This will help you to see real progresses and will motivate you.  For example, when i plan a manga page, i make the plan in function of quantity of pages sketched, lineart, screentones, etc. Every time you finish one of the little tasks, you will feel energized for the succeed goal and you could see your real progresses!

2.- Plan in base of real. Expecting to do a comic book on a night when you are tired and in not your best inspirational moment is not only unreal to do but it will lead you to stress trying to get the goal and frustration when it cannot be done.  It's better to be realist and make the plan considering the resources we have, the time, physical and emotional conditions.  While better you feel, it will be easier to produce more.

3.- Have fun.  Almost all people i know that work in art area is because love it!!  So continue enjoying it even when it is for work.  Remember, if you work on something you love, you are not working but having fun!!!

Before to close the entry, i want to say to readers of "Angel Guardian" that support in Patreon there is a surprise there! Hurry! And if you are not supporter yet  want to become in one, it' s very easy the process!! Just join to the page and follow the instructions for become a supporter.  The July month campaign will be focused on Fanart ;)

See you in the next entry!! 

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