Self Assessment

From The Art Order, Jon Schindehette started his Portfolio Building Class on his blog. In the second class The Self Assessment he asks a number of questions that made me think where my career should be going.

What are you passionate about?
Comics, Paintings, Concept Art

What do you want to bring forth in the world?
Engaging stories through panels of comics,  diverse world through concept art

Who do you want to be in your life?
An Artist - able to work as penciler for comics and hopefully a good concept artist/painter

Where do you derive your inspiration?
Books, Comics, Paintings, Video Games

Who do you want to be for others?
A Mentor

What is your favorite content/subject
People, Landscape, Mechanical

What is your favorite medium?
Pencil and Digital

Who is your favorite painter/illustrator?
Jim Lee, Leinil Yu, Koji Seo, Ken Akamatsu, Takashi Takeuchi, Van Gogh, Mark Rothko, Caravaggio, Feng Zhu, Frank Frazetta

What is your favorite texture, piece of anatomy, basic shape, color to paint?
Highlights, Head, Square, Blue

What do you get out of painting?
Sense of accomplishment, specially when you see it coming from it's rough sketch

What are your strengths/weaknesses in creative thinking, drawing, painting, problems solving, color theory, composition, perspective, visual narrative and design?

Creative thinking -
I have good stories in mind but I have a hard time to convey in words

Drawing -
I have basic knowledge about it but having a hard time when I don't have reference specially on dynamic poses

Painting -
I can paint fairly enough but I have poor skills when it comes to texturing

Problems Solving -
Broad range of interest ease my problems solving but I tend to overlook other alternative ideas

Color Theory -
I have knowledge about it but sometimes I forgot to follow the rules

Composition -
Basic knowledge and having a hard time to apply it

Perspective -
I know how it works but I'm having a hard time to follow it when the scene is populated

Visual Narrative -
I understand how camera angle works, but the images I see in my head don't always translate properly

Design -
I'm good at the thumbnail stage but fail to fill in the details

Pick one company or product that you want to work on?
Dungeons & Dragons

What specific skills are required to acquire work with the company or product you choose and what levels or proficiency are required in those skills?
Design, Composition, Digital Painting and HIGH level of proficiency

How do your skills align with the company or product you chose in?
Still far

What is the skill that needs to be a priority for development to attain your goal of working with the company or product chosen?
Design

I'm skipping the rest of the questions in the blog because I'm not yet capable to answer those questions.