Enjoy The Deep End

This is something I tell myself a lot, because it’s essentially how I get through shit. In a nutshell, you can’t avoid things that get you down or hurt you, you have to get through them. Emphasis on the “through”. Sometimes the best way to swim is to throw yourself in the deep end and learn because you have no choice not to. Maybe this doesn’t work for everyone, but it works for me. I am now of the mindset that because this is something I do a lot, I may as well enjoy it, and so I do. I enjoy the deep end, because it makes me grow stronger and faster, no matter what it is.

That’s why I tried this new style. I wanted to incorporate some playful lettering into an illustrated composition, and ended up playing with stippling as well for the shading. Hadn’t done that in awhile so that was really fun.