I feel anyone that has done an all-nighter right before a deadline feels this in their veins.??
Back during university, I procrastinated pretty badly but it was never bad to the point where I had to do an all-nighter. Though that doesn???t mean I never pulled one. The only time I did do an all-nighter was the night before I had my final portfolio which was due at 9:00 AM the next morning. The slight thought of thinking back on it gave me goosebumps, it wasn???t my finest moment.??
To make matters worse, for some reason during my final year, and for the last portfolio, I had to submit I procrastinated on organizing my portfolio and doing all the write-ups and reflections. I also still had to print the sucker and mockups when I got to school. Thankfully, I got the organizing and layout done before midnight, but I was typing away at my write-ups till dawn. I remember when the sun began to peek through my curtains my stomach dropped and I started to get heart palpitations. I was so nervous about finishing that my fingers went cold and I decided to ???screw editing???. I felt bad for my prof who had to read this mess but as essential as the writeups were, they were only a fraction of the final grade. So as long as it was done and the point was made, I was fine with that! I???m pretty sure I didn???t even finish writing until I got to school, it was an incredible time crunch! In the end, I was able to submit it on time with all the necessary documents together!??
I have to say, I never hated a morning like that day. Like we all have those morning blues from time to time, especially on Mondays, but that morning of my portfolio deadline I had never hated the sun more than that day. The night felt too short, unforgiving. Time was so precious that night, I remember trying to make every minute count, but it still wasn???t enough.
As glum as the memories were, the illustration was fun to do! I also tried switching it up by trying in a new perspective, I even got fancy perspective guides to help me out! Though the more I worked on this illustration it became painfully clear to me how much I struggled with drawing in different perspectives, I was relying on too much on the guides and they were pretty limited with what they could do. Thankfully, I had a whole pad of guides left to practice on! Though knowing that doesn???t motivate me to draw more from that perspective.
But who knows, hopefully, that???ll change!??
That???s all for now! Until next time!??