Tonight, I was just thinking about how life was for me as an artist when I was younger. I loved art when I was younger and for some reason was fascinated by small things and objects with lots of detail on them.
Whenever I went to the doctor, there would always be magazines and games in the waiting room and I just remember, they would always keep "Highlights for Kids" in there. The magazine had different arts and crafts, and games for kids to try out and my favorite part was at the end! I know that sounds bad, but it wasn't! At the end, there would be a hidden pictures page and that right there blew my mind away every time..The artist would always carefully draw an object or image and turn a section of it into something totally different! The image right above is actually one of the hidden pictures pages from the magazine that I remember looking at years ago. I bet you can't guess what's in it haha! I'll give you a hint, look at how he's walking..As soon as I got back in the patients room, I would always stare at the paintings on the walls to try to figure out what kind of designs were in them and all the small details composed in them as well. They weren't as awesome as the magazines since they always had the same paintings, but hey it was always better than looking at a blank wall.
For those of you who don't know, this right here is the king of hidden images, "Where's Waldo". Your mission was to find Waldo who was always wearing a matching red and white striped sweater and cap, glasses, and blue jeans. You would think it would be obvious, but it wasn't. It would take me forever to finish these books just because of the fact that there was so much small detail on the page. The torture and eye-strain was horrible, but I couldn't resist...I just had to find Waldo haha!
I loved to draw cartoon characters too. This book, "Disney's Learn to Draw Uncle Scrooge, Huey, Dewey, and Louie" was one of my first drawing books and that had to have been well over 15 years ago haha. I used to practice with these "how to draw" books and get them from the library all the time. These things helped mold me into the designer that I am today and I don't regret any of it. Try to remember all the things that influenced you to be a designer and hold on to those memories. Peace and God Bless.
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