Last year (2023), I began my 3D modeling journey as an artist.
I had no prior experience with 3D programs, but it was always a childhood dream.
My goal has been to pay the bills doing something I love.
So, I watched tutorial after tutorial (starting with the donut).
And I wondered what my differentiator was.
What could make me “stand out?”
I love wordplay and puns.
So, I decided to make literal figures of speech.
I still don’t pay the bills with this.
But I do make people laugh.
I conquered a lot of self-doubt through the laughter.
And I learned to become the souped-up version of myself.
And I’m having a lot of fun.
This character is one of many Artickles (art tickles) I created over the past year.
And he reminds me to overcome that imposter syndrome I felt when first starting out.
After all, what do you call a fake noodle?
An Impasta!