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December 5, 2010
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So, yeah... I know I'm never on my da account anymore and here's why~

I'm taking a break from coloring.

I've been coloring full time for Marvel for over 7 years now and I just sort of realized that it's time for me to take a step back and try out some new stuff.  I have a few personal things I'm working on, and I'm not fully quitting coloring, but I'm really essentially planning on going back to school starting next spring.

3D, man. I'm going back to Gnomon and getting back into 3D. I seriously look at the future of commercial art in general and I really feel like it's something I need to dive into now rather than later. I've been thinking about doing it for a few years now and finally I'm going to quit talking and start doing.

I love comics, I really do, I doubt anything will be as beautiful to me as a finished trade or graphic novel, but the truth is that I really don't know what more else I can do.  SURE, I can hone my craft, get better, there's always more to learn, etc., but the point is that I feel like that I've sort of done almost everything I've set out to do in comics. I'm proud of my babies (Runaways especially, you'll always be my first love) but I'm missing that sort of THIRST for knowledge I had when I first started coloring and I feel like that means it's time for me to go level up another skill set.

And let's face it, Maya and other 3D programs are the Photoshop of the future. Right now, kindergarten children all use Photoshop so I expect that 5 years from now, annoying ass 14 year olds are ALL going to be playing around in Maya and DA'll be full of nothing but amazing renders of complex character models and I want to know how to do that before those bastards.

So yeah, next year, I'm turning 30, and sort of starting all over. :D I can't even BEGIN to tell you how EXCITED I am about it. HUUZZAAAAAH!

:* Love you guys!
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:iconimafrakkincylon:
I'm going to miss your amazing colors, but I completely understand where you're coming from!

Good luck in all your future endeavors, seriously. And I think it's extremely brave of you to get up and decide to stop what you're doing and choose to do something else! Even if you love it, if it's not quite as fulfilling as it was before, you deserve the chance to pursue something that is. Just, most people never have the guts to try. You do, so that's pretty damn awesome in my book.

I hope we get to see what kind of new stuff you come up with! I'll always be a fan of your artwork.
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*Eddy-Swan Jan 3, 2011  Professional Digital Artist
Give me your old job then :p j/k

I learned about 3-D max at the start of the year and it really helped my coloring and found the same skill sets that make me good at coloring apply to the 3d world. It's my back up plan to go after 3d should coloring fail me, if that fails maybe the circus... But not one of those fancy circus's I couldn't do that stuff.

Best of luck converting your skills to the 3d world!
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:iconpsychoandy:
It will be a huge bummer to not go into the comic store and see "STRAIN" underneath the other artists' names, but I understand. As an artist, you've gotta do what you've gotta do to feel productive.

Best of luck in the future, Christina. :)
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:iconblasterkid:
best of luck with everything. I am very excited to see where you go next...I am sure it will be great!

Richard Friend/
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:icongreenandwinged:
Not seeing your colours will be a bummer, indeed, but I'll be waiting with baited breath to see what you turn out in the future! Feeling idle, especially as an artist, just blows, especially when you know you can move forward and just don't know how. Sounds like you know what you want though, and I look forward to seeing what you'll do! Venture out into the 3D world Christina, and kick its ass!!
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:iconemm--jay:
All the best in the new venture!!! HUGS!!
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:iconabsolute-sero:
*Absolute-Sero Dec 9, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
I applaud you for changing with the times -- I hate to think of it like this but.. you're probably right about the 14-year olds all using Photoshop and whatnot part. That's a scary thought.
Gotta say though, while 3-D stuff looks good if it's crafted properly, 2-D animation and colouring that's done well still gets high regards from me.

Good luck, all in all! :D
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~greasystreet Dec 8, 2010  Professional General Artist
About a month ago I saw you penciled a comic--I was so proud. Today, even prouder. It takes a lot of courage to do what you're doing, have fun with it.
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~nicofopolous Dec 7, 2010  Professional Writer
But... but.. but... I love your work AND you drew the best "you" in a Molly hat for me at last year's SDCC...

But seriously, good luck in your 3D endeavors. I know it will work out well for you!
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:iconchadthx1138:
Honestly 3D gets real old after a while. it starts feeling like threading a needle over and over and over....... I started back in '96 doing 3D for games. after 2 years I was teaching new hires how to model texture etc. our policy was to hire artists first not guys who learned the software at an art institute. and the learning curve for learning to model and texture for them was 2 weeks.

Just learn it on your own. don't go spending a lot on lessons unless you are buying the DVDs.

Concept art work is quite rewarding and studios don't say it so much but they tend to love hiring concept artists that have 3D knowledge.
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