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they say no day is complete without an existential crisis




so what's a gal to do when she's watched too much Rick and Morty and begins subconsciously applying that style to her weekly drawing assignments? are her dreams of originality dead? should they be? as an animator am i to fall into the corporate abyss of churning out cartoons that all look the same?

one side of me says yes, do it amy. if you want any hope of getting a job as an animator one day then goddammit, conform. 

but then hooold up there sonny jim laddy boy, style is a thing that's constantly changing based on influence and interest, so.. surely it's totally fine that i'm having a generic cartooning phase.. expanding my knowledge of animations and general artistic creations can only aid the process of singling out a style i fit comfortably into, right? 
oh god. i'm going to put the kettle on. 

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