Tanya Cornish: blog
Notes on illustration, design and visual thinking.
Brush it off
Birds in watercolour and ink
Night school
Evening classes give energy and satisfaction
Calling the City
Exhibition and marketing design for artist’s solo show
Halloween came early this year
New product = new skills
New horizons
‘Learning on the job’ and ‘not knowing how’ comes with the territory.
Think big, do small
I realise the ‘minimum’ on my MVP has gone up.
Play to your strengths
Can playing to your strengths stop you growing?
When in doubt
Today’s quick fix
How long should you keep trying?
There’s a way to work out when to let go.
Finish what you’ve started
The risks of sharing unfinished work.
How to get your time back
The most useful tool I’ve ever used.
The quicker, the better
Is quicker always better?
How to find your voice
Even if you stop for years then start again, it doesn’t matter.
Beginner’s mind
Stepping into the new.
Getting it right first time, every time
I suggest that we ignore the siren call of talent and get more practical.
The fast track to success
There are ways to accelerate growth and harvest early.
Setting goals and being strategic
Part of me baulks at the idea of not having a plan, it just seems too wishy-washy.
An escape from screen-time
Making a conscious choice is not the same thing as being ‘good’.
Digital v. traditional art (or a potato peeler with a plastic handle)
I try not to get caught up in notions of what is better or worse, nor which is more ‘worthy’ or requires more skill.