![]() It was a struggle at first, I hated my drawings and my ideas were forced and to be honest…I just wasn’t having fun. ![]() “I DECIDED THE BEST WAY WAS TO DRAW EVERYDAY AND POST ON INSTAGRAM” ![]() I decided the best way was to draw everyday and post on Instagram, which was also a source of much anxiety as I was struggling to find an audience and my art was not inspiring the reaction I was hoping for. I had to relearn how to approach drawing like a child, having fun and trying to put any or all ideas down on the page without fear of lack of skill or nuance. “DRAWING HAD BECOME SCARY TO ME AND PUTTING PENCIL TO PAPER FILLED ME WITH AN EXISTENTIAL DREAD OF FAILURE AND SELF LOATHING.”Ī selection of images from those early days around 2018, including one celebrating my 1,000th follower (now approaching 100,000). I had 25 years as a graphic designer and vector artist but drawing had come to a full stop after a failed year taking illustration in school. I was trying to kill two birds with one stone, learning new software with a new medium (iPad pro and Apple Pencil) and starting drawing again after a 20+ year hiatus. When I first started drawing in procreate it was nerve wracking. Notes on creation and ideation (or how I learned to love drawing and built an Instagram following while drawing testicles). I’m an Illustrator/Graphic Designer from Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, with an unhealthy addiction to drawing and posting humorous drawings on my instagram and working with some fantastic clients such as Netflix, Ernie Ball, Jimmy Kimmel and Naked and Famous Denim. Howdy, My name is Jon Kutt, otherwise known as The High Road Design.
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