Staying Productive During Quarantine & Chill

Hope you all are avoiding the Rona out there. I recently took a trip to Chicago last weekend because flights were cheap and the hysteria seemed to double afterwards. For good reason I guess. The idea of social distancing and quarantine & chilling got me excited personally. I been quarantining for a well out here just being my best anti social self so alone time at home is my love language. Anywho, let’s get into some fun things I worked on this week.

I dropped some light sketchwork on the internet streets this week, mostly from my flight back to Miami. I’m especially excited about this Faye Valentine sketch because I used a photo of Rihanna for reference on how I wanted her to sit. This sketch ended up being the piece I would work on during my weekly live stream.. READ MORE!

One Fantastic Week!

Hope you’re having a great week. Hope you’re avoiding the Rona out there. Wish me luck on my travels to Chicago this weekend. I’m really not too concerned with Corona virus because one of the major tips for not catching it involves avoiding people/large crowds, which is what I do normally. I took that advice as “continue to be yourself Mahmud”. And I will especially avoid people in my time at the airport. Anyway, let’s get into some things that went down this week! READ MORE!

FREE Print Winner & More!

In February I was offering a free physical print raffle submission to anybody who subscribed to the newsletter, so with that said, the first thing I need to say before going any further is congratulations to David Lopez!
 
David, YOU are the WINNER of a free Rick and Morty print! I just need you to reply to this email or DM me on Instagram with your address so that I can ship the print off to you! I put my day job to use this week by creating an excel schedule to pick a random winner using a certain formula (what you know about that, hopefully nothing, don’t worry about it)… READ MORE!

Twas A Busy Week Friends!

This was a bit of a busier week for me. I tried some new things this week. As you know, I’ve mentioned before that I have been operating with a creative schedule for myself to keep me productive in my creative work for at least 1-2 hours a day. That schedule has been great but sticking to it got more challenging on the days when my day job was more demanding. So, I finally committed to this wild idea I had in the back of my mind for a while, which is... READ MORE!

“Just Moving the Needle This Week”

Whatsup Internet Friends!
 

Not gonna lie I didn’t finish JACK this week guys. It’s the truth, but I did continue to move the needle on a few projects. Some weeks just go that way and I’ve learned to be just as happy with those weeks as I am with the weeks where I do finish stuff. Here are some things I moved the needle on.. READ MORE!

Creative Productivity is POPPIN Lately!

Happy end of the week! It’s a bit of a shocker to myself to even say this but, I’ve been really happy with my creative productivity lately. And sure, I can definitely be MORE productive on my creative projects, which is normally the feeling that overwhelms me, but so far this past month, I’m pretty happy with how I’m doing. READ MORE!

"January is Over Already? Seriously?"

I hope you had a great January! I’m not sure if you heard but your boy wants this newsletter to be a place where we stay connected and current going forward. I want it to be a place where I can hold myself accountable by sharing updates with supporters of my work and fellow creatives.

Here's 5 things I did this month that I think are cool enough to share with you guys! Check them out, reply to tell me your thoughts, and/or reply to tell me some cool things you did this month that you’re proud of!
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