Ask the Author: Nidhi Chanani
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Nidhi Chanani
Hi Anurati,
I will do my best to answer your questions in one swoop. I didn't train myself intentionally. I studied literature in college for my undergraduate degree and drew all my life. It wasn't until post college that I realized art could be a profession. I know that may seem like basic knowledge but my entire family went down the traditional paths - accountants, business people, doctors, engineers. I had zero exposure to artists. So when I came to illustration it was late in life and I was clear in my goal: I wanted to make books.
I didn't have family support but I had my partner and close friends cheering me on and that was essential to my succees. Did they know I would succeed? No! We laugh about it often that when I enrolled in art school none of us knew where it would take me, but they believed in me and that helped me forward.
Trials and anxieties may be my set point! Even now I struggle with them daily. Again, I lean on my partner and friends to help me through. I could never do this work without a network of support. It's grueling because I'm always looking at the goal ahead. I am now trying to focus on gratitude and awareness of where I am. It's a process.
I hope this helps!
I will do my best to answer your questions in one swoop. I didn't train myself intentionally. I studied literature in college for my undergraduate degree and drew all my life. It wasn't until post college that I realized art could be a profession. I know that may seem like basic knowledge but my entire family went down the traditional paths - accountants, business people, doctors, engineers. I had zero exposure to artists. So when I came to illustration it was late in life and I was clear in my goal: I wanted to make books.
I didn't have family support but I had my partner and close friends cheering me on and that was essential to my succees. Did they know I would succeed? No! We laugh about it often that when I enrolled in art school none of us knew where it would take me, but they believed in me and that helped me forward.
Trials and anxieties may be my set point! Even now I struggle with them daily. Again, I lean on my partner and friends to help me through. I could never do this work without a network of support. It's grueling because I'm always looking at the goal ahead. I am now trying to focus on gratitude and awareness of where I am. It's a process.
I hope this helps!
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