What’s Your Magic?
What’s Your Touch?
What’s Your Authenticity?

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This is the English version of the article in French i posted a while ago.

But since the topic matches the main theme of my recently launched podcast, i wrote this article more as an introduction of What’s Your Magic podcast though.

What’s Your Magic is all about unique talents and skills any kind of artist/crafter/hustler/etc.. can develop throughout her/his life project.

My plan with it, is to make people discover new positive authentic people and their goals in order to help spread the word and also motivate any one to bring a little something good or better to this world in order to make it more magic!


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Authentic. 

We are all humans. We are all the same: Human beings.
But at the same time, we are all different in our own way.
Each one of us is born unique. Each one of us is Authentic.

But what does that mean “being authentic” ?

In this world filled with trends and where everyone is rushing to look the same, only want to act and do the same, at the same time but before you, and most of all, in the same ways it was done before,..
.. how can someone feel unique ?

How do you get to know what’s your authenticity, what’s your personal touch?
What’s your signature?

..and what type of footprint would you want to leave behind, once your time is up?




Your Signature.

As an artist, a lot of what we do, make, design are most likey brought to this life thanks to our own hands.
Those same hands that help us write and authentically sign each one of these paperwork that are the same.. isn’t that funny!
We are rendering unique models on printed copies !

Yes, your signature is handcrafted and is as authentic as you are.
The same goes for your handwriting (no pun intended).

Your whole existence is!

So, if you were wondering What’s Your Touch? What’s Your Authenticity? What Your Magic?
The answer might be closer than you think.
Actually, you can easily find that answer at your finger tips.




Your Own Style. Your Own Way. Your Own Path.

Let’s say we meet and we are both speaking the same language.
It probably means that we have studied the same alfabet built from this language.
Though, each of you and i are writing it in a different way. In our own way.
In a unique way. With authenticity.
Each one of us own our own handwriting. Each one of us also have a unique way of talking.

We all have learned the same thing BUT we always end up doing it in a different manner. With our own touch.
And this very natural. This is peak biology AND psychology!
It’s almost as if your inner self already knows What’s Your Touch? What’s Your Authenticity? What Your Magic?

And it will be consistent in any language!

Your own style will always be felt in the results of whatever you are doing and making. It can’t be helped.

The way you laugh, the way you talk, the way you walk, the way you drive your car or drive your bike..
Your uniqueness always shows up naturally.

So instead of fighting it, you might as well embrace your own way to the fullest.
Be yourself by following your own path!




Listen To Your Inner Self!

All these are signs and very clear directions from your inner self actively but subconsciously guiding you on the rails of your own path..

From your tastes and preferences in food to your artistic muses.
Your social network, your friends and people you hang out with, your surroundings, etc.. are the results that grew from listening to your inner self.

Though, you feel more weight is needed for it to be really felt.

To this day, you are struggling to feel what makes you unique and to actually acknowledge it. You’re looking for something strong enough that will make you undoubtedly different from others. You want you visual signature recognizable at first sight!
You want to be recognized for your touch and your authenticity.

So you are wondering how to find your own style?




Be Intentional!

Be intentional!
What are you aiming? What are your true and first intentions?

Take your time. Take the time that is for you io that you allow yourself to do some inner work. Work on yourself. See your self.



Know Thyself.
Suggested Socrates.

That philosopher from Ancient Greece put together some useful methods to guide us through the journey of getting to know your internal psyche.
He compared that to the time when a pregnant woman and a midwife deliver the new born baby.

He called that: the maieutic methods

You are invited to go and have a look on it. It is a very interesting and humbling way to know yourself better in this world full of masked persons.



Shadow Work.
My favorite.

A modern world generates modern issues, thus, requires us to seek for modern and more adapted solutions.
So, for our current days, Carl Jung, a Swiss psychologist proposed an updated way to open the discussion between you and your -more than likely- neglected self: The Shadow.

In short, your Shadow is the part of yourself who is unchecked and frustrated from putting your own desires aside in order to please the world, the “outside” world.
He noticed that, the more frustrated Your Shadow is, the more it will control your subconscious and sabotage your daily life.

The scariest part about it is that Your Shadow is basically your-self!
So, the more you neglect yourself the more you are prone to self-sabotage.

He proposed a way to make peace with yourself.
He called it: SHADOW WORK.
Basically, “work in yourself”.

It can be scary at first, but the benefits you will reap from that are priceless!

This will definitely help you reach and enjoy your own touch and your authenticity.




To Each’s Own.

All the cited methods are simply suggestions that i found useful to communicate here.
These are not the only ones available out there.
It can be easy for one. Difficult to someone else.
To Each’s Own.
We are all unique and different while being the same. We are humans.
There is no one-size-fits-all method.
You are warmly invited to go and seek yourself. You need to find what suits you best and works for you.

But first, your will has to be strong and your intentions very clear in your mind.
Having a clear mindset helps keeping you being intentional throughout  this new journey which will lead to getting the results you are seeking.




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[WiP] Work In Progress

To conclude,
In order to find what’s your magic, what’s your touch and what’s your authenticity, you need to be patient. Intentionally patient.
Patience while working on it with diligence.
Step by step. No rush.
In that journey, some things are definitely going to make sense, others are not. While others are going to be your biggest revelation!

After 3 month of intentional sketching 3 times per week, you will definitely get a solid grasp on human body proportions, human portraits, landscapes, backgrounds, nature morte, etc..
You will be able to breakdown any movement, and pick the proper keyposes to make its animation in 2D or even 3D while mastering dynamic poses, etc..

Its all about embracing being a [WiP] Work In Progress because evolution a lot of things but instant.
It is slow, steady and for the best cases, exponential 🔥

And that too, is the essence and the beauty of being human beings.
[Finish no perfect link]

By intentionally crafting your way on your own path, there will come a time when your touch will be felt. Without having you noticing it.
It will come naturally and noticed by people around first.

Simply trust the process.

Patience & diligence.



Willingly going for this choice named “evolution”
undoubtedly leads one to the path of oneself.
  —  AM²




So now, tell me..
Which method helped you find your authenticity?



Cheers!



AM²
– Animation & Manga with simple words.




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