A Day in the Life of a Small YouTube Animator & Digital Artist

 

Ken Kenton A Small YouTube Animator & Digital Artist

A Day in the Life of a Small YouTube Animator & Digital Artist 

Ever wonder what it's like being a small animator and artist who broadcasts their work all over the interwebs? I’m Ken Kenton, a small YouTuber animator and artist who does just that, and this is what a day in my life as a small artist and animator looks like. 

Mornings 

I start my day by waking up at 7 o'clock or later if I pull an all-nighter to meet a deadline. I eat a quick breakfast that consists of coffee and cookies while checking my socials, seeing if anyone followed me (usually not), and posting any videos that I had planned that I didn't from yesterday then or later in the day. Then I either animate a video, write for a video, blog, or just make art that may turn into something for a couple of hours. I jam out to Breaking Benjamin and Three Days Grace (both amazing bands highly recommend checking them both out!) while doing this. Then after I get tired or can’t think of something else to write, I switch over to the next task. Each day of the week has a “theme”. On Mondays, I mostly write, while on Tuesdays I do animation, filming, record videos and the other things are worked on less for that day. I plan out my days using Google Calendar to make sure that I don’t doom scroll and waste an entire day! Sometimes, I fall into the doom-scrolling trap, questioning my sanity while my overloaded brain refuses to function-but enough about that, let's move on to the afternoon.

Afternoons 

Then I take a quick break to eat lunch and stretch as sitting in a chair for 4-5 hours without doing anything is a good way to have back problems! Giving my brain a break and then I plan out the rest of my week editing things if I’m ahead of schedule or falling behind on things that I need to make up. Then it's back to work! Usually, I leave filming and recording things in the afternoon or at night as my setup doesn’t like the sunlight that much and less noise so I don’t need to edit that in post. I also work on any props like the pig from my, “Learn Perspective with a pig!?” video (Link Here). To stop myself from burning out, I watch movies from my DVD collection, have a relaxing bath, meditate, take a run outside, (it keeps me fit too), play video games, or do anything to unwind and relax for a bit. Then I do some errands and housekeeping like buying groceries and cleaning my room. I talk to friends and family, because, most of the day, I spend my time alone with no social interactions at all! It’s just me and my thoughts over here! Let’s move on to the night! 

Nights

I usually write during this time as I get comfy in bed with some coffee and a good movie to watch and get to typing! I review my day and write any ideas down for videos or stickers then I sleep at 10 pm or 12 if I need to make any last-minute changes to something like fixing timing on a video. Then I repeat this process until I die! 

Conclusion

So that’s a day in my life as a small artist and animator. Being a small YouTube animator and digital artist is a challenge, but it’s fun creating content that I’m proud of! So what's a day in your life? Comment down below! Join me on this art journey, have some laughs, and learn stuff along the way, consider subscribing to my YouTube and follow my blog to avoid missing out on the fun! Have a nice day!