Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to Daniel Gorman. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

Alright, Daniel thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Do you wish you had waited to pursue your creative career or do you wish you had started sooner?

I always knew I would work as an artist in some capacity from the time I was 5 years old. I majored in Medical Illustration in college and initially felt I was on the right path coming out of school, but a decision I made to take one job over another for reasons I now look back on as silly and ill advised, set me drastically off the course I wanted to be on. By the time I turned 30 I was so far off path I panicked and began doing everything possible to scratch and claw my way back to where I wanted to be. Now, I’m very glad I did and am far happier than I have ever been, but I will always believe I should be about 10 years further down the path I want to be on than I currently am. I feel I wasted a decade of my life on the wrong path. I should have been more brave earlier in life and followed my heart rather than doing the things I believed everyone else expected me to do. The lesson learned is always trust yourself. Your intuition is rarely wrong.

Daniel, love having you share your insights with us. Before we ask you more questions, maybe you can take a moment to introduce yourself to our readers who might have missed our earlier conversations?

I am a Medical Illustrator working primarily in the Medical Legal Industry. I create demonstrative exhibits for use during courtroom proceedings. I am a Patent Illustrator. I create Patent drawing for U.S. Patent office filings for products and innovations you have seen or will soon see. I’m a comic book illustrator having worked for Dark Horse, AC Comics, Antarctic Press, Source Point Press, Caliber Comics, Second Sight Publishing and soon my own company, Route 8 Studios. I am a Trading Card artist working mostly in Sketch Cards for companies like Topps, Upper Deck, Leaf, Cryptozoic Entertainment and many smaller Publishers. The work I’m most proud of is everything I’ve done that’s been published. Its not easy getting work into a publication and out into the world. Every time it happens I’m extremely proud of that accomplishment.

Is there a particular goal or mission driving your creative journey?

My goal as an Illustrator is to create work that outlives me and reminds people that I was here. I want a young artist who may think they want to be an artist for a living to find my work long after I’m gone and have that work inspire them to pursue their own artistic journey. I want my work to be meaningful long after I’m gone.

In your view, what can society to do to best support artists, creatives and a thriving creative ecosystem?

If you believe the arts are important, even if you can’t afford to buy artwork from an artist you respect or admire, go out and talk about great art you’ve recently seen. Talk about the artists you like and share their information with other people to help that artist reach their audience and find the people who can buy their work and who can help sustain their efforts. Leave comments of support on artists pages and help boost their visibility. People don’t always have to buy artwork to reward an artist for their effort. Being a fan, showing support, and telling all your friends about the cool artwork you recently found helps tremendously. Help keep the arts alive by showing support any way you can.

Contact Info:

• Website: dangormanart@gmail.com
• Instagram: @gdanartist
• Facebook: https://facebook.com/dangormanart
• Twitter: @gdanartist
• Other: Akroncomicon.com
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  route8studios.com

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