Hi my name is Saul Rivera, Last year around this time I decided what I wanted to do with my life, and that was to become a illustrator. I had studied illustration for about a 10 monthes then I decided I wanted to step in the graphic design realm. Been doing a few commissions here and there for the last few monthes. Sad to say, it has really killed me inside. I see work on the internet and around me and it always seems like my work has the lowest of quality no matter what I do.

There are no tutorials or tips on the internet for saving in illustrator or photoshop with high quality, everytime I follow one, it still ends up the same. Thats just one of my many problems.. I feel like giving up, the level of fustration is at its all time high. I cant pay to go to art school so I'll just have to pave my own way. I 've bought books, watched countless numbers tutorials, and searched on the internet.

I dont have a portfolio yet, because I am embarrassed of work. I've had this feeling before but never this bad. Thank you if your still reading this, I just dont know what to do anymore. i invested so much time in to this I cant just give up. I want to become a graphic artist more than anything else. I get short burst of excitement when I'm working, but then that excitement gets completely annihilated when I see my work online.

I dont mean to complain or nag, but really all I'm asking for is maybe a few tips or something because I am about give up, I dont know what else to do..

Thank you for reading, any help will be greatly appreciated.