On an artistic swing of things...
To date, I've improved more in these two weeks than I ever have in the past five years. =) Seriously, hitting those anatomy books and doing gesture drawings and pushing my limits is really helping me to advance. I'm finally starting to have fun.
This fanart, for instance. I did draw the Dancer job class from FFT before, but in that one, she was still stiff. This one, after seeing a live bellydancer, really gave me the incentive to get the flow of the line and curves of the female body. Five years ago, I wouldn't have been able to draw this.
And as for this one? A quickie speedpaint that originated in my head last night. I visualized it and decided to see if I could bring it out just like that. I can and I did. One hour and thirty minutes on OpenCanvas - a new record. Now, this gets exciting.
Of course, this one started it all. Without this one, I wouldn't have started getting serious with my anatomy and art, or found my true style. Thank you, Agrias Oaks (FFT) and it always seems like a good mix of Akihiko Yoshida, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Matsuno, and Yasunori Mitsuda do wonders for my mind.
Signing off,
RinoaDestiny
This fanart, for instance. I did draw the Dancer job class from FFT before, but in that one, she was still stiff. This one, after seeing a live bellydancer, really gave me the incentive to get the flow of the line and curves of the female body. Five years ago, I wouldn't have been able to draw this.
And as for this one? A quickie speedpaint that originated in my head last night. I visualized it and decided to see if I could bring it out just like that. I can and I did. One hour and thirty minutes on OpenCanvas - a new record. Now, this gets exciting.
Of course, this one started it all. Without this one, I wouldn't have started getting serious with my anatomy and art, or found my true style. Thank you, Agrias Oaks (FFT) and it always seems like a good mix of Akihiko Yoshida, Hitoshi Sakimoto, Matsuno, and Yasunori Mitsuda do wonders for my mind.
Signing off,
RinoaDestiny