art process, writing complaints
I have to write, but I want to art.
Well, more specifically, I kind of want to color. That's not quite as six-years-old as it sounds, because damnit, I have a functional knowledge of color theory (and I no longer worry about coloring in the lines).
Unfortunately, the projects I want to work on use the tablet (which is at work) and preferably the files I already started (also at work). I'm excited about figuring out a new process, though.
On Thursday I took a brief stab at the method where you use one layer for local color and another for shading/light effects. It was... weird. I was intrigued because it seems like it'd allow me to be faster, and my slow arting is a problem, but I'm not sure that's actually the case -- I'd have to relearn how I think about coloring entirely, because I do not think in terms of local color.
Next thing to try is taking the smooth, local color layer I already made, and using that as the background for a more painterly shading layer -- more like how I'd work in traditional media, only with the ability to keep the back layer 'protected'. Quite possible the back layer won't show through at all, but it can be used to define edges.
It all sounds nicer than writing at the moment. It's kind of problematic when you keep checking the clock, the word-count, and the page count on writing you're doing for fun. :P Have to keep reminding myself that it's not an assignment, I just have to tell the right bits of the story, and THEN I can be done.
I really think I'm going to have to cave and buy myself a tablet.
Well, more specifically, I kind of want to color. That's not quite as six-years-old as it sounds, because damnit, I have a functional knowledge of color theory (and I no longer worry about coloring in the lines).
Unfortunately, the projects I want to work on use the tablet (which is at work) and preferably the files I already started (also at work). I'm excited about figuring out a new process, though.
On Thursday I took a brief stab at the method where you use one layer for local color and another for shading/light effects. It was... weird. I was intrigued because it seems like it'd allow me to be faster, and my slow arting is a problem, but I'm not sure that's actually the case -- I'd have to relearn how I think about coloring entirely, because I do not think in terms of local color.
Next thing to try is taking the smooth, local color layer I already made, and using that as the background for a more painterly shading layer -- more like how I'd work in traditional media, only with the ability to keep the back layer 'protected'. Quite possible the back layer won't show through at all, but it can be used to define edges.
It all sounds nicer than writing at the moment. It's kind of problematic when you keep checking the clock, the word-count, and the page count on writing you're doing for fun. :P Have to keep reminding myself that it's not an assignment, I just have to tell the right bits of the story, and THEN I can be done.
I really think I'm going to have to cave and buy myself a tablet.