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thorn_chan

WHINE WHINE ANGST ANGST

Aug 12, 2009 01:51

My relationship with art sometimes feels like some sort of horrible, on-again-off-again, abusive relationship. God knows I love it to death and there are definitely good moments, but often times it just makes me feel horrible about myself when I really shouldn't ( Read more... )

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ningen_demonai August 12 2009, 17:32:40 UTC

Go fight win!!!

lilebile August 14 2009, 18:54:42 UTC

HEY MAN I LIKE YOUR ARTS.

Yeah actually, I think you get too timid and defeat yourself (especially with paints). I've actually always thought your drawings would look positively lovely in watercolor, since your style has a delicacy to it I think watercolors compliment (particularly with splotchy style painting, which I've had a hard time finding examples of. Here this this and maybe this). I think real paints look best when they're loose and a little sloppy, but if you're overly cautious you can't really get anywhere with them ( ... )

thorn_chan August 16 2009, 04:35:33 UTC

Yeeeah, you've probably hit the nail on the head with why me and real life paint have never gotten along. Holding a brush in my hand really gives me that rabbit-in-the-headlights kinda feeling which makes me fall back on trying to paint very mechanically. Which doesn't generally work out.

You'd mentioned it before, but the idea of stealing color schemes sounds more and more like a really good idea the more I think about it. I tend to feel so concerned about every little detail when I'm coloring that not worry about selecting the right colors might make me ease up a little. Contours are a good idea too. It's just all about breaking up my bad habits of over-focusing on little things.

...I did do some copying of that Umineko manga guy like I said I would though. A lot of it came out pretty stiff initially, but I think it's improving. It's definitely helpful.