Digital Artists take a step backwards... to real mediums!
Recently, "Gabe" (aka Mike Krahulik who is the artist of Penny Arcade) found himself trying something he'd never done before... painting.
You can read his adventures in the new medium here. As well, he also happened to have Steve Kurtz (of PvP comic fame) over for the week and got him to do the same. You can read his adventures on on the blog postings: Paint with Mike, Acrylic on Canvas and OMG Art.
Steve gave this wonderful insight...
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To say that I “painted” in the traditional sense of the word is a lie. I used paint to cartoon on canvas. I tried to get ambitious things got away from me pretty fast. So I returned to my safe-zone, deciding it was better to go with my strengths my first time around. Once I looked at the canvas like I was working in Photoshop things got easier. Fill an area with color and then stroke with a nice thick expressive line. Maybe that’s cheating, but you need to understand how easy it is to get discouraged and abandon art. I was worried I would walk away from this and give up. I wanted to finish it and feel some sense that I had accomplished something worthwhile.
...It’s also nice to finish something and have an original piece of art at the end of the day.
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I don't know... it's just very amusing to me to see two guys who have no real experience with either physical medium, or at the most pencil and ink turned into kids on a playground as they go to what most would consider a more primal medium. The thought that at the end of the day they have a physical original that was more than a convention sketch for a fan and that they took such pride in may have been so alien to them gives me giggles. Seeing their works, I can see the influence of their "native" medium, but I don't think it makes it any less artistic or "painterly", especially post-classical.
I'd love to see "Gabe" do a painting for Child's Play and see what it goes for at their auction. I bet the bids would blow everyone out of the water.
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Also, "Tycho" gave an interesting bit of insight into tabletop gaming as well...
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Much like the party being modeled on the board, the player group needs a few established "classes" in play to genuinely flourish: you need the Actor, the Comic, the Interpreter, and the Human Abacus to meet the challenges games like this present. Relatively few of those challenges actually occur in game.
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You can read his adventures in the new medium here. As well, he also happened to have Steve Kurtz (of PvP comic fame) over for the week and got him to do the same. You can read his adventures on on the blog postings: Paint with Mike, Acrylic on Canvas and OMG Art.
Steve gave this wonderful insight...
"...
To say that I “painted” in the traditional sense of the word is a lie. I used paint to cartoon on canvas. I tried to get ambitious things got away from me pretty fast. So I returned to my safe-zone, deciding it was better to go with my strengths my first time around. Once I looked at the canvas like I was working in Photoshop things got easier. Fill an area with color and then stroke with a nice thick expressive line. Maybe that’s cheating, but you need to understand how easy it is to get discouraged and abandon art. I was worried I would walk away from this and give up. I wanted to finish it and feel some sense that I had accomplished something worthwhile.
...It’s also nice to finish something and have an original piece of art at the end of the day.
..."
I don't know... it's just very amusing to me to see two guys who have no real experience with either physical medium, or at the most pencil and ink turned into kids on a playground as they go to what most would consider a more primal medium. The thought that at the end of the day they have a physical original that was more than a convention sketch for a fan and that they took such pride in may have been so alien to them gives me giggles. Seeing their works, I can see the influence of their "native" medium, but I don't think it makes it any less artistic or "painterly", especially post-classical.
I'd love to see "Gabe" do a painting for Child's Play and see what it goes for at their auction. I bet the bids would blow everyone out of the water.
.....
Also, "Tycho" gave an interesting bit of insight into tabletop gaming as well...
"...
Much like the party being modeled on the board, the player group needs a few established "classes" in play to genuinely flourish: you need the Actor, the Comic, the Interpreter, and the Human Abacus to meet the challenges games like this present. Relatively few of those challenges actually occur in game.
..."