I never know what to draw, which definitely proves to be a drag. This stemmed from having absolutely no idea where I was heading. A lot of the time I look at a blank piece of paper and cover it with ugly scribbles and then erase those ugly scribbles and draw more ugly scribbles until I reach the point where I crumple it up and toss it in the trash (and by scribbles I guess I do mean drawings, not actual scribbles...). What I should do is sit down and make a long list of people, places and things and just pick random items from said list and create a piece of art revolving around those topics, since going in with no idea of what I'm doing or where I want to go mostly results in failure and killed trees.
Friday, May 25, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Sydney
Did this based on a photo I took back in 2008 when I traveled there. I'm liking doing simpler, more graphic pieces like this. Obviously a plus is that it is much quicker, yet still has a nice aesthetic to it.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Speed Paintings
One thing I really want to improve upon in the world of art is my overall speed. Today I felt like tackling digital painting, so instead of having to put a lot of time and effort into designing an environment, figuring out a good composition and whatnot, I just painted from photographs. Nothing special, just practice.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Random Pieces
Just two relatively quick things. With the bottom image, I didn't really like the sketch but I still felt like coloring it. I didn't want to invest hours and hours into doing that though so I decided to just color it in a way different from how I tend to, one that is quicker too...then I just added some subtle textures to make it a bit more interesting. Initially there weren't any outlines around the objects but with the lasso tool I added them, I kinda like the slight wonkiness it resulted in. I also intended for the building to have more detail and information but I just got bored with it. Also, that sign says nothing.
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