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18 years ago
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So I said to my pencil the other day
Well the visit is done and over with. Mega aka 
aliasi got home safe and sound. I got to drive for ten hours Friday with barely any breaks (woo woo, I did get paid in the form of a current, up to date, complete Transformers compilation book. Sooo geeksexy)
I've been decompressing myself and getting back into the swing of things artistically. There are two things on my brain when it comes to art; I need classes, or some serious referrence material to bump my skills up to that next level, maybe even someone just more experienced than myself that I can talk to and get advice from. The other, is the program I use, OpenCanvas is great fun, but it's also terribly limited; it can produce amazing quality work. I just don't have the knowledge to squeeze the most out of it though.
The major thing is the gaps of knowledge in the basics, after spending three years (going on four) of teaching myself, there's a lot I still don't know that I need to figure out and learn. I'm just starting to get impatient, this delectable obsession/hobby, is driving me up the wall, and I can't quite seem to find enough information to keep pushing the boundaries of my skills.
I keep mucking around with pencil, pen and digital. I'm getting more and more comfortable with backgrounds and referrence pictures. I'm having fun screwing around with alternate styles for backgrounds (characters too!) Still, I'm largely just working with what I have. I want more.
On that note, I stopped and took stock of my art this morning, outside of half a dozen commissions over as many years, I really don't get much art, either the stuff I pay for, or gift art (which I've never gotten). Just kinda struck me and made me sit down.
Makes me wonder, am I recluse? Am I just mean? Made me question the kind of person I am. I'm also the kind of person that always says 'Don't worry about it' or 'No need'. But, I'm really starting to question that part of me. Maybe it's time I became a little more greedy? I literally can't count with both hands and feet how many art trades I've finished my half of, and gotten my half in return.
Maybe I'm just that crappy of an artist....
aliasi got home safe and sound. I got to drive for ten hours Friday with barely any breaks (woo woo, I did get paid in the form of a current, up to date, complete Transformers compilation book. Sooo geeksexy)I've been decompressing myself and getting back into the swing of things artistically. There are two things on my brain when it comes to art; I need classes, or some serious referrence material to bump my skills up to that next level, maybe even someone just more experienced than myself that I can talk to and get advice from. The other, is the program I use, OpenCanvas is great fun, but it's also terribly limited; it can produce amazing quality work. I just don't have the knowledge to squeeze the most out of it though.
The major thing is the gaps of knowledge in the basics, after spending three years (going on four) of teaching myself, there's a lot I still don't know that I need to figure out and learn. I'm just starting to get impatient, this delectable obsession/hobby, is driving me up the wall, and I can't quite seem to find enough information to keep pushing the boundaries of my skills.
I keep mucking around with pencil, pen and digital. I'm getting more and more comfortable with backgrounds and referrence pictures. I'm having fun screwing around with alternate styles for backgrounds (characters too!) Still, I'm largely just working with what I have. I want more.
On that note, I stopped and took stock of my art this morning, outside of half a dozen commissions over as many years, I really don't get much art, either the stuff I pay for, or gift art (which I've never gotten). Just kinda struck me and made me sit down.
Makes me wonder, am I recluse? Am I just mean? Made me question the kind of person I am. I'm also the kind of person that always says 'Don't worry about it' or 'No need'. But, I'm really starting to question that part of me. Maybe it's time I became a little more greedy? I literally can't count with both hands and feet how many art trades I've finished my half of, and gotten my half in return.
Maybe I'm just that crappy of an artist....
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Kusanagi's stuff, it's pure awesome.
Kusanagi's stuff, it's pure awesome. 
You're just different that's all.
Just keep doing what you're doing.