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11 years ago
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For the future.
I'm going to try to start drawing traditionally some more again. Maybe not full on art, but sketching, and maybe some inking at the very least. Though how I'll manage to keep my inking abilities out of digital is the question. I tend to be very loose with my inking strokes in digital, and in traditional that can lead to lines going where they probably shouldn't. lol
That, and I've rather lost the ability to draw things proportionately on paper. I do blame the fact that after a while I only had time to art while on my computer, and accidentally forgot to continue carrying a sketchbook with me wherever I went. So, while I finally got through the learning curve of drawing things proportionately on a tablet....... I lost the ability to do so on paper for the time being. Faces are fine. Trying to draw bodies... is hilariously bad. lol
Of course, relearning that does also have it's reasoning. I'm considering getting a Cintq 13hd eventually, whether by saving up parts of my checks from work, or by opening commissions over here... Or even finding a work at home job to do on the side... Who knows. I know I don't just have $999 to drop randomly though. But, considering a Cintq works more like traditional media with the way the screen is presented in general, I need to sorta know how to draw like that again before I even drop the money. I'll also be looking into a Galaxy Note 10 for out and about, digital drawing purposes. And thus some little niggly things I'll want to go with it. Like a carrying case and that jazz.
Also going to possible start making charms. Need to get my hands on some Shrinky Dink first, and then try it out with some of my OCs I've done chibis of. I'm a bit excited about that, and if it works out, I may even do charms of some of my favorite games, shows, etc... And maybe even open a serious Storenvy or something to sell them. Wish me luck on that front though. marketing myself is a little frightening, and not something I find myself exceptionally good at, really.
And lastly, once I've finished up that glorious to do list ( over here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5843768/ ) I'll probably, most likely... I PLAN ON... opening up requests. Although I realllly need to type up specifics of how I'm going to handle those, and the stipulations about them. (Mostly keeping people from pestering me if they made a request and I did not deign to draw it.)
I have a feeling this all is going to take longer than I want it to... But I suppose we shall see.
I'm going to try to start drawing traditionally some more again. Maybe not full on art, but sketching, and maybe some inking at the very least. Though how I'll manage to keep my inking abilities out of digital is the question. I tend to be very loose with my inking strokes in digital, and in traditional that can lead to lines going where they probably shouldn't. lol
That, and I've rather lost the ability to draw things proportionately on paper. I do blame the fact that after a while I only had time to art while on my computer, and accidentally forgot to continue carrying a sketchbook with me wherever I went. So, while I finally got through the learning curve of drawing things proportionately on a tablet....... I lost the ability to do so on paper for the time being. Faces are fine. Trying to draw bodies... is hilariously bad. lol
Of course, relearning that does also have it's reasoning. I'm considering getting a Cintq 13hd eventually, whether by saving up parts of my checks from work, or by opening commissions over here... Or even finding a work at home job to do on the side... Who knows. I know I don't just have $999 to drop randomly though. But, considering a Cintq works more like traditional media with the way the screen is presented in general, I need to sorta know how to draw like that again before I even drop the money. I'll also be looking into a Galaxy Note 10 for out and about, digital drawing purposes. And thus some little niggly things I'll want to go with it. Like a carrying case and that jazz.
Also going to possible start making charms. Need to get my hands on some Shrinky Dink first, and then try it out with some of my OCs I've done chibis of. I'm a bit excited about that, and if it works out, I may even do charms of some of my favorite games, shows, etc... And maybe even open a serious Storenvy or something to sell them. Wish me luck on that front though. marketing myself is a little frightening, and not something I find myself exceptionally good at, really.
And lastly, once I've finished up that glorious to do list ( over here: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/5843768/ ) I'll probably, most likely... I PLAN ON... opening up requests. Although I realllly need to type up specifics of how I'm going to handle those, and the stipulations about them. (Mostly keeping people from pestering me if they made a request and I did not deign to draw it.)
I have a feeling this all is going to take longer than I want it to... But I suppose we shall see.
People I Look Up To:
(my friends should also be on this list, but it's redundant to repeat them lol)
I used to sketch digitally but now I sketch traditionally with non-photo blue pencils or red animation pencils. I can get as messy as I want with the sketch and then go over it with graphite really tightly. http://i.imgur.com/DD5V1Iw.jpg http://i.imgur.com/eAB9DQs.jpg You can remove red and blue by deleting channels in photoshop and junk. I really only ink stuff if I know I'm going to be doing something fancy with it.
As for inking traditionally, I might suggest using a brush, those are my favorite inking tool so I always encourage others to try it. (I actually use a pentel pocket brush most of the time. LESS MESS) There's also nibs which do really cool things with line and texture depending on the type of nib. Kuretake also makes some rad brush pens. It's really easy to be loose with all of those.
I haven't really tried it at all traditionally, but I'd probably do it similarly, because it really seems to work ten times better that way. 8| I've been able to draw so much more easily just by doing that. lol
I did sketch traditionally in the past, and I've fiddled with doing it in blue or red pencil in the past. But that has been quite a while ago now. Good two or three years I think. If not a bit more. It is quite fun to do, and I wouldn't mind doing it some more in the past, especially since I find it lots of fun to delete the channels later. But, well. xD I do dig ink. People tend to like my sketches more, but I enjoy how ink looks on the paper (or in the digital program), and I'm more partial to color too. On my own stuff, at any rate.
8| I'm intrigued about doing inking with a brush, and yet horrified. Because, while my hands are steady enough, I have a feeling they'd probably be too shaky for that. But, I suppose there's not harm in trying some time in the future. I used to really want a g-pen or whatever that's called. Where you could use it to draw lines of different thicknesses, instead of having to switch back and forth with microns. asgreatasmicronscanbe...
But, anyway, thanks for the info! C: I do appreciate it!