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Why do I Sketch/ Draw so Simple and Messy?
9 years ago
This was just a stupid and dumb topic i wanted to share really, but likely many will pass on this since it's just trivia, nothing else.
Anywho...
With many of my submissions, many might notice an odd inconsistency in content, from digital to traditional pencil or attempts at making something that is "post worthy" to just simple pictures of me trying something out for practice or otherwise. I mean, I'm trying to be a better artist overall right? so why am I just making the bare minimum and not pushing forward then? Put more shading, put more effort, all that razzle-dazzle, jazz and funk. idk what you wanna call it.
Well, i do because i lack the time, i lack the motivation, i lack the will, terrible art blocks ((I been having one giving me migraines even in the last 2 weeks) or even I lack the strength to get out of my comfort zone. we all have our own areas we call home, what we feel best at and really i feel safe with pencil and paper. ."Okay," you may say, "you like those things, so then what's going on here?" Thing is i am more comfortable with pencil and paper than I am with digital art, at least for the time being when i make this journal. Digital art with the tablet is fine and all, but it doesn't feel fully right. Sure i know the basic concepts for shading there and to practice it, but at times it can be something i am not sure of myself to do or try even.. With traditional drawing and such, fine arts in some circles,, it does feel more satisfying and rewarding thatn saying "Press Undo until I get it right" were on paper you are more limited by a number of things, including funding of course. I never learned how to color with colored pencils and in trying to do so apply my knowledge of lighting, but with no area of how to shade or handle the pencils. I been told things, yet i fear ruining paper or even doing studies of it. I can't get out of my comfort zone and it'll only stall me in the long run yet i feel i don't have the time to learn. That is a lie of course in some situations.
Then what do I do if i want to draw? Simply, i make the sketch quick as possible, even though many of my full sketches may take 30 min to produce or even a few hours because i do it in parts or one piece at a time and rotate ideas. Granted it's what i do best these messy sketches and at times i clean them up a bit and do light shading,, no shadows or texture to go with and it can be upsetting when you want detail but fear ruining the work. I'm stuck in a cycle, an artistic limbo and getting out is difficult for one that has limited resources and even fear of failure, that being ruining the art and it is unusable or being able to be saved. Scratchpaper sure i can take time just to start to build up the motivation to draw, but a full piece is where i want it to be something, even if it's just a character of mine posing, maybe a theme to it and what have you. Then of course, reasons to move forward i brush aside. In my head, i see people advancing so far and i stay where i am, though that is not true as i do advance, but in smaller steps. Really for me, its have an idea one day, get it done and then back into a hiatus of motivationless ideas. Really i'd love to draw what i see in my head, we all would like to, but we're not there yet and quick ideas are what come out and get shown. I would love ot say "I can make colored works quickly" because of my feeling that i lack time, but messy art isn't what people like at times, and speed comes with practice. Bob Ross taught me that much (loved his shows).
But yeah, that's been on my mind lately for why my drawings are the way they are. I mean, i have the idea of "Lineart" down to a T i suppose since I've been complimented how well I draw such and such, and i thank them even if I think i could have done better. Now that i have line art done, then next is shading, colors and fuller scene....yet back to the title, they are messy still and for a while will continue to be, as I am still in my comfort zone having trouble coming out and not every day the stars will align for a chance to learn.
-Zylo.
Anywho...
With many of my submissions, many might notice an odd inconsistency in content, from digital to traditional pencil or attempts at making something that is "post worthy" to just simple pictures of me trying something out for practice or otherwise. I mean, I'm trying to be a better artist overall right? so why am I just making the bare minimum and not pushing forward then? Put more shading, put more effort, all that razzle-dazzle, jazz and funk. idk what you wanna call it.
Well, i do because i lack the time, i lack the motivation, i lack the will, terrible art blocks ((I been having one giving me migraines even in the last 2 weeks) or even I lack the strength to get out of my comfort zone. we all have our own areas we call home, what we feel best at and really i feel safe with pencil and paper. ."Okay," you may say, "you like those things, so then what's going on here?" Thing is i am more comfortable with pencil and paper than I am with digital art, at least for the time being when i make this journal. Digital art with the tablet is fine and all, but it doesn't feel fully right. Sure i know the basic concepts for shading there and to practice it, but at times it can be something i am not sure of myself to do or try even.. With traditional drawing and such, fine arts in some circles,, it does feel more satisfying and rewarding thatn saying "Press Undo until I get it right" were on paper you are more limited by a number of things, including funding of course. I never learned how to color with colored pencils and in trying to do so apply my knowledge of lighting, but with no area of how to shade or handle the pencils. I been told things, yet i fear ruining paper or even doing studies of it. I can't get out of my comfort zone and it'll only stall me in the long run yet i feel i don't have the time to learn. That is a lie of course in some situations.
Then what do I do if i want to draw? Simply, i make the sketch quick as possible, even though many of my full sketches may take 30 min to produce or even a few hours because i do it in parts or one piece at a time and rotate ideas. Granted it's what i do best these messy sketches and at times i clean them up a bit and do light shading,, no shadows or texture to go with and it can be upsetting when you want detail but fear ruining the work. I'm stuck in a cycle, an artistic limbo and getting out is difficult for one that has limited resources and even fear of failure, that being ruining the art and it is unusable or being able to be saved. Scratchpaper sure i can take time just to start to build up the motivation to draw, but a full piece is where i want it to be something, even if it's just a character of mine posing, maybe a theme to it and what have you. Then of course, reasons to move forward i brush aside. In my head, i see people advancing so far and i stay where i am, though that is not true as i do advance, but in smaller steps. Really for me, its have an idea one day, get it done and then back into a hiatus of motivationless ideas. Really i'd love to draw what i see in my head, we all would like to, but we're not there yet and quick ideas are what come out and get shown. I would love ot say "I can make colored works quickly" because of my feeling that i lack time, but messy art isn't what people like at times, and speed comes with practice. Bob Ross taught me that much (loved his shows).
But yeah, that's been on my mind lately for why my drawings are the way they are. I mean, i have the idea of "Lineart" down to a T i suppose since I've been complimented how well I draw such and such, and i thank them even if I think i could have done better. Now that i have line art done, then next is shading, colors and fuller scene....yet back to the title, they are messy still and for a while will continue to be, as I am still in my comfort zone having trouble coming out and not every day the stars will align for a chance to learn.
-Zylo.
Gollandarr
~gollandarr
*snuggle glomp*
