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Update Journal (am I back from the grave? maybe lol)
7 years ago
In case anyone wants to know what I'm up to!
I may be finally getting back into the swing of things with art. I'm looking forward to posting some things I've done over the past few months.
Currently I've gone back to traditional art, as it seems easier on my hand. I've still been experiencing some pain with my hand, but it is not nearly as bad as it was at one point. I feel like I can make art consistently enough now, at least traditionally.
I believe it's determined at this point that I have hypermobility in my joints, and this can cause tendonitis and make it flare up more often. I'm not the best to explain health issues, but that is how I understand it. I'm at a point where I can do art, but I don't think I can get back to where I can just draw for hours on end anymore, even with breaks. That's alright!
For now, I do not plan on going back to commissions. Perhaps one day I will do small commissions like icons and the like again. And I may eventually try some art trades. But currently I just want to get back to a place where I feel comfortable with my art. I've been delving into drawing humans more, and I'm trying to rediscover the style(s) I'd like to experiment with. I still don't really feel like I know what I'm doing, though I may never know haha xD And it's been a long time since I've posted any of my art online, so that will take getting used to again. I look forward to it though.
As for digital art, I messed around digitally the other day and I realized the brush I've been using on SAI may be what's really causing strain on my hand. I have to press down quite hard for a consistent even line with the brush I use, and I've never noticed until recently. Eventually I want to look into it and try to do more digital art again, but for now I'm having fun with traditional c:
So, for the time being, I plan to post more finished traditional pieces as their own submissions, and some other sketchbook pages put together as combined submissions, if I can. Some of the drawings in my sketchbook that I may post, I may not be as happy with. I want to post some of those, too though, because even though I may not be perfectly pleased with them, I want to share them. I may also post some practice drawings that use photo references, because even if they're referenced, I may be happy with them and want to share them (of course I will do my best to credit the original reference). I want to try to teach myself to be less hard on myself with my art going forward.
Also please let me know if anyone has any scanning or photo tips for traditional pieces! I've currently scanned some colored pieces and they came out looking nice, but plain sketches don't fully pick up on the scanner. I'm going to try a lighting set up to take photos underneath, and hopefully that will look nice. I'd prefer to edit a few sketch pages together as one collage so I don't bombard my gallery with tons of pages full of plain sketches.
And as a last note, I want to be very lax with posting. I may end up posting in batches, or if I'm in the mood I may upload a more finished piece every few days. We will see! Either way I hope I can continue to share my art with you all and grow bit by bit :3 Hopefully I've explained my plans well enough in this journal in case someone is curious what they are. Thanks for reading through!
Lurk buddies forevers <3