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Okay, so...
16 years ago
I have been thinking. I know, a very dangerous subject indeed. But! I have a reason for this.
I am... kinda in a slump, if you will. My days routinely revolve around getting on the computer, playing games, and talking to friends (half of them being RPs). And that doesn't make me very happy when I realize that. I have, in essense, become a rather stereotypical furry. That -really- doesn't make me happy. So I started thinking last night. And as I thought, I thought about my art. ...Well, "art" would be a better word for it.
As most of my friends know, I like to scribble. I doodle quite a lot for a person who's never bothered to take an art class... but I look back at it, and I frown. I'm not happy with my quality again. I like making people happy, but I feel like I need further improvement. And, well, since I'm practically doing nothing anyhow... Why not?
So I've come with a small, modest proposal. I am thinking about picking up a year-long project. I (firstly) draw most of my friends, one by one, and stick them up in my scraps. Then, after I do that, I will spend at least 1 hour each day to doodle -something- down on paper... and I will continue this for a year (or until the next FA[edit: AC, DAMNIT]... one or the other.) Each day I will sit down and study some small little thing, or practice something related to where my mind has taken me, whether that be furries, cars, nature, whatever. Each day I will scan my doodle in, and show it in the scraps. Lastly, when the year has come back around, I will draw my friends again, and compare and contrast to my quality based upon my year's self-study of art. I've been told several times to take an art class. ...I think I will, when I get money again. But for now, I will just focus on learning myself.
So, yeah. My small proposal, to you guys, my friends. My goal with this is to be able to get high enough in quality that I either A: Make decent lineart, or B: Am able to make semi-decent color art with digital media... you know, photoshop and that shtuff (though, most likely I'll be using Gimp for it). Tell me what you people think, because I'm always curious as to who thinks its good and who objects. I'll decide if I go through with this plan based on that.
On a last note, if I do go through, when I post each drawing in the scraps, I will be as honest as possible. That means with friends, I'll give my honest opinion about them, whether that is positive or negative. Its not like it will kill anyone... right? RIGHT!?
Thanks for reading this uber long post~
TL;DR version: I'M GONNA DRAW A YEAR, KAY
I am... kinda in a slump, if you will. My days routinely revolve around getting on the computer, playing games, and talking to friends (half of them being RPs). And that doesn't make me very happy when I realize that. I have, in essense, become a rather stereotypical furry. That -really- doesn't make me happy. So I started thinking last night. And as I thought, I thought about my art. ...Well, "art" would be a better word for it.
As most of my friends know, I like to scribble. I doodle quite a lot for a person who's never bothered to take an art class... but I look back at it, and I frown. I'm not happy with my quality again. I like making people happy, but I feel like I need further improvement. And, well, since I'm practically doing nothing anyhow... Why not?
So I've come with a small, modest proposal. I am thinking about picking up a year-long project. I (firstly) draw most of my friends, one by one, and stick them up in my scraps. Then, after I do that, I will spend at least 1 hour each day to doodle -something- down on paper... and I will continue this for a year (or until the next FA[edit: AC, DAMNIT]... one or the other.) Each day I will sit down and study some small little thing, or practice something related to where my mind has taken me, whether that be furries, cars, nature, whatever. Each day I will scan my doodle in, and show it in the scraps. Lastly, when the year has come back around, I will draw my friends again, and compare and contrast to my quality based upon my year's self-study of art. I've been told several times to take an art class. ...I think I will, when I get money again. But for now, I will just focus on learning myself.
So, yeah. My small proposal, to you guys, my friends. My goal with this is to be able to get high enough in quality that I either A: Make decent lineart, or B: Am able to make semi-decent color art with digital media... you know, photoshop and that shtuff (though, most likely I'll be using Gimp for it). Tell me what you people think, because I'm always curious as to who thinks its good and who objects. I'll decide if I go through with this plan based on that.
On a last note, if I do go through, when I post each drawing in the scraps, I will be as honest as possible. That means with friends, I'll give my honest opinion about them, whether that is positive or negative. Its not like it will kill anyone... right? RIGHT!?
Thanks for reading this uber long post~
TL;DR version: I'M GONNA DRAW A YEAR, KAY
On the other hand, I don't know if it's so much a 'proposition' to us as your friends, because you're not really asking us to do anything-- you're the one doing all of the work that you're proposing, so it's difficult to respond to it as a 'proposal'!
In any case, though, well, more power to you, should you decide to go through with it. Or even if you should decide not to go through with it!