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Silly Question ~
4 years ago
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"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance." - Hunter S Thompson
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"A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance." - Hunter S Thompson
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I get the vibe that most people at least like the art I produce. I know I'm slow to produce work, and really, its kind of all come down to a bit of burn-out, anxiety, and depression in general which I feel holds me back a lot, if not kills my inspiration and energy to focus on it. Couple it with ADHD where my focus careens left and right whenever it feels like it isn't being stimulated by something, and it gets a bit hard to keep on track. That being said, I am still producing it, so I can safely say I haven't given up.
Still, I feel like this question isn't a bad one to ask, maybe just out of curiosity.
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If there were one thing about my artwork that you felt I could improve/practice more on, what would it be?
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Hopefully this is a little bit engaging for people. I know that it can be hard to take criticism (or compliments, depending on one's self-image, and that's just another problem a lot of people get to deal with), and it can also be hard to give it when it's just easy to say that something is good/bad without qualifying the statement, or feeling like you have the right words or experience.
I think a part of why I'm asking comes from watching "pros" give tips on YouTube for "high-production/quick learning" takes, where you're expected to focus on output, not the enjoyment of art itself. They have some decent advice, but art for me isn't about having a day-job, it's about enjoying the stuff you make. If not the work, then at least the process.
I might take this down later, depending on how my brain decides to judge me for asking silly questions. I don't post journals much anyways, but social media is a fucking joke, too, so here's my small attempt at engagement.
Still, I feel like this question isn't a bad one to ask, maybe just out of curiosity.
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If there were one thing about my artwork that you felt I could improve/practice more on, what would it be?
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Hopefully this is a little bit engaging for people. I know that it can be hard to take criticism (or compliments, depending on one's self-image, and that's just another problem a lot of people get to deal with), and it can also be hard to give it when it's just easy to say that something is good/bad without qualifying the statement, or feeling like you have the right words or experience.
I think a part of why I'm asking comes from watching "pros" give tips on YouTube for "high-production/quick learning" takes, where you're expected to focus on output, not the enjoyment of art itself. They have some decent advice, but art for me isn't about having a day-job, it's about enjoying the stuff you make. If not the work, then at least the process.
I might take this down later, depending on how my brain decides to judge me for asking silly questions. I don't post journals much anyways, but social media is a fucking joke, too, so here's my small attempt at engagement.
It is the same thing I have been struggling with, getting out of my species comfort zones.
Anyway, love ya, love your stuff, great pleasure seeing every new submission.
Also, my humble suggestion would be to practice different shapes and sizes more. I mean all kinds of different types, from skinny to athletic to rather fat; variety you can encounter in real life.
Same with how endowed the characters are; more variety here might be fun and all, ranging from small to borderline hyper, in case you don't mind that too much :)
And your flat colors are top notch too.
When you shade though... you seem biased.
If the surface is "interesting" (as in: "it has evident folds and whatnot") you give your best.
But if it's "boring" (as in: nothing but the "skin" or something like gentle curves) you just... flatten it without giving it any texture.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
that was my "first impression" without even double-checking your gallery, just going off by memory of when i did an archive dive.
You could try and add at least partial fur when you feel like it's too boring https://www.furaffinity.net/view/36325737/
Your understanding of anatomy is great.
You have good, clean line work, despite most of being sketches, it's always perfectly clear whats going on.
You have no problem with expressive faces.
You understand values enough to add some (or a lot, depending on the art) of depth and dimension to your art.
The only thing I'd say you need practice on are colours. More specifically, how to translate the values you can do in greyscale into colour, because when it comes to flats you're pretty good (i.e. your Lola Bunny nude is great), but the other works with lots of shading look a little "muddy".
However, this should be easy enough to fix:
All you need is time and practice.
You're on the right track already so just keep at it and don't be let down!