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Admittedly, lions have never been my favorite of the large felines. I guess that’s for a lot of reasons, not the least of which, existing in a pride means that they’re not quite as “independent” as most of the other feline species. I have always, for whatever reason, taken great solace in the solitary cats, finding their amazing ability to exist entirely by themselves for a lifetime, to be profoundly inspirational. Perhaps I’m just odd.
But, let me get to the point, as I’m sure that the title of this posting might be a bit confusing to a lot of my viewers.
For those that know me well, you know that I’m a sucker for a good dare. It’s not just about the dare. It’s about a COMPELLING dare. Just a simple “I DARE you!” does not suffice. No indeed. It can’t just something silly or for a whim; I’m immune to those kinds. It has to be a dare of some gumption. It has to be a dare with flare and with challenge. It has to be a dare that, deep down, tests a bit of the mettle that you’re made of. Oh yes! THOSE are the kinda of dares that I have a weakness for.
So, essentially, Sir Kaine posed a dare recently, in one of his journal entries. I don’t know if he was joking or not, as he said that him seeing it was not really so important, so perhaps he was. Nonetheless, I took up his challenge, his DARE, and this is part one of my response. The Dare, for those that don’t know, was to draw a picture of a lion. As I am self-professed to be a horrible artist when it comes to the visual arts (drawing, painting, and such) then you can see why this is a challenge for me indeed.
“Why post a pic when you’re supposed to be drawing one?” you might ask. Simple. If one is drawing from a pic, then I think it’s only fair to post said reference pic, as then there is comparative value when I post the drawing. The drawing itself might be “so-so” with nothing to compare to, but when placed side-by-side with the original, then it’s easy to see while I’ll definitely be keeping my day job. :)
But, aside from dares and challenges and horrible drawings, this is another of the handsome lion Mufasa, in one of those Kingly, majestic, profile poses. Admittedly, that huge and flowing mane really does make them a most impressive feline. So, another lion pic for the lion fans out there: Mufasa in his most dignified, profile pose.
This picture was taken 23-Aug-03. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 10D and the EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens. The original was taken at full frame of 3072x2048x24b, ISO eqv 400, 1/8 shutter, f/4. This image was shrunken down for space conservation.
Disclaimer: I hate to have to put this on here, but the pic is copyright me. Please do not distribute, copy, alter, etc, without my permission. Having said all that, feel free to download and use it for your own inspiration.
But, let me get to the point, as I’m sure that the title of this posting might be a bit confusing to a lot of my viewers.
For those that know me well, you know that I’m a sucker for a good dare. It’s not just about the dare. It’s about a COMPELLING dare. Just a simple “I DARE you!” does not suffice. No indeed. It can’t just something silly or for a whim; I’m immune to those kinds. It has to be a dare of some gumption. It has to be a dare with flare and with challenge. It has to be a dare that, deep down, tests a bit of the mettle that you’re made of. Oh yes! THOSE are the kinda of dares that I have a weakness for.
So, essentially, Sir Kaine posed a dare recently, in one of his journal entries. I don’t know if he was joking or not, as he said that him seeing it was not really so important, so perhaps he was. Nonetheless, I took up his challenge, his DARE, and this is part one of my response. The Dare, for those that don’t know, was to draw a picture of a lion. As I am self-professed to be a horrible artist when it comes to the visual arts (drawing, painting, and such) then you can see why this is a challenge for me indeed.
“Why post a pic when you’re supposed to be drawing one?” you might ask. Simple. If one is drawing from a pic, then I think it’s only fair to post said reference pic, as then there is comparative value when I post the drawing. The drawing itself might be “so-so” with nothing to compare to, but when placed side-by-side with the original, then it’s easy to see while I’ll definitely be keeping my day job. :)
But, aside from dares and challenges and horrible drawings, this is another of the handsome lion Mufasa, in one of those Kingly, majestic, profile poses. Admittedly, that huge and flowing mane really does make them a most impressive feline. So, another lion pic for the lion fans out there: Mufasa in his most dignified, profile pose.
This picture was taken 23-Aug-03. The image was taken with a Canon EOS 10D and the EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM lens. The original was taken at full frame of 3072x2048x24b, ISO eqv 400, 1/8 shutter, f/4. This image was shrunken down for space conservation.
Disclaimer: I hate to have to put this on here, but the pic is copyright me. Please do not distribute, copy, alter, etc, without my permission. Having said all that, feel free to download and use it for your own inspiration.
Category Photography / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Lion
Size 1536 x 1024px
File Size 138.8 kB
(Shasta grins) Well, I can only speak from my own perspective as a psychologist; if one can just sit back and watch, humanity certainly provides for simply endless amusement. :)
On the other paw, they show, more often, a propensity for cruelty to one another that's just appalling. So I still have to cast my vote for the tiger. :)
On the other paw, they show, more often, a propensity for cruelty to one another that's just appalling. So I still have to cast my vote for the tiger. :)
Oh no:p I wasn't joking at all^^, I /wanted/ you to try your hand at drawing something}:> When i'm joking, i /tell you/ that i'm joking:p It's easy to tell the difference when i say something serious or not, if the dare was a joke, i would state in written words that it /was/ indeed a joke:p
I don't dare people to get a laugh out of it, and neither do i dare someone /just/ to dare them, i dared you for a reason:
You said you weren't any good at visual art at all, but i don't belive that:) I /knew/ you weren't bad at drawing. You showed me a pic you made sometime before, and despite you saying that it was /really/ horribble, it was still better than something /i/ could do...
I said that seeing the pic wasn't that important simply because i didn't want you to feel the preassure of having to post it, as that would just put more preassure on you(I knew you would show it to me though:p), and when you draw, the last thing you need is to feel nervous about having to show off the result. I needed you to /try/, and that was all^^, *Feels proud of you* And also, if you chose to show it off by yourself without me daring you to do it, that would just be a bonus for both you AND me^^, Because that means it turned out better than you thought it would, and you could then say that you have drawn something, and it /didn't/ suck^^, Which makes you feel more confident about your art skills, and me feel better because i got you see that^^,
You only /think/ you're bad at drawing, but it's all in your head, and i wanted you to realize that^^, Art isn't just round edges and portraits of animals and anthros/humans, it can just as easily be a black square on a white piece of paper:) Art is everywhere and /everyone/ can make it^^,
I chose a lion for you to draw mostly because i love lions and because they make great art pieces^^, But they are also easier to draw then other cats because they don't have stripes or spots, and the mane covers a lot of "hard to shape" areas:p Oh, and did i mention because i love lions?:p
You /don't/ suck at drawing, and you just proved that to everyone:p Mission accomplished! Good job Shasta^^,
I don't dare people to get a laugh out of it, and neither do i dare someone /just/ to dare them, i dared you for a reason:
You said you weren't any good at visual art at all, but i don't belive that:) I /knew/ you weren't bad at drawing. You showed me a pic you made sometime before, and despite you saying that it was /really/ horribble, it was still better than something /i/ could do...
I said that seeing the pic wasn't that important simply because i didn't want you to feel the preassure of having to post it, as that would just put more preassure on you(I knew you would show it to me though:p), and when you draw, the last thing you need is to feel nervous about having to show off the result. I needed you to /try/, and that was all^^, *Feels proud of you* And also, if you chose to show it off by yourself without me daring you to do it, that would just be a bonus for both you AND me^^, Because that means it turned out better than you thought it would, and you could then say that you have drawn something, and it /didn't/ suck^^, Which makes you feel more confident about your art skills, and me feel better because i got you see that^^,
You only /think/ you're bad at drawing, but it's all in your head, and i wanted you to realize that^^, Art isn't just round edges and portraits of animals and anthros/humans, it can just as easily be a black square on a white piece of paper:) Art is everywhere and /everyone/ can make it^^,
I chose a lion for you to draw mostly because i love lions and because they make great art pieces^^, But they are also easier to draw then other cats because they don't have stripes or spots, and the mane covers a lot of "hard to shape" areas:p Oh, and did i mention because i love lions?:p
You /don't/ suck at drawing, and you just proved that to everyone:p Mission accomplished! Good job Shasta^^,
(Shasta grins) Well, some points well-taken. But I should comment to a few things.
It's not that I think I suck at drawing. I have /some/ talent, though not like a true artist has. My point here is that I have to /work/ hard to do this kind of thing. It doesn't come easily.
Point number two, which I've said a few times before: we are out most brutal critics. I see so many problems in this drawing. Even staring at the nose, right there in the picture, I couldn't get it right. To me, it looks "bulbous". That's the only word I can find to describe it. It's better than when I first got the sketch down, but far worse than the picture.
Point three: While I'm sure that I'm not unique at all, it is extremely frustrating to be able to have all these images in my head, but to not correctly be able to "express" them onto any kind of media, whether digital or pencil-and-paper. I need everything to be "perfect", and the things I do are far, far less than that. So, it's frustrating. That's not to say I don't experience the same kind of frustrations with music performance. Sometimes, I've practiced literally hundreds of hours on a single piece (organ performance), and I still make glaring mistakes. I think that's true of any form of art. In the end, we each stick to the forms that give us the /least/ frustration. For me, those are music, writing, and photography, as I /do/ very much consider photography as an artform.
Anyway, my points here being that I don't want it misunderstood that I have a low self-esteem of myself, nor a low self-image of my talents. It is more about "standards". When I look at someone like Balaa and so many others, I just find myself staring at their artworks, and and say "Wow! Now that's GOOD!" My stuff, as in the drawings, simply don't do that for me. I look at them, and I see all the problems - Yes, again, I realize that I am not unique in this - and I just say "Yuck! That's vile!" In this case, my "standards" for artworks is much higher than my own ability can meet up to, so they meet the definition of "Eeeewwww! That sucks!" :)
Well, enuf babble from me. It's all about perspective. 'Nuff said. :)
It's not that I think I suck at drawing. I have /some/ talent, though not like a true artist has. My point here is that I have to /work/ hard to do this kind of thing. It doesn't come easily.
Point number two, which I've said a few times before: we are out most brutal critics. I see so many problems in this drawing. Even staring at the nose, right there in the picture, I couldn't get it right. To me, it looks "bulbous". That's the only word I can find to describe it. It's better than when I first got the sketch down, but far worse than the picture.
Point three: While I'm sure that I'm not unique at all, it is extremely frustrating to be able to have all these images in my head, but to not correctly be able to "express" them onto any kind of media, whether digital or pencil-and-paper. I need everything to be "perfect", and the things I do are far, far less than that. So, it's frustrating. That's not to say I don't experience the same kind of frustrations with music performance. Sometimes, I've practiced literally hundreds of hours on a single piece (organ performance), and I still make glaring mistakes. I think that's true of any form of art. In the end, we each stick to the forms that give us the /least/ frustration. For me, those are music, writing, and photography, as I /do/ very much consider photography as an artform.
Anyway, my points here being that I don't want it misunderstood that I have a low self-esteem of myself, nor a low self-image of my talents. It is more about "standards". When I look at someone like Balaa and so many others, I just find myself staring at their artworks, and and say "Wow! Now that's GOOD!" My stuff, as in the drawings, simply don't do that for me. I look at them, and I see all the problems - Yes, again, I realize that I am not unique in this - and I just say "Yuck! That's vile!" In this case, my "standards" for artworks is much higher than my own ability can meet up to, so they meet the definition of "Eeeewwww! That sucks!" :)
Well, enuf babble from me. It's all about perspective. 'Nuff said. :)
Hehe, /THAT'S/ what i wanted to hear from you all along^^, Of course we have to work hard to be good at something. Nothing that i can think of comes for free in this world, so we have to really /work/ to get it. You have worked your whole life to get good at writing and music, and it shows^^, To advance artisticly with drawing takes time and a lot of effort. I showed you my "advancement" picture last night, and you can see advancement there, but nothing that goes from "Zero to Hero":p Give me 4 or maybe 5 more years, and i should be able to get out some pretty nice images on those papers:p Still not perfect, but pretty good none the less:) I've never really been devoted to anything in my life, but now i am towards drawing. And i'm having lots of fun with it even if every picture i make could have been much better:s I no longer "suck" at drawing, but i'm not all that good either, i just live with the skills i have now and do what i can with them, just like you^^, You've been doing this a lot longer than i have, and you /still/ strive to get better. *Admires*^^,
I think more people are like that, but like you, i can only speak for myself. I have some pretty epic pictures in my head that i want to draw, but i /can't/. I'm not good enough:S I don't want to attemt drawing them yet either, not until i know the skills required to actually draw them.
I also sometimes have musical pieces in my head, but i can't do anything with them cos i don't have an instrument. And even if i /had/ an instrument, i wouldn't know how to play it:p
So, you're right:) It'a all about what frusterates us the least, and ofcourse, practice^^, And yea, photography is very much art in my opinion as well^^,
Oh:S Uhm.. I did not mean to imply any low self-esteem issues or anything:S I know you well enought to know you do /not/ have that, not even a little bit of it:S We are both artists in our own way, so i can relate to how you feel about things. I do all that about other people's art too, and even if i sometimes say, like you, that my drawings suck, i do mean it, but i don't mean to say that i have any low self-esteem or anything:s I can't explain this very well, but i'm pretty sure you know what i mean. All i have to do, is practice more, then i will get better at it:) I chose drawing, you chose writing, if none of us practiced, it would /all/ suck:p
I think more people are like that, but like you, i can only speak for myself. I have some pretty epic pictures in my head that i want to draw, but i /can't/. I'm not good enough:S I don't want to attemt drawing them yet either, not until i know the skills required to actually draw them.
I also sometimes have musical pieces in my head, but i can't do anything with them cos i don't have an instrument. And even if i /had/ an instrument, i wouldn't know how to play it:p
So, you're right:) It'a all about what frusterates us the least, and ofcourse, practice^^, And yea, photography is very much art in my opinion as well^^,
Oh:S Uhm.. I did not mean to imply any low self-esteem issues or anything:S I know you well enought to know you do /not/ have that, not even a little bit of it:S We are both artists in our own way, so i can relate to how you feel about things. I do all that about other people's art too, and even if i sometimes say, like you, that my drawings suck, i do mean it, but i don't mean to say that i have any low self-esteem or anything:s I can't explain this very well, but i'm pretty sure you know what i mean. All i have to do, is practice more, then i will get better at it:) I chose drawing, you chose writing, if none of us practiced, it would /all/ suck:p
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