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foxinthestarsIt's been awhile since I posted art---about since Christmas. But lately I've been going to the (relatively) nearby Art Guild on Tuesdays, and thought I'd share what I've been doing...
I started an acrylic painting of puppies that I might have to keep after myself to finish, not ready to post that yet.
What I did today was perhaps silly but felt very good. I've always wanted to do comics and never did much with it, so I thought I'd try to loosen up and get down to the very basics, and just put one picture after another: draw two boxes, draw something in the first one, then draw something in the second one. Today I was actually trying to avoid conventional connection or sequence, just a "what do I feel like drawing?" "now what do I feel like drawing?" kind of thing, testing the hypothesis that even a non-sequitur will create its own kind of relation (and just for the sake of relaxing and having some fun with it).
The first one I just drew two boxes and went after them with the brush pen with no reference and no pencils (although I should mention I did see the scene with the penguins a few days ago and made some mental notes about it). I actually imagined doing this exercise some time before I did it, so I actually thought of this non-sequitur combination in advance, but still.
The second was a purer "what do I feel like/now what do I feel like" but came out looking more connected (through a shared theme involving unshared Castlevania brainstorming, 'natch). On it I timed each panel at ten minutes (but allowed some finishing up after) and did pencil sketches underneath.
These are from longer ago, but I had also done some more Artist Cards recently (I just like the concept, still). The first was just an idea that struck me, kind of a realistic drawing of an abstract sculpture with a parent-and-child theme. The other two are my first time in years playing with cut-paper, and are kind of folded and sealed (I can go into details if anyone wants), the black linework improvised in ink then cut out, with the background folded in behind it. On one the background is oil pastel, and on the other it's scrapbooking paper.
Hope you enjoy!
I started an acrylic painting of puppies that I might have to keep after myself to finish, not ready to post that yet.
What I did today was perhaps silly but felt very good. I've always wanted to do comics and never did much with it, so I thought I'd try to loosen up and get down to the very basics, and just put one picture after another: draw two boxes, draw something in the first one, then draw something in the second one. Today I was actually trying to avoid conventional connection or sequence, just a "what do I feel like drawing?" "now what do I feel like drawing?" kind of thing, testing the hypothesis that even a non-sequitur will create its own kind of relation (and just for the sake of relaxing and having some fun with it).
The first one I just drew two boxes and went after them with the brush pen with no reference and no pencils (although I should mention I did see the scene with the penguins a few days ago and made some mental notes about it). I actually imagined doing this exercise some time before I did it, so I actually thought of this non-sequitur combination in advance, but still.
The second was a purer "what do I feel like/now what do I feel like" but came out looking more connected (through a shared theme involving unshared Castlevania brainstorming, 'natch). On it I timed each panel at ten minutes (but allowed some finishing up after) and did pencil sketches underneath.
These are from longer ago, but I had also done some more Artist Cards recently (I just like the concept, still). The first was just an idea that struck me, kind of a realistic drawing of an abstract sculpture with a parent-and-child theme. The other two are my first time in years playing with cut-paper, and are kind of folded and sealed (I can go into details if anyone wants), the black linework improvised in ink then cut out, with the background folded in behind it. On one the background is oil pastel, and on the other it's scrapbooking paper.
Hope you enjoy!
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Date: 2011-04-28 01:50 am (UTC)no subject
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