over the xmas break i got a sudden urge to pick up my pencil and draw. for those who know me or my work, then you know i hardly even pick a pencil up anymore. not that i'm by any means cocky or anything, its just that i got tired of drawing like this for the simple fact that it made me an extreme perfectionist and illustrating became a sever frustration and is probably the biggest reason why i took a break for so long. drawing in predominantly ink has let me let go of my need for perfection and be more accepting of my flaws in my work and even push myself to overcome them and evolve as an artist.
however i still use my pencil from time to time, mostly when drawing females i've found. and over the xmas break i had sudden inspiration. after eating some awesome tamales (mmmm!!), i grabbed a photo of a friend and started to hit the page..and a little over an hour i had some pencils i was happy with. i inked it later in random moments over the next week @ the dayjob and scanned it in.
i then opened Photoshop and got to work. and didn't like any of it, so i scrapped it and proceeded to open my other "painter" program, ArtRage 2 Deluxe. this is an awesome program that mimics brushes quite well and lets you even control thinners. i'm sure CS5 has all this neat stuff as well but we don't live in a perfect world and there simply isn't room in the budget for that right now lol.
anywho, i got to painting one day and finished up today. i used the blue BG for good contrast against the orange/reds i used for the flesh tones and highlights. eventually it came out as it did and i am pleased. there's still a lot to learn in this art world and so i always push myself to learn techniques and programs. this painting was much faster than slappin it on a canvas (and more proportional too haha. i always have trouble enlarging things so it was kinda cool to give it that paint-stroke feel on a digital tablet.). overall it was fun and the pencils probably took the longest. or maybe i'm just saying that cuz i did em in one sitting and the inks and colors over multiple sessions. i dunno.
anyway, PEACE OUT!
stay creative,
Bluzilla One.
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