Sunday, June 16, 2013

Bonni's Pajama

I did my own version of Adventure Times' Princess Bubblegum's pajama shirt. I did it with this cool free programme called MyPaint. It's a digital painting programme so you can't edit photos with it, but it's relatively light programme (it's only ~30mb on my laptop hp530)
Also I can recommend a programme called Alchemy, if you ever feel stuck on not coming up on ideas. Alchemy is also totally free programme. They have also browser version of it called Webchemy. Alchemy is sorta like skribble programme that creates mess from which you can create art. Mess <3

Thursday, June 6, 2013

Summer Smells Like Sand And Salt

I know I haven't written here in a while although I was supposed to. I've been once again
stuck on my fear of not being able and not being talented enough. Also I had to finish my carpenting studies and figure out if I will continue studying something new next autumn or not.
And actually because I didn't get to the selection exams I wanted, I decided that I will find a job
and also start "studying" myself, what I really want and in what I'm actually good at.

Recently I realized how to overcome my fears in art. The solution was rather simple. Actually, to me, it was so simple that I must admit that I'm a bit ashamed that I didn't truly realize it earlier.

My method of drawing has always been: just draw. Just draw what you see, just draw. I never really gave a thought on what I was going to draw and if somehow I did, I certainly didn't think
it that much that I would remember to do it next time I was drawing. I just drew and then felt
frustrated because it didn't come out as I wanted, like I have written here earlier.

But anyho, now I've realized that before drawing, you have to think. You have to understand what you draw.