06-07-2018, 12:56 PM
Darkiste/Toxicpanda: I don't work on large newsprint because i particularly want to, im quite a cheapskate and its quite painful for me to burn through sheets that are essentially a quarter a piece. I'm taking Jeff Watts course and i owe all my development because im working large scale and taking the materials seriously, the paper, the shapes, and the presentation. All of those things i never ever gave two shits for in anything traditional.
My cheapskate mind would much prefer working on the tons of copy paper i have, but i instantly notice a mindset shift when im sitting with that stuff of "oh this is another sketch i can fuck up and throw in the bin with the others." With the newsprint my mindset is, "okay, time to be careful, be serious, make a good drawing." So, huge difference! And likewise if i had some fine archival paper, i'd plan a drawing out thoroughly before even putting a mark to show how much i value the material.
Got some great feedback and crits from my mentor today, she says im getting into advanced student level stuff at least in portraiture. even going as far as saying some of my drawings look "good" which is new for me, specially from people who know what they're doing lol. did 8 figure lay ins from Brian Knox and will be taking tomorrow to finish reading the stuff in the Mad Art of Caricature and maybe do some studies of that and then maybe some more figure layins, head practice; might try from photos to see what i can do
My cheapskate mind would much prefer working on the tons of copy paper i have, but i instantly notice a mindset shift when im sitting with that stuff of "oh this is another sketch i can fuck up and throw in the bin with the others." With the newsprint my mindset is, "okay, time to be careful, be serious, make a good drawing." So, huge difference! And likewise if i had some fine archival paper, i'd plan a drawing out thoroughly before even putting a mark to show how much i value the material.
Got some great feedback and crits from my mentor today, she says im getting into advanced student level stuff at least in portraiture. even going as far as saying some of my drawings look "good" which is new for me, specially from people who know what they're doing lol. did 8 figure lay ins from Brian Knox and will be taking tomorrow to finish reading the stuff in the Mad Art of Caricature and maybe do some studies of that and then maybe some more figure layins, head practice; might try from photos to see what i can do
70+Page Koala Sketchbook: http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3465.html SB
Paintover thread, submit for crits! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7879.html
[color=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.882)]e owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke.[/color]
Paintover thread, submit for crits! http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-7879.html
[color=rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.882)]e owl sat on an oak. The more he saw, the less he spoke.[/color]