Knight's sketchbook

[Dominicque]

@Dominicque

I need thicker armour. NGL, seeing a pro like you still have areas that they lack confidence on her calming me down.

Do you feel someone is being malicious or just so stunningly uninformed it's not worth explaining something (because you're not their mom, teacher or nanny to be responsible for their education!)? Block them. You're not depriving anyone of their universal human rights by removing their access to you and thus their ability to heap abuse. Don't engage, don't warn you're blocking them (as it causes certain types of trolls to chase you around), just ignore and block.

Stupid comments still bother like a thorn at your side even if you block the person, but I promise you the sensation fades with time.

And no, you don't need to know everything, you only need to have a skill your client wants, and it doesn't mean it needs to be perfect either.

NGL, seeing a pro like you still have areas that they lack confidence on her calming me down.

Feel free to take a look at my stick legs and rubber hands any time you need a boost! XD

I hear through the grapevine his mother is an artist

Oh, that would help. Family who tolerates the pursuit of an artistic career already help, an artist parent that can nudge you into the right direction is a great boost.

Ah, you might be on to something regarding 'aversion'.

I had legs and hands aversion. I did them, awkwardly and scrunching up my face. But I have to work on my foundations, and tbh I'm sick of feeling this way. I don't want to be held hostage by the great intimidating knowledge gaps I still have.

I'm getting better at them now, even having some fun. It looks like the biggest lesson 2023 has for me is to learn to do bad drawings... and then do more bad drawings and be okay with it. Because no matter how teeny tiny each aspect I'm studying is, if I'm overcoming a challenge in the process then it's absolutely worth it.

Love your girl appearing from water, your lily pads perspective looks masterful. You really make it took easy! You also paint some pretty hands. You've reminded me I need to practice feet, I also find them so much more difficult that hands, because they are always in perspective, especially from the front, so people can look like they are tiptoeing pretty darn easily.

I distributed circles in Blender and put them into perspective, using them as a base for the pads. It's important to understand perspective, but imho doing it manually every single time is a waste of time and effort which could go to the actual artistic part of the painting rather than the technical. And I also find feet hard, heh.

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Quick update. It may not look like it, but I'm dipping my toes on values grouping now because I suck at it and sucking at them can make using mid to darker values very hard.

That might be good advice actually. I always feel completed to reply to all comments, even negative ones, but if it's just a 'You suck/your art is shit' I can just ignore and/or block, always fearful that could escalate things, but you have to be your best keeper. 'Stupid comments still bother like a thorn at your side even if you block the person, but I promise you the sensation fades with time.

And no, you don't need to know everything, you only need to have a skill your client wants, and it doesn't mean it needs to be perfect either.' *Notes this down in affirmations and motivation quotes*
I don't know man you seem pretty good! But, I haven't really seen your 'stick legs and rubber hands'. 

Yeah, he says his mum taught him and his brother different mediums when they were younger, he also attended an atelier at the young age of 18, I know I certainly couldn't afford that at age 18. MILES JOHNSTON – LGND Art
I've just signed up for an atelier type course in my city, not quite what I want, but there's no way to afford some of the more robust/long established programs.

  It looks like the biggest lesson 2023 has for me is to learn to do bad drawings... and then do more bad drawings and be okay with it. Because no matter how teeny tiny each aspect I'm studying is, if I'm overcoming a challenge in the process then it's absolutely worth it. This is what I'm trying to work on just get through the bad, it just it feels so long and then I doubt that the pendulum is shifting my way, but it's the path I must traverse. I was in a constant cycle of practice, before fun or what Sycra calls the 'Practice trap' How Practice May Be Killing Your Joy - YouTube. I have to say also the way you phrase your thoughts/opinions is very considered and thoughtful. You have very nice prose!

I did not know you could just a 3-D program like Blender and use that as the direct basis. Yeah, I'm always thinking you HAVE to do it manually. Nice to know profes can use short-cuts like that. Feet are so hard, everyone rags on hands, but at least there's plenty of ref. 

*Googles 'Value grouping'*