Thanks to a discussion I had with an artist here on dA, I offer you my insight for the day. Or week. Or however long it takes for me to come up with another vaguely insightful journal entry.
I had an illustration teacher in high school who was often quite sage, despite continuing to wear the same polyester pantsuits he'd been wearing since 1973. He particularly liked me, maybe because I could see beyond lavender and plaid, and he let me sit in with him when he graded students' work (mine included). "I give ---- a good grade because he's clearly done good work; the composition is good, the flow is dynamic. But he's in a rut. It's the same exact thing, with different characters, every time. He shows no growth. Artists have to grow. Their work has to develop. Even Disney wants a well-rounded portfolio from their artists, more than big eyes and Barbie waists, even if that's all they'll end up drawing..."
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I drew a thing
I don't have a lot to say. I mean, I probably do, but not here; not like this. Sometimes I take photographs, and occasionally I pick up a pencil and ink pen. I have recently felt the need to create, which has led me to doing character sketches from the roleplaying I still do, and I may be inclined to share them here now and then.
There's no exaggeration to say I just sort of burnt out, creatively. Moving to the city I've now lived in for 8 years didn't help. It does not fill me with inspiration and I have no desire to capture its angles. Once in a while, I come across something worth looking at, in my opinion, and it ends up on my Inst
First House
On Monday, I'm moving into my very own house. That's right, Glenn and I bought a house we'll call a home. I've been absent for a while mainly because we've been dealing with house things and before that Christmakkah things. I've also been kicked in the head by a pretty serious flu and sinus infection. All in all, my workplace is probably wishing I was there a lot more often than I am.
Anyway, I have photos to upload from an autumn outing with a 50mm lens, but I have no idea when I'll get to them. I figure sometime around the middle of February sounds about right.
Too much of a good thing
HDR. Or, as is usually the case, HDR effects. You know, sometimes a little HDR looks nice, makes a photo pop out, draws the eye somewhere specific...
Alternately, fake faded film prints, a la instagram. Used right, it's a great tool that can instantly evoke the feeling of looking through your (or your parents') old albums.
Unfortunately, digital cameras do not make people into photographers. Neither do stupid, over used effects like HDR and whatever you want to call the fake retro feel. Rules of composition, colour, design, movement, cropping, etc., still apply. There is a proliferation of over-processed shitty photos out there, and e
Vomit Boobies
Do you ever click the deviantArt home page just to see what crazy stuff people are putting out there?
I have an insulated little patch of Internet here and have surrounded myself with people of either similar interests, aesthetics, skills, and talents so when I see what people are vomiting up into dA, I kind of want to back away slowly. Or not so slowly. And then I remember why I don't randomly check the front page for the recent uploads. There are just so many shitty self portraits of people trying to look sly/coy/sinister and so. many. boobies. I don't mean breasts. Breasts are a thing women have. Boobies are the things people draw t
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