style = what?
Oh hell, I needed to get this out there for ages and since I am so into studying for my exam right now, I'll do it now. (And like 5 hours after I start the entry later...)
Anyone who draws or creates any type of art knows that there's something called "style." People have their own individual "style" that gives the viewers a sense of "Ah, that's so-and-so's work." Styles change, people do change the way they do certain things. Sometimes it's just minor changes that people call "growth," while others are not so subtle and are drastically different than their other work. Some people know definitely of their style and stick by it till the very bitter end.
Then there are those that don't know their style.
Or even, hate their style.
Sad to say, I am one of those people.
This whole thing is provoked by two pieces of sketches that I drew yesterday, I pretty much hate them now. Actually, I've disliked them since like one hour after drawing them. I have that problem with most of the work I produce, I never seem to be satisfied with anything I make really. I've come to say that I pretty much dislike the way I draw right now and have no idea what direction I am going to take. I'm not saying I dislike drawing, I love drawing and doodling and the process of it makes me happy, but the products of that never really make me happy much. I can probably count on my hands the drawings that I geniunely like.
I really want to solidify what I want to do. Been thinking about several things that I particularly enjoy doing and other artworks that I've really really love.
I don't particularly know what my style is even. I've been avoiding CGing because I really hate the whole clean lineart and clean looking colouring type of dealy. I like looking at them, but I hate doing them myself. I really much prefer a messy style with vivid colours and whatnot. I've been really trying to use like other colours besides normal skin tones on skin and well...experiment results are here: RIGHT HERE
And I guess it's not just the way I CG, I also have a problem with the way I draw. I guess you can say I have a very shoujo way of drawing, which I am perfectly fine with. I'll keep drawing beautiful people for all I care but I don't know, something nags me about the way I draw. At this point in time, I don't give two craps about wanting to draw in a more realistic style or a more...Japanese? (I refuse to say anime style since it can be manga etc etc) style because I like stuff from both sides. I like drawing realistic eyes but make them a bit more exaggrated. I hate drawing realistic hands, hell I hate drawing hands in general.
I don't even know what I am saying anymore. I think at the end I really want to say is:
I hate clean drawings, they never look complete to me.
Or maybe because I can never do good clean drawings.
I don't even know what I am rambling on about anymore. The whole point is that I got aggrivated by the two drawings I did yesterday and is pissed off at the way I draw and stuff. I guess I just have to experiment a lot more.
And also, I have been tagged by baranoneko! I shall now explain the meaning behind my username.
This username was born when I needed to change my old hotmail account name some years ago and I needed something unique. I didn't want to use Japanese styled names and wanted something that is like "Whoa, what kind of name is that?" type of deal. I like the colour orange so I wanted that in there and of course, orange@hotmail.com is definitely taken. I honestly don't remember where wishes came from but I thought it was a good combination so I stuck that on there. It was actually pretty random.
And now I am supposed to tag 10 people to do the same thing except the fact that it will be half my friends list and some of that is like inactive right now. So uh, do this if you want, 8D. Explain the meaning behind your username!
And it's 3:00am, and I have an exam tomorrow, and...LOL WUT IS STUDYING?
Anyone who draws or creates any type of art knows that there's something called "style." People have their own individual "style" that gives the viewers a sense of "Ah, that's so-and-so's work." Styles change, people do change the way they do certain things. Sometimes it's just minor changes that people call "growth," while others are not so subtle and are drastically different than their other work. Some people know definitely of their style and stick by it till the very bitter end.
Then there are those that don't know their style.
Or even, hate their style.
Sad to say, I am one of those people.
This whole thing is provoked by two pieces of sketches that I drew yesterday, I pretty much hate them now. Actually, I've disliked them since like one hour after drawing them. I have that problem with most of the work I produce, I never seem to be satisfied with anything I make really. I've come to say that I pretty much dislike the way I draw right now and have no idea what direction I am going to take. I'm not saying I dislike drawing, I love drawing and doodling and the process of it makes me happy, but the products of that never really make me happy much. I can probably count on my hands the drawings that I geniunely like.
I really want to solidify what I want to do. Been thinking about several things that I particularly enjoy doing and other artworks that I've really really love.
I don't particularly know what my style is even. I've been avoiding CGing because I really hate the whole clean lineart and clean looking colouring type of dealy. I like looking at them, but I hate doing them myself. I really much prefer a messy style with vivid colours and whatnot. I've been really trying to use like other colours besides normal skin tones on skin and well...experiment results are here: RIGHT HERE
And I guess it's not just the way I CG, I also have a problem with the way I draw. I guess you can say I have a very shoujo way of drawing, which I am perfectly fine with. I'll keep drawing beautiful people for all I care but I don't know, something nags me about the way I draw. At this point in time, I don't give two craps about wanting to draw in a more realistic style or a more...Japanese? (I refuse to say anime style since it can be manga etc etc) style because I like stuff from both sides. I like drawing realistic eyes but make them a bit more exaggrated. I hate drawing realistic hands, hell I hate drawing hands in general.
I don't even know what I am saying anymore. I think at the end I really want to say is:
I hate clean drawings, they never look complete to me.
Or maybe because I can never do good clean drawings.
I don't even know what I am rambling on about anymore. The whole point is that I got aggrivated by the two drawings I did yesterday and is pissed off at the way I draw and stuff. I guess I just have to experiment a lot more.
And also, I have been tagged by baranoneko! I shall now explain the meaning behind my username.
This username was born when I needed to change my old hotmail account name some years ago and I needed something unique. I didn't want to use Japanese styled names and wanted something that is like "Whoa, what kind of name is that?" type of deal. I like the colour orange so I wanted that in there and of course, orange@hotmail.com is definitely taken. I honestly don't remember where wishes came from but I thought it was a good combination so I stuck that on there. It was actually pretty random.
And now I am supposed to tag 10 people to do the same thing except the fact that it will be half my friends list and some of that is like inactive right now. So uh, do this if you want, 8D. Explain the meaning behind your username!
And it's 3:00am, and I have an exam tomorrow, and...LOL WUT IS STUDYING?