Something I was just thinking about while perusing yet another thread where someone has jumped straight to 'iffy' digital work without learning any basics.
When I was a kid, there was no Photoshop. Literally, it didn't exist.
There weren't any shortcuts, you learned the basics using actual physical materials.
I found some work that I did when I was 12-13+ and it's inked with a quill-pen and Indian ink! I was obsessed with inking everything like that. I'll scan some when I get the chance.
Something I was just thinking about while perusing yet another thread where someone has jumped straight to 'iffy' digital work without learning any basics.
When I was a kid, there was no Photoshop. Literally, it didn't exist.
There weren't any shortcuts, you learned the basics using actual physical materials.
I found some work that I did when I was 12-13+ and it's inked with a quill-pen and Indian ink! I was obsessed with inking everything like that. I'll scan some when I get the chance.
I. Do. Work. With. Pencils. TOO.
Fuck's sakes. What, do you think Photoshop magically does things for me, so long as they're crappy? The drawings aren't great, but why is Photoshop a taboo instrument?
This just seems like esoteric technophobia. Like nobody is allowed to try and practice with photoshop and a tablet. You can't start doing that until you're pro.
I mean, I don't know what to say. Apparently nobody believes I have / read through / sketch from reference material.
Would you like me to, like, quote from pages of Stan Lee's 'How to Draw Comcs: The Marvel Way', or any of Christopher Hart's books or something?
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' As always when their class interests are at stake, the capitalists can dispense with noble sentiments like the right to free speech or the struggle against tyranny.'
I use digital almost exclusively from start to finish, but you don't learn half as fast as with a pen and paper, because there are hundreds of crutches. If you spent the time you've spent hiding the mistakes you're making just practising and fixing the mistakes, you'd improve much faster.
Is it wrong that as soon as you said your foot was infected, my mind jumps to the idea of it having to be amputated and the tune 'Jake the Peg' plays in my mind?
I do hope that doesn't happen.
(Unless that's what you're aiming for!)
Get it seen to, your feets are important things! How did you do it anyway? Sharp snow?
What, Japan is a pretty rad place! And weird. And awesome!
And weird.
Remember that time there was a ninja? And we had to eat the food of his people and you had to communicate with the head lady ninja and then I had this sword in this coconut and it was smoking all over the place? That was so good.
And there was the Russian with the eyes of a hawk, miserly but fair
And then we celebrated under the gaze of hundreds of James Joyces (Joyci?)
I have that song on my iPod but have absolutely no idea where it came from. I've never bought one of his albums and I'm not really one for downloading music. The fact that its only one song probably indicates that it came on a compilation, but I don't have a whole lot of those either.
Anyway props on the song selection, it always motivates me to play my bass. Of course now I'm not in the same country as my bass and I want to play it....damn
Hmm, I think the most recent movie I have heard this song in was Poolhall Junkies, which was a limited run indie film. Bill Withers has a couple songs you would probably recognize though, if I were to take the time and post the links. (Which I won't do, because I'm lazy and it is now my bedtime.)
I can always do a youtube fest of blues to help me through this really tiresome day. Stuck at home with nothing to do and my doodle is really not turning out the way I want. le sigh.
I think I was about the right age for the How to Draw Manga books when I got them. They were more immediately gratifying than Drawing On the Right Side of the Brain or Hogarth, and they got me thinking about basics like proportions, perspective and composition at an early age.
I passed them on to my little sister when she got to that age and it pretty much jump started her interest in learning how to draw.
Guys, I can't wait to show you my hilarious middle-skoo' animu's
they're so hilarious
also, maybe I'll show you some things I did when I was much, much younger...........oh man, maybe I can find my first digital thing!......I've also got a picture I drew when I was like...9 or something, and it all looks pretty standard, except for one part: a boy's face that I copied out of a catalogue. I was extremely proud of the result!
Oh March, where you at? (don't show up too soon - I have portfolio workings to do!)
and seriously why does my mood plummet to the pits of hell at night? It's a 180 compared to how I feel in the morning, especially after coffee (I've been noticing that coffee not only makes me more energetic, but makes me feel better, mood/emotion-wise. Weird).
Coffee actually lifting one's mood, though? I always just thought coffee was what people drank to wake up......I only started drinking coffee regularly last quarter though, so that's when I first started to really notice the mood-thing.
So just got an awkward text. I shot this pilot a lil while back, well a couple scenes of it, and the camera guy's asking how it's looking. Only thing is the camera work was...well, lets just say I'm thinking of re-shooting it. So yeah, debating telling this guy the truth, or just text back saying that I've been busy so it's taking awhile.
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So you're either going to tell him now that his camera work was crappy or you are going to let him stew on it and let him find out later that his camera work was crappy.
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Humor can be dissected as a frog can, but dies in the process.
Hrrgh. Why do people like ipods? My ipod touch keeps eating my right earbud. First it was on the nice skullcandy ones I bought, I was like, well, just got a bum pair of earbuds. But it has now nomnom'd the cute pair of goldfish earbuds my friend got me,
Wtf is this shabby crap. I don't want to get another pair of earbuds just to have my ipod destroy the right one. My first ipod and it's a fucking serial killer.
Pretty much. But it could be the whole, "I think it's crappy where as he would think it's great" thing. Maybe I should just do some more editing to it...
Pretty much. But it could be the whole, "I think it's crappy where as he would think it's great" thing. Maybe I should just do some more editing to it...
If it is in your professional opinion that the camera work was not adequate, then you have to say so. That is if you are the director or whoever is in charge. if not, pass it by the director.
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I posted in my thread but got no love, and I'd really like to start fleshing it out today.
As an aside, I have large amounts of blood leaking out of my foot, so give my sympathy!
When I was a kid, there was no Photoshop. Literally, it didn't exist.
There weren't any shortcuts, you learned the basics using actual physical materials.
I found some work that I did when I was 12-13+ and it's inked with a quill-pen and Indian ink! I was obsessed with inking everything like that. I'll scan some when I get the chance.
I. Do. Work. With. Pencils. TOO.
Fuck's sakes. What, do you think Photoshop magically does things for me, so long as they're crappy? The drawings aren't great, but why is Photoshop a taboo instrument?
Here. My old DeviantArt page has crappy scans from my pencil drawings.
This just seems like esoteric technophobia. Like nobody is allowed to try and practice with photoshop and a tablet. You can't start doing that until you're pro.
I mean, I don't know what to say. Apparently nobody believes I have / read through / sketch from reference material.
Would you like me to, like, quote from pages of Stan Lee's 'How to Draw Comcs: The Marvel Way', or any of Christopher Hart's books or something?
I wasn't even referring to your thread.
I use digital almost exclusively from start to finish, but you don't learn half as fast as with a pen and paper, because there are hundreds of crutches. If you spent the time you've spent hiding the mistakes you're making just practising and fixing the mistakes, you'd improve much faster.
I do hope that doesn't happen.
(Unless that's what you're aiming for!)
Get it seen to, your feets are important things! How did you do it anyway? Sharp snow?
*nostalgic sigh*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3hBYTkI-sE&feature=related
Anyway props on the song selection, it always motivates me to play my bass. Of course now I'm not in the same country as my bass and I want to play it....damn
You know one time for christmas I asked for a book on figure drawing (think it was Hogarth) and I got the Christopher Hart how to manga book.
I was like oh. Hey. great.
I have the How To Draw Cutting Edge Comics book from him I got back in middle school or something. It's... sad.
They need just about everything else.
I got that one the next year. Sigh.
How terrible D;
I passed them on to my little sister when she got to that age and it pretty much jump started her interest in learning how to draw.
I'm very excited.
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they're so hilarious
also, maybe I'll show you some things I did when I was much, much younger...........oh man, maybe I can find my first digital thing!......I've also got a picture I drew when I was like...9 or something, and it all looks pretty standard, except for one part: a boy's face that I copied out of a catalogue. I was extremely proud of the result!
Oh March, where you at? (don't show up too soon - I have portfolio workings to do!)
and seriously why does my mood plummet to the pits of hell at night? It's a 180 compared to how I feel in the morning, especially after coffee (I've been noticing that coffee not only makes me more energetic, but makes me feel better, mood/emotion-wise. Weird).
you tellin' me that there are...others?
Also: my loan-refunds were deposited, finally! THANK GOURD! I'm no longer poor as hell!
You know they arent the best books, but do help you understand a few basic things. Im still embarassed i have themthoughhh.
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I don't understand...
Wtf is this shabby crap. I don't want to get another pair of earbuds just to have my ipod destroy the right one. My first ipod and it's a fucking serial killer.
also, kid chameleon is the shit! best genesis game. you can be an evil tank that shoots skulls!!
If it is in your professional opinion that the camera work was not adequate, then you have to say so. That is if you are the director or whoever is in charge. if not, pass it by the director.
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