Can I just clear up, for those who think my art is just really bad realism, that I'm NOT AIMING FOR REALISM K? It's fun to have exaggerated features and limbs.
So anyways, my friend says to me, "Why do you draw those anime people? I hate them." Or something.
As much as I love said friend, and I'm not mentioning any names by any means, I got a little offended. One, not only did several people comment that my art has strayed far from anime and into a more cartoony semi-realism, but you don't just say something like that to someone. I'm like, afraid to draw around that person now in fear of making them say something else like that. Same person and I were having a discussion about our school art program and, since I might wanna have a double major in Literature and Art and a minor in Music, I said that I might have to transfer school simply because the school one of my friends goes to has a better program. And my friend says, "You'd want to transfer schools JUST for the art program?"
Well.
Yes. Since that's what I want to attempt to incorporate into the rest of my natural life. Yes.
The third thing was actually something from this morning and from a different friend, and all she asked was, "Do you ever draw real people?"
My question is, "Am I obligated to?"
I'm not sure if anyone else is bothered by stuff like that, but seriously, man. I doodle because I like to doodle, and I'm (usually) proud of my finished stuff. I really do not understand why in hell people who don't even want to do anything with art later on in their lives feel like it's necessary to criticize little things like that. And yes, I have drawn real people before, and it's hard, and I'm still working on it.
Fuck damn.
Hem.
WIP Halloween picture. Some witchy thing sitting on the edge of some cauldron, it's prolly gonna end up looking like crap anyways so I'm not even gonna talk about it.
After listening to the Decemberists (Mariner's Revenge Song), I felt like sketching something folky, and was in the mood to put Ria in different situations just because I wanted to. After much repetition, I came out with this piece of crap.
Finished digital cover of my sketchbook, should do it in colored pencils on the real thing. Her claves are too long, thighs are too short, I see it, I know.Now I'm in a crappy mood.
2 comments:
I love the witchy thing! Needs.. color!
Man, your friends and the things they say about your art, sometimes I wanna fly over there and knock some sense and manners into them. Preferably with giant pencil.
Butanyway. Don't take it to heart. :/
not to say that every non-artist out there is a total twat, but yes, most of them are. there are some things about being an artist that only other artists will understand :[ non-artists, most of the time, don't realize how important art is to an artist. i don't think you're friends were trying to be mean though, but i can understand how it could come off that way.
and trust me, you're not alone on this whole cartoon thing. i know a lot of people with the same problem that are frustrated because people always say they draw anime when they DON'T.
best advice is to just evolve at your own pace. if you want to become more realistic, then, in time, it will come. but you just have to wait for it.
and also, if what you draw makes you happy, that is really all that matters. don't let art become another popularity contest for you.
art is what you make of it, and what it should be is you expressing yourself, and not trying to get popularity. [not that you are, but you know, in general.]
sorry. rant. but yeah. ONTO ARTS
you ae so getting me into the halloween mood. autumn is such a nice time of year. leaves and pumpkin butter. i think you should incorporate the first two sketches and make like, an autumn harvest. idk. it seemed cool in my head.
and i really REALLY like that ria picture. <3 subtle, but with some boldness. perfect cover idea. ;]
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