Name: Verias Current Age: 27 Current Residence: Arkansas Interests: Gaming, programming, art, music, film Favourite movie: The Crow, Star Wars (IV,V,VI) Favourite band or musician: Cradle of Filth, Danzig, Metallica (Pre-Garage) Favourite genre of music: Heavy Metal, Thrash Favourite artist: Joe Mad! and Fred Perry, and Crimsonjassic Favourite style or digitial art: anime Operating system: Win2k Pro MP3 player of choice: The one that whips the llama's ass Favourite game: NWN, Halo Favourite gaming platform: PC Personal quote: Life is a garden, dig it Tools of the trade: Adobe After Effects 6 Pro, Adobe PS CS, Vegas Video 5, 8.5 x 11 Card stock, .5mm mechanical pencils with F lead, micron pigma pens, and a Wacom Graphire 2 tablet
Don't Think, Just Drawposted Feb 12th 2009, 6:22AM
Mood: Enthusiastic
Now, I'm fairly sure I'm not alone in this area, but those who feel the need to just stare at a piece of paper for a while and think on it, go right ahead....
I've been drawing for a good many years now, over a decade, and I'm guilty of "monkey see, monkey -try to do-" syndrome.
Basically, I would see some wicked art somewhere, something that just amazed me, and off I'd go, attempting to emulate it.
Even worse, is when I have laid down a drawing, sometimes I get that "perfect line" in a piece, and henceforth try to replicate it.
It's a common trap, one I've strayed into many many times. I was quickly reaching a point, where I felt like I had failed as an artist. I couldn't get anything the way I thought I wanted to.
Finally, I settled back, and forced myself to do the seemingly impossible. Don't think, don't try to find a style, don't try to emulate a style. Just fuggin draw, and see what comes out.
My friend Jesse, former comic artist for DC Comics told me flat out, "You don't find style, it finds you."
But it can't find you, if you're too busy trying to draw like everyone else.
This journal is for those who've suffered from this trap, and still struggle to find their own artistic "voice".
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