paintings 3

 i've been forgetting to post these, but I haven't been forgetting to paint them! feelsgoodman.

was really fun to paint.  I think this has finally pushed me over the hump- i can see what the hubbub is about now lol.  i'll post some life drawing soon too, i guess.  haven't done that in a while.

i've realized this site is probably gonna be mostly a personal portfolio... it's very useful to see the dates of when stuff gets posted.

Hands - no fuzz

fun.  the lay-in process was very deliberate, which I liked.  over the past couple months I've totally changed how I view painting and drawing-  it's SO nice. like, wow.  self-improvement is the real beauty in walking the path of an artist.

the colors are are a complete and total afterthought tacked on at the end.  it shows. also the thumb of the hand in the middle bothers me.  I might fix it later, but I figured I'd post now anyway.  

subject matter inspired by this crazy-ass place: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Rong_Khun

Nihilist Penguin

inspired by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnTU_hJoByA

truly a mystery of life.

this one was super quick and easy.  i like the pattern in the background, actually. happy mistakes.  the colors are probably a bit overboard.  maybe could have gone a lighter, colder-looking blue.  mmm.  something bothers me about it but I'm not quite sure what it is.

Taeko Ohnuki

maybe 4 hours.  had already done the drawing a couple weeks ago, but it was garbage, so that probably didn't help much.  flesh tones came out alright.  I had to use the saturation slider like halfway through to keep her from turning into an orange demon though.  felt like cheating.

 while painting, I was thinking about edges a lot.  I really admire painters with interesting edges.  referenced a couple paintings by Superschool48 and Sinix specifically.  I gotta sit down and actually do studies of these dudes' stuff lol.  peeps be cray.

Torii

This one was really fun.  I'm super scrub when it comes to painting- I seriously have no clue what I'm doing, it's pure trial and error.  takes a really long time to do much of anything.  because of that though, I learn SOO much from every piece.

I love Shinto symbols- Torii are my favorite.  the aesthetic is beautiful.  I want to get better at plein air before I visit Japan so I don't sit down in front of one and just go "oh shit, I can't paint this"

Nail

Gonna be posting a painting a day for a week.  might do a couple portraits or something, dunno yet.

I'm trying to break into painting more- it's been a real struggle for me.  it's hard to focus on things like value when I know the drawing is off.  I'm hoping that as I improve at basic draftsmanship, painting will become more intuitive, and I'll enjoy it more. ... or maybe that's just some hyper-devious way my brain rationalizes procrastination?