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I used to use colored pencils exclusively when I was a kid, but for whatever reason, I stopped? I can’t really remember what caused me to drop them, and I’m pretty sure I still have my stash of pencils at my parents’ house … hundreds of pencils. I should probably look for them, yes? I…
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In but two days, it will officially be June 2022, which is so bizarre to me because it was, like, just June 2021. The music I’ve been listening to has definite summer vibes, though, and it’s a place I could live indefinitely. I’m one of those forever summer people, partially because my extremities almost never…
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Back when I was doing my Bubblegum Crisis challenge, I was a little disappointed in the lack of fan art, and although what I did find was spectacular, I kinda wanted to try my hand at it. This is the first result:
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I wasn’t sure how I was going to like this one because it’s the first time I’ve used watercolor powder – damn, that can get way more pigmented than you want if you aren’t careful! – but I’m actually quite happy with the result. I think I’m going to play with these a bit more.
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Since I started getting back into painting regularly, I’ve been obsessed with perfection. Like, if I got even the tiniest bit “wrong,” I would get frustrated and toss the painting or drawing or whatever it was. And “wrong” was always pretty arbitrary; sometimes it was perspective, and other times it was a slightly different color…
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Since I wasn’t too thrilled with my self portrait, I decided that I was just going to do a little something that made me happy, which means … yep, back to my old shit. This one’s still untitled for the time being, but I’m heavily leaning toward “sun rays.” Anyway, along with school work, actual…
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So I don’t think this is necessarily my best work, but! I’m playing with different styles now to see if I can incorporate them into my future pieces. Looking at this, it definitely does look amateurish, but hey, we all have to start somewhere, right?