So!!!!
After seeing
rainbownote's journal, I realised that maybe writing an update will keep you guys in the loop and also sort my own thoughts out.
I'm back
If you haven't realised by the amount of art I've been submitting, I'm actually back. For real. HSC done and dusted, this journal will probably end up heaps long and TMI so...yea haha bear with me
or skip to the TLDR at the endFor more constant updates and WIPs (as well as sneak peeks to artbook content), please like my
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If I did youtube tutorials on drawing, what parts of drawing should I cover? Any suggestions for tutorials?Life update
Post HSC life has been so sweet. Literally everyday is
- Wake up
- Eat
- Watch anime
- Draw
- Eat
- Sleep
- Repeat
I like this life haha. But maybe cause of all this laziness I've been getting weaker physically and spent my new years eve and the first few days of 2015 very very very sick. Headaches and nausea aren't fun. But because of it I've been able to spend heaps of time drawing. I'm uni-ing next year, so kinda anxious but also excited! Course preferences due...today...so...yea... I kinda had to make pretty big decisions that I hope I won't regret
Art update
During the HSC for my VA major, I did manga and discovered that I really like the painterly style since I could save time by not focusing all my time on linearts and base colouring but rather capturing dynamism and various lighting. Not having the lines allows for a better grasp of shadows for me so it's been a fun journey trying out these new techniques, which are seen in:
These images are in order of completion, and I think maybe I've caught on to something that I want to explore more ^^
After HSC I looked into my folder of drawings and over 50% were incompleted in my computer- old concepts, sketches, WIPs or just things I abandoned because it was too hard. I decided to pick those drawings up again, and redo them as well as improve on them ~ AKA that's the reason why I've been posting wayy too many of those improvement memes
It's sometimes really reassuring and motivating to see how far you've come, especially during the start of a new year. I want to continue exploring this style, but also using the stuff I've learnt in this to improve on my more clean CG artworks.
Plans and Goals
Because I have more time on my hands now, and also with the flexibility of uni, I'll be travelling around Australia with friends to conventions. We still haven't booked many of them but we're hoping to make trips to Melbourne and Brisbane this year so please come say hi!!!
I've been working on making my major HSC work into a book, it's quite a disconnected story, so more than a book it also demonstrates the process of making manga and manga illustrations as well as the evolution of eastern and western art. I'll also be slowly posting the pieces online but the book version will have extra pieces as well as tutorials on how manga is drawn and progress and images of planning.
Secondly. I've been working on my 2015 girls collection artbook, and I already have 4 guest artists on board! This book is unthemed and I am planning for it to have over 50% unreleased content. I may be working on another book which will be themes, and is still under construction and planning (and won't be started until the two artbooks above have been finished) but I really want to achieve something big this year
Art goals of this year- Attend many cons
- Redraw many pieces that I had abandoned
- Draw more realism, background (and boys ;w
- Do more charity work
- Finish my artbooks
TL;DR I'm going to uni this year, and before uni begins I'll be working hard on my artbooks and preparation for conventions and do my best this year. I'll be attending heaps of conventions around Australia such as in Melbourne and Brisbane and I'll keep you guys updated!!!Features