Animator/Artist Chat Thread

[feathermaid]

So is anybody doing Inktober at all this year?
@TamingMaster have you become inspired yet?

Ok, well I found out that they release the prompt list on Sept. 1st, so next year let's try to start early. Get ready.....................

I'm just gonna post my stuff from last year.............



Day 1. Swift


Day 2. Divided


3. Poison


4. Underwater (I just discovered white gelly roll pens)


5. Long


6. Sword


7. Shy


8. Hat (I cheated and used a drawing from my 6 year old daughter)



9. Screech


10. Gigantic


11. Run


12. Shattered (this was my first drawing experiment using my new grayscale markers instead of regular ink and ink wash)


13. Teeming


14. Fierce


15. Mysterious


16. Fat 17. Graceful
I was very behind so combined both days into one


18. Filthy


19. Cloud


20. Deep - a deep thought-provoking quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."


21. Furious


22. Trail - a self portrait of sorts


23. Juicy (another cheat, stole a drawing from previous art class)


24. Blind


25. Ship


26. Squeak


27. Climb


28. Fall


29. United


30. Found


31. Mask

 

[Amer]

So is anybody doing Inktober at all this year?
@TamingMaster have you become inspired yet?

Ok, well I found out that they release the prompt list on Sept. 1st, so next year let's try to start early. Get ready.....................

I'm just gonna post my stuff from last year.............

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Day 1. Swift
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Day 2. Divided
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3. Poison
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4. Underwater (I just discovered white gelly roll pens)
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5. Long
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6. Sword
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7. Shy
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8. Hat (I cheated and used a drawing from my 6 year old daughter)

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9. Screech
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10. Gigantic
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11. Run
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12. Shattered (this was my first drawing experiment using my new grayscale markers instead of regular ink and ink wash)
View attachment 1555210

13. Teeming
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14. Fierce
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15. Mysterious
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16. Fat 17. Graceful
I was very behind so combined both days into one
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18. Filthy
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19. Cloud
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20. Deep - a deep thought-provoking quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
View attachment 1555217

21. Furious
View attachment 1555218

22. Trail - a self portrait of sorts
View attachment 1555219

23. Juicy (another cheat, stole a drawing from previous art class)
View attachment 1555220

24. Blind
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25. Ship
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26. Squeak
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27. Climb
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28. Fall
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29. United
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30. Found
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31. Mask
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All great. I like the sword the best though.

 

[feathermaid]

All great. I like the sword the best though.

Ah yes, Ned Stark with "Ice". Are you a Game of Thrones fan?

I'm terribly bummed the series is ending
We have all the current seasons, and all the books

 

[Amer]

Ah yes, Ned Stark with "Ice". Are you a Game of Thrones fan?

I'm terribly bummed the series is ending
We have all the current seasons, and all the books

No, not a fan of Game of Thrones. You just draw really realistic people.

 

[feathermaid]

No, not a fan of Game of Thrones. You just draw really realistic people.

Aw thanks. I actually HATE drawing people... I like animals and nature much better. But after a couple years of life drawing classes and nude models I began to "appreciate" the human form... but still not my fav.
Inktober was a challenge... for real. Not only to produce a drawing every day, but also use a medium I wasn't too familiar with AND find subject material that was interesting to me that still somewhat followed the prompt word

and a few people just sort of got thrown in there... glad you like.

 

[TamingMaster]

So is anybody doing Inktober at all this year?
@TamingMaster have you become inspired yet?

Ok, well I found out that they release the prompt list on Sept. 1st, so next year let's try to start early. Get ready.....................

I'm just gonna post my stuff from last year.............

View attachment 1555229

Day 1. Swift
View attachment 1555146

Day 2. Divided
View attachment 1555147

3. Poison
View attachment 1555148

4. Underwater (I just discovered white gelly roll pens)
View attachment 1555149

5. Long
View attachment 1555150

6. Sword
View attachment 1555151

7. Shy
View attachment 1555205

8. Hat (I cheated and used a drawing from my 6 year old daughter)

View attachment 1555206

9. Screech
View attachment 1555207

10. Gigantic
View attachment 1555208

11. Run
View attachment 1555209

12. Shattered (this was my first drawing experiment using my new grayscale markers instead of regular ink and ink wash)
View attachment 1555210

13. Teeming
View attachment 1555211

14. Fierce
View attachment 1555212

15. Mysterious
View attachment 1555213

16. Fat 17. Graceful
I was very behind so combined both days into one
View attachment 1555214

18. Filthy
View attachment 1555215

19. Cloud
View attachment 1555216

20. Deep - a deep thought-provoking quote from Martin Luther King Jr.
"Only in the darkness can you see the stars."
View attachment 1555217

21. Furious
View attachment 1555218

22. Trail - a self portrait of sorts
View attachment 1555219

23. Juicy (another cheat, stole a drawing from previous art class)
View attachment 1555220

24. Blind
View attachment 1555221

25. Ship
View attachment 1555222

26. Squeak
View attachment 1555223

27. Climb
View attachment 1555224

28. Fall
View attachment 1555225

29. United
View attachment 1555226

30. Found
View attachment 1555227

31. Mask
View attachment 1555228

Your art is amazing, especially the realistic stuff.

And, no, I've officially given up.
I feel like I can't remember how to do art anyways, so I'm going to stop doing it for a while and focus on more important things.

 

[feathermaid]

Your art is amazing, especially the realistic stuff.

And, no, I've officially given up.
I feel like I can't remember how to do art anyways, so I'm going to stop doing it for a while and focus on more important things.

Yeah, I totally get it. Sometimes you just need a break and life takes over. Back when I had horses I was way too busy to even think about drawing. Then I got married and decided to go to graphic design school and make art my career, but after I had a baby I just didn't want to be away from home any longer. I think 5 years went by without drawing at all (except coloring with my daughter) before this Inktober thing came along... I have no idea why I just made all those drawings... haven't done any more since. OK--- there was actually Huevember right after that but I didn't get very far.

Your heart really has to be in it, in order to make nice art. You'll get there again...

 

[TamingMaster]

Yeah, I totally get it. Sometimes you just need a break and life takes over. Back when I had horses I was way too busy to even think about drawing. Then I got married and decided to go to graphic design school and make art my career, but after I had a baby I just didn't want to be away from home any longer. I think 5 years went by without drawing at all (except coloring with my daughter) before this Inktober thing came along... I have no idea why I just made all those drawings... haven't done any more since. OK--- there was actually Huevember right after that but I didn't get very far.

Your heart really has to be in it, in order to make nice art. You'll get there again...

Yeah, exactly.
It's a little disheartening, because I'd love to spend every day drawing. But, after spending hours staring at a blank canvas, realising how much time I've wasted, it feels like a better use of my time would be looking after my family and pets. That thought now completely destroys all motivation I have and replaces it with frustration, which makes art no fun, and then it turns out awful anyway.

I'm hoping this art block won't last five years for me, and that I'll get a sudden urge to make good art at some point.

I'd love to turn my art into a career (or at least have it make a little money on the side), but I don't think I'm good enough for that. Not yet, anyway.

I agree 100%, your heart really does have to be in it or else it just doesn't have the same effect.

 

[feathermaid]

Yeah, exactly.
It's a little disheartening, because I'd love to spend every day drawing. But, after spending hours staring at a blank canvas, realising how much time I've wasted, it feels like a better use of my time would be looking after my family and pets. That thought now completely destroys all motivation I have and replaces it with frustration, which makes art no fun, and then it turns out awful anyway.

I'm hoping this art block won't last five years for me, and that I'll get a sudden urge to make good art at some point.

I'd love to turn my art into a career (or at least have it make a little money on the side), but I don't think I'm good enough for that. Not yet, anyway.

I agree 100%, your heart really does have to be in it or else it just doesn't have the same effect.

Oh I'm sure it won't take five years!!! (I'm just old and time goes by faster)

 

[Amer]

Yeah, I totally get it. Sometimes you just need a break and life takes over. Back when I had horses I was way too busy to even think about drawing. Then I got married and decided to go to graphic design school and make art my career, but after I had a baby I just didn't want to be away from home any longer. I think 5 years went by without drawing at all (except coloring with my daughter) before this Inktober thing came along... I have no idea why I just made all those drawings... haven't done any more since. OK--- there was actually Huevember right after that but I didn't get very far.

Your heart really has to be in it, in order to make nice art. You'll get there again...

I totally second this. I've sat months trying to draw something perfect, so then I try and what I draw turns out deformed because of all the pressure I put on myself.