btw if you're so petrified of doing a bad job that you can't even start, then what you need isn't advice on how to make comics. you need to learn to embrace being messy and bad at things and being okay with that because it's necessary, and actually it's GOOD. being messy is WONDERFUL
Ahh I'm doing good I've been busy so i'm terminally offline recently. My pen screen is faulty so I haven't been able to paint, I've been training for a triathlon AND my fiance was visiting the UK from Tokyo so I have been honestly overwhelmed T^T
A digital oil painting of Astarion from baldurs gate 3 he is looking right with a smouldering expression. he is painted in tones of silver grey and blue. there is bold overhead lighting
I like to imagine Astarion is so narcissistic he would commission portraits of himself just to check his hair because he can't see his reflection.
God I do love painting him though, so I would happily take that commission.
#Astarion #bg3 #baldursgate #fanart
Every time i've gone out drinking with friends recently my friends mutuals have brought up "oh youre the one who makes all the paintings of 'the man'β’ aren't you?" or "OH YOU SIMP FOR THAT VAMPIRE DUDE" and at this point I'm not even shamed to admit it lmao. like ye sure, it is I, the simp.
Every time i've gone out drinking with friends recently my friends mutuals have brought up "oh youre the one who makes all the paintings of 'the man'β’ aren't you?" or "OH YOU SIMP FOR THAT VAMPIRE DUDE" and at this point I'm not even shamed to admit it lmao. like ye sure, it is I, the simp.
Hayao Miyazaki holding his head looking extremely stressed
Me being offline for a little while and coming back to see my feeds filled with Ghibli AI slop
Yeah heβs definitely an amazing performer and Iβm sure heβll do so well
Honestly whereβs the fun in everything being the damn same I truly donβt know. Like I canβt say much considering my painting/3d modelling skills consist of 1-1 recreations but at least Iβm doing it myself and having fun. Whereβs the enjoyment of a throwaway generation that youβll forget about pff
Iβve seen so many people just posting their way to creative heat death. Once everything is boring and homogenous perhaps theyβll finally realise why AI is π©
Right? Honestly I just donβt even want to login to socials anymore itβs just so bad but I miss all you lovely people π«π₯° so torn
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Hayao Miyazaki holding his head looking extremely stressed
Me being offline for a little while and coming back to see my feeds filled with Ghibli AI slop
Yeah Iβve thought the same! either heβs too pasty that heβs almost translucent or looks a bit shiny like wax? Lol itβs a difficult one
Haha thatβs perfectly fine with me
Y'all gotta stop acting like artists owe you shit
Except my commissioners I do owe you shit I'm working on it I'm sorry I'm sorry I'm so
23) my biggest inspiration and reason for painting is to overcome my aphantasia so I can someday see something in my mind and paint things from imagination alone
22) I donβt use traditional media anymore but I really like acrylic paints/gouache and watercolour pencils
21) I use a bunch of software. For digital painting, I use Rebelle and occasionally CSP and for 3D I use Blender, 3D coat and Substance
20) I used to draw in silence but more recently I've found myself listening to classical/instrumental/game scores just because it makes me really lock into the fantasy theme. Especially if i'm making renaissance style stuff. it's just perfect.
19) I used to feel jealous as a kid, but mostly because I was never able to do things effortlessly. realising I have aphantasia and finding ways to work around that certainly changed my mindset from one of envy to one of pure joy when i see inspiring works.
18) I think I'm improving rather rapidly honestly. I started painting again in october after a long hiatus and the improvement is really insanely visible. I still have a long way to go but I definitely see the progress
17) Yes sometimes i'll just vibe and focus on drawing anatomy and do studies that never see the light of day I need to challenge myself more in ways that terrifies me.
16) Astarion is the easiest thing for me to draw. Pretty sure I could draw him in my sleep now hah
15) I think animals are hard for me. They end up looking like those renaissance paintings where the cats look vaguely demonic and humanoid.
14) Iβm currently trying to improve my ability to paint without reference because Iβm terrible with colour and values and depth. Maybe someday Iβll be able to.
13) I actually draw more now because Iβm using reference. Drawing from mind means that I draw less because I get discouraged. But seeing what Iβm working towards makes me feel so much more motivated and confident.
12) how long a piece takes depends if my hyperfixation go brrrrr some of my portraits took like 6hrs and some months. Idk how to lock in
Never finished because my friend was like βwow considering your level with reference you draw like THATβ so I noped out like lol u right I canβt draw lmaooo
10) not directly, but I do Love collaborating with virtual photographers on paintings theyβre so creative in getting great shots so I love painting them! (If youβre a VP and want me to paint your shots please let me know)
