2015 art I guess

• Mentosftw wrote on 2015-01-15 13:30

  Quote from Murasaki;1261169:

  You can go ahead and look at that instead.

  
  
  I just did, all that did was leave a feeling of disappointment. Why the sudden change to paint bucket and flat colours? I didn't know you worked for microsoft.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be hostile.
  
  But even so, your art from 2 years ago was better; even the ones that are done in your current style.
  
  WHERE IS THE LOVE?
  
  [S]Also you got lazy with the title of the thread.[/S]
• Yoorah wrote on 2015-01-15 21:40
  The flat colour thing is used in concept art for video game production, so it doesn't hurt to be familiarized with it for the purposes of building a portfolio and such (assuming the lady here still wants to pursue such a career path, I don't even remember..)
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-01-15 21:44

  Quote from Elleanior;1261231:

  I've been using old school notebooks as sketchbooks, because my highschool started disliking the usage of them. Billion times cheaper, but I do have a proper sketchbook for good things.

  
  Oh dear. At least you still get to draw on the good stuff, too.
  
  

  Quote from Mentosftw;1261243:

  I just did, all that did was leave a feeling of disappointment. Why the sudden change to paint bucket and flat colours? I didn't know you worked for microsoft.
  
  Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be hostile.
  
  But even so, your art from 2 years ago was better; even the ones that are done in your current style.
  
  WHERE IS THE LOVE?
  
  [S]Also you got lazy with the title of the thread.[/S]

  
  
  Aside from the first one, which was meant to be reference that I got carried away with, I'd qualify the rest of them as sketches. Yeah, I cleaned some of them up a bit, but they're designs for a project of mine. I want to have designs ahead of time so that I don't spend precious composition/painting time trying to figure out what the outfit looks like. A flat-color sketch like that is helpful if I'm going to be using the same outfit multiple times.
  
  In any case, I'm going back to line-art-less art this year, since I do like the blending of that more, but I don't have just one style, nor did I abandon painting. I'm not obligated to paint every single time I draw something, nor do I have to hold back on posting something just because I didn't paint it. I have ideas too frequently to paint every single one, and I don't want to not draw something just because I don't have time to paint it.
  
  I have a full-time job that I didn't have before. If I need to get ideas out, I sure as hell better make sure I do it fast, or it will fly out the window.
  
  I get that you're not trying to be hostile, but then I'd recommend leaving the bold part out, or phrasing it a bit differently. I don't mind answering the "why the flat colors?" bit, since that's a legitimate question if you don't know enough about how I work, but what was necessary about the rest?
  
  I love my art plenty, and I'm very happy with some of the custom designs. If I posted only paintings, I'd be posting once a month, maybe. Possibly not even once, maybe twice at best. If I want to share my process stuff, I'm gonna.
  
  EDIT BECAUSE I JUST SAW THIS:
  

  Quote from Yoorah;1261298:

  The flat colour thing is used in concept art for video game production, so it doesn't hurt to be familiarized with it for the purposes of building a portfolio and such (assuming the lady here still wants to pursue such a career path, I don't even remember..)

  
  
  I'm going to focus on personal illustrations for now, and some merchandise down the line. For now, my full-time job's pretty nice, and I still get to draw, just not as much. Whether I pursue a career or not, I'm going to keep drawing. It's rather nice to be able to draw without someone looming over me, after all.
  
  EDIT 2:
  I don't mind if you don't like my more recent style, if that's what you see it as. The problem is that I feel like I'm getting jabbed at for being lazy, even though I actually draw more frequently, and am putting effort into my work, even the things I need to get out quick.
• Taycat wrote on 2015-01-16 08:57
  if it's better for the artist, they can do flat colors all they want, i just wanna see their art
  if they wanna paint then cool beans, can't wait to see art
  
  also for pencil sketching, you can always scan it/take a pic of it and then do linework over it and delete said sketchy layer later :P
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-01-16 16:54

  Quote from Taycat;1261503:

  if it's better for the artist, they can do flat colors all they want, i just wanna see their art
  if they wanna paint then cool beans, can't wait to see art
  
  also for pencil sketching, you can always scan it/take a pic of it and then do linework over it and delete said sketchy layer later :P

  
  
  That's actually what I used to do when I had more time to sketch on paper, haha. Even if I don't continue to do that, I really should be drawing on paper more. It's a good habit to have. The only problem is I've gotten used to the computer's perspective, as opposed to having to look down to sketch, so the drawings on paper still get a bit warped (though really, it's my fault for not measuring proportions like I should be).
  
  I didn't get to draw on paper much this week but hopefully I have the opportunity during the weekend, at least for a little. I have a lot to work on and I'm not making progress by...well...not working on it.
• Mentosftw wrote on 2015-01-16 17:23

  Quote from Murasaki;1261301:

  In any case, I'm going back to line-art-less art this year, since I do like the blending of that more, but I don't have just one style, nor did I abandon painting. I'm not obligated to paint every single time I draw something, nor do I have to hold back on posting something just because I didn't paint it. I have ideas too frequently to paint every single one, and I don't want to not draw something just because I don't have time to paint it.
  
  I love my art plenty, and I'm very happy with some of the custom designs. If I posted only paintings, I'd be posting once a month, maybe. Possibly not even once, maybe twice at best. If I want to share my process stuff, I'm gonna.
  
  I'm going to focus on personal illustrations for now, and some merchandise down the line. For now, my full-time job's pretty nice, and I still get to draw, just not as much. Whether I pursue a career or not, I'm going to keep drawing. It's rather nice to be able to draw without someone looming over me, after all.
  
  EDIT 2:
  I don't mind if you don't like my more recent style, if that's what you see it as. The problem is that I feel like I'm getting jabbed at for being lazy, even though I actually draw more frequently, and am putting effort into my work, even the things I need to get out quick.

  
  
  Well, it's good to see you have direction and a general idea of consistency. Thanks for taking the time to give an honest reply to my rude comment. Sorry if I did insult you.
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-01-16 17:32

  Quote from Mentosftw;1261556:

  Well, it's good to see you have direction and a general idea of consistency. Thanks for taking the time to give an honest reply to my rude comment. Sorry if I did insult you.

  
  
  No worries. I was just kind of miffed at the implications.
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-01-19 04:12
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  Yes, Val has huge hair. And a huge coat.
  
  Painting on one layer again reminds me why I stopped, but also why I started.
• Elleanior wrote on 2015-01-24 11:23

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  Yes, Val has huge hair. And a huge coat.
  
  Painting on one layer again reminds me why I stopped, but also why I started.

  
  
  Dat mop
  
  Reminds me of why I buzzed off all of my hair. My hair was almost exactly like that, minus 2 feet of length.
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-02-11 19:15
  Mucho hair forever.
  
  Still getting used to this again but eh!
  

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• Yoorah wrote on 2015-02-11 23:59
  Loving the colouring. :D/
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-02-13 13:32
  Thanks! Might paint the armored version next. Ayyyy.
• Elleanior wrote on 2015-02-14 03:14
  She would be so disoriented if she lost that hair...
  
  The shading is stellar as always, dear. Awesome job. :D
• Kuma wrote on 2015-02-14 03:26
  The hair is so pretty! Wonderful work as always.
  
  :llama_rapeface:
• Murasaki wrote on 2015-02-15 03:40

  Quote from Elleanior;1265261:

  She would be so disoriented if she lost that hair...
  
  The shading is stellar as always, dear. Awesome job. :D

  
  
  I can totally imagine her losing her balance if she somehow got her hair cut now, haha. Too used to compensating for the weight.
  
  
  

  Quote from Kuma;1265264:

  The hair is so pretty! Wonderful work as always.
  
  :llama_rapeface:

  
  Thank you!