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Published: 2012-09-25 23:40:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 315; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 3
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Description I think one of the most important things that an artist (or really anyone) should do is to know what his or her shortcomings are, and always seek to improve them.

Personally, one thing I'm not super confident about is my use of color. I feel the most at home with my pieces during the first stages where I'm making the line drawing. Working out the composition and the anatomy, capturing the action and the emotion... all of that is what I enjoy the most. And then comes time to finish the piece, and I usually feel a little lost.

It's my own fault. I spent the first 18 years of my life doing nothing but pencil drawings. Linework is all I ever practiced in.

So now I want to work on that. I noticed that the art I've really been drawn to the most lately has been digital paintings. That is something I've never really done, and I really respect people who can do it. I want to experiment with it a little. I think adding some softer, more highly rendered touches to my line drawings could really improve them. The question is finding the right level. How much is too much, how little is too little? I don't want my own work to stop looking like it's mine, after all! I want it to evolve, and become something better.

I'm starting a series in pursuit of developing this skill and finding the right way to use it. In this one I worked up the skin, boots and umbrella, but I somehow like it better with the coat and leggings left the same color as the background, with just some simple touches to indicate volume. What do you guys think?
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jack-kirby-crosby [2012-09-27 15:52:31 +0000 UTC]

i must agree, for me the there is perhaps too much competing colour in this one, though i guess thats sort of works... what a non answer! I'm not sure that a concern with keeping your style(if i read that correctly), should ever overtake exploration into new fields my feeling is that your style will eventually creep back into the work once you become comfortable with the way the exploration has taken you! for example maybe it takes x amount of time to get good at digital painting, but once that happens, the parts of you that make your art pop must surely come back in! I'm no expert though. very nice descriptions, they are actually quite pleasant to read! not to mention such great work! gah brilliant! i feel like i should add a lot more consideration into my own work after reading that! thank you!

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JoeWierenga In reply to jack-kirby-crosby [2012-09-27 17:16:00 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for your feedback! I think you're right about the competing colors. That's actually what I'm focusing on in the piece I'm working on right now. I'm glad you like reading my descriptions

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jack-kirby-crosby In reply to JoeWierenga [2012-10-24 14:12:13 +0000 UTC]

gosh coming back here, wow your work is inspiring! sorry i took so long to reply!

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