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Twitter?
I'm contemplating returning to Twitter... True, there's a lot of toxicity in the community. And I'd hate to feed the AI - even if my art isn't that good. But... I must admit, it IS still a valuable tool for discoverability and engagement. What to do...?
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Gabby is a shapeshifter! I wanted to do some art demonstrating this. I plan to do more like this, but I decided to start with her turning into the species of my partner <3
My brain feels like a mix of TV static and dial-up modem sounds.
Was trying to come up with some kind of shadow monster or sleep paralysis demon. Buut I'm not really liking any of these sketches. I'll share them anyway. Gotta break the habit of simply deleting every creation I dislike.
The Greatest Flaw in My Creative Process?
Art Block?
I once again find myself struggling to draw something. Is it art block I'm facing? Perhaps. I DO have ideas.Nebulous ideas. Ideas that I often struggle to realize. To take from abstract to concrete. Earlier today, I went for a walk. I wanted to clear my head and brainstorm art ideas. Sure enough, ideas began to take shape. In doing so, however, I also became aware of a major flaw of mine...
Idea Mutation
As I brainstorm, too often do I find small and simple ideas ballooning into massive, unmanageable concepts. The small and fun idea mutates into something intimidating. Something so big that I lack the confidence to approach it. To realize it. I get discouraged, and the idea dies. Take, for instance, my Level 1 Kobold comic. After drawing the first couple pages, I decided to write out the story before I continued drawing. I started with such a simple concept - the strongest human gets turned into the weakest monster. But now... I've written over 13,000 words of notes and drabbles. And I've just barely scratched the surface. I'm feeling intimidated, discouraged, and tempted to shelf the idea.
Brainstorming vs Daydreaming
That being said, I must ask myself... Have I been brainstorming, or daydreaming? Daydreaming - while a valid part of the creative process - is not the same as brainstorming. To daydream is to let the mind wander freely. To dream up abstract and lofty ideas. Meanwhile, to brainstorm is to work with the concrete. To identify actual problems and develop actual solutions. Daydreaming is a great way to generate new ideas. However, true brainstorming is necessary to develop and realize those ideas. If necessary, trim off the fat and shrink them down into manageable concepts.
Now... what was I talking about? Oh right, what the hell do I want to draw??
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A slight redesign of my sona's face, and my first drawing in Krita!
"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up"
What... happened? Every time I sit down to work on art, I always think about how long it's been since I've last done so... Art is very important to me. It's something I'd like to make into a career. And yet... I just have not yet been able to get into the habit of doing it - making it a part of my daily life. I'm trying to take a step back and look at the intrinsic and extrinsic factors that could be pulling me away from it... Intrinsic Self doubt: No matter how much I improve, I always feel like I'll never be good enough. I'll never be satisfied with my creations. I even hate constructive criticism. I can already see how bad it is. How bad I am. Addiction: Namely, video games. And to a lesser extent, social media. I already struggle severely with attention and focus. It doesn't help that the world is filled with so many distractions and temptations to compound the issue. I think if I want to alter my lifestyle, I need to... you know, alter my lifestyle. I actually started by going through my YouTube subscriptions. More than half of them were video gaming channels. I feel like this is a reflection of me and my priorities. Is my life so full of games that there's little room left for art? I unsubscribed from many of those channels. Decision fatigue: There's so much I'd like to draw. So much I'd like to create. I often find myself getting burned out just trying to choose one to work on... and I end up working on nothing. Extrinsic Relatives: This is an obvious one, but my relatives are chronically unsupportive of me. They ask a lot of me and only sometimes respect my boundaries. I have to continue working on saying "no"... Friends: This one is painful to admit. My friends are precious to me, especially because of how long I was alone... However, I don't have a lot of artist friends. There's a saying: "You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with". Taking a step back... I realize that I've bonded with most of my current friends over video games - my biggest vice. But what does this mean? What should I do? I don't think there is a simple solution. Getting sick: Kind of a footnote, but getting sick sucks. Bad. Dunno what's wrong with my immune system, but getting sick always knocks me through a loop. Months of building good habits can go down the drain in a matter of days. I don't know how to combat this... ...all that being said, I REALLY need to start journaling again. To keep track of - and hold myself accountable for - how I spend my time. Also to just... get my thoughts out. I feel like my brain is constantly a slurry of TV static and I can never get my thoughts in order by just thinking.
Oh, I never uploaded my finished cyberpunk goblin girl! So, a while back I had this idea bouncing around in my head of a cyberpunk urban fantasy world. Had to create something from that idea. Not sure whether I'll do more with it.
Added some color to my cyberpunk goblin girl!
Had an idea bouncing around in my head whilst sick of a cyberpunk urban fantasy. So I started with what I do best - a shortstack goblin goblin girl, who's probably some kind of ripperdoc or something.
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One last doodle before I start storyboarding!
Another character! Funny, this one took the longest to draw so far, even though she's only going to play a small roll in my animation project XD
Another character for my project...
I call him Wince, and he's a character for a project I'm working on!
Just some simple concept drawings of a slime character for the next project I'm working on.
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Animation is Calling Me
It’s been nearly 10 years since I created my last animation... I’ve been exploring many other things in that time, but in the realm of content creation, nothing has brought me as much joy and fulfillment as creating animations. Yeah, they take a long time to create. Yeah, they’re difficult to monetize. Yeah, I might spend dozens of hours on one, only for it to flop. But... I remember when animation was a big part of who I was. It WAS who I was. So why did I stop? I ask that rhetorically, of course. I know I’ve been messing around with other means of expression, but once again... none of them have given me what animation has.
I do feel the sting of regret though. I think about all these years... How many animations could I have created in that time? How far could I have gone? But no... I shouldn’t dwell on it; what’s passed is past. Perhaps I needed to explore? Perhaps I needed to dabble in all the things that didn’t bring me fulfillment to make me truly realize how important animation is to me? And there’s no time like the present to get started. As the saying goes: The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the 2nd best time is now.
I have plenty of ideas... I suppose that’s why I dabbled in comics. I wanted to be able to get those ideas out quickly. But... I dunno, I just didn’t enjoy the process of making them. But I do like the story I got going. Misadventures of a Level 1 Kobold. I want to make that the first animation project that I work on. But instead of trying to tell one big epic tale, I want to focus on short form storytelling. Episodic animated shorts. Yes, there can be an overarching story, but I want each one to be able to stand on its own.
I think the biggest challenge I’ll face going into this will be learning Blender’s animation tools. I spent years working with Flash, but I’ve since grown weary of... well, Adobe being Adobe. I’ve migrated over to Blender, but while I’ve been doing a lot of drawing with the Grease Pencil tool, I’ve yet to experiment with animating it. I suppose the best way to learn is to dive right in.
And so, the time to start is now. Write a script. Draw a storyboard. Put together an animatic. And then bring it all to life with animation!
Animation...
With that... I think I'm going to ease off comics and focus on my real passion... animation. Short form storytelling in video format.