I had a lot of fun banging this out, I might do more gouache pieces again but bigger for sure… • • • #art #illustration #artist #gouache #comicart #warmup #inking #sketching #painting #horrormovie #pennywise #artwork #stephenking #artmaking #artoftheday #horror #horrorart #willpottorff #it #illustratorsoninstagram #process #illustrator #studies https://www.instagram.com/p/ClrPNY9OANB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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On creating by hand
When was the last time you made something by hand?
These Christmas cards were made with watercolors, gel pens, and metallic marker. I was so anxious in the beginning. I didn’t feel like I knew what I was doing. I couldn’t decide on a design and spent countless hours wading through Pinterest looking for ‘inspiration’.
I didn’t need inspiration. I was already inspired simply because I wanted to make something. I had that itch to hold a paintbrush in my hands.
Inspiration is a vision. Having a vision means inspiration is already there, like a seed in the ground. All it needs is water to eventually bloom. For me, the water is always belief. Belief in myself, belief in my abilities, and belief in the process.
So in the beginning, I couldn’t create because I was sure the recipients would hate the cards no matter what I drew. I ruined two cards because of low self-confidence and a third card because of overcompensation.
When you’re nervous or trying too hard, it shows so prominently when you are creating with real pencils and real brushes. My hands weren’t shaking, but my confidence was. Your work is affected by how you approach it. I’ve seen some people talk in the art community about how they struggle with traditional art because of how ‘unforgiving’ mediums like ink or oil paints are.
But is the ink unforgiving or is it the artist who is unforgiving? Is the artist allowing themselves to make mistakes? Or is the artist looking at the ink or oils and, knowing there is no undo button, demands no errors?
Messing up the original cards was actually what I needed to figure everything out. I had to throw those cards away and yes, in a sense, they were a loss. I only had so many blank cards. But the mistakes were not ‘unforgivable’. I couldn’t have figured out what I wanted to create if I hadn’t created the bad art first.
The cards came together so easy after that. Some of the snowflakes are lopsided and the blue paint could be darker on others. But the point was not to create the most perfect hand-drawn Christmas cards ever. I accepted that every line doesn’t need to be perfect. It came from my hands therefore it is already a perfectly human and original creation. I forgave myself for even wanting perfection.
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tbh, I love when art has mistakes or its made by a beginner. I feels so human and oddly sweet, its not perfect but it shows someone made it, and wanted to express themselves :) It shows that there’s a person behind it who’s learning and growing, and that’s weirdly beautiful
That’s why I love traditional, its much less forgiving than digital but I feel like I can relax a lot more, knowing my lines won’t be perfect and that’s ok.
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“The Birth of Something” -acrylic & inks on polyester film, 18x24 inches
MICHAEL MATHEWS ART
https://www.tumblr.com/transientcolors
https://www.instagram.com/michael_mathews_art
https://www.instagram.com/transient_colors
https://www.saatchiart.com/michaelmathews
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I've been enjoying the 'Last of Us' series. Pedro Pascal is perfect in the main role.
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Doing more gouache studies with my old Pelikan pans, highly recommended for cheap but kinda nice gouache 👌 • • • #art #illustration #artist #gouache #comicart #warmup #inking #sketching #painting #fantasy #cyclops #artwork #fantasyart #artmaking #artoftheday #horror #fantasycreature #willpottorff #horns #illustratorsoninstagram #process #illustrator #studies https://www.instagram.com/p/CmHS22LL39H/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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I’m starting a Chinese super hero universe. · · Made with #midjourney · · #ai #aiartcommunity #aigenerated #machinegeneratedart #neuronetwork #neuronetworks #machinelearning #machinevision #aigeneratedart #art #artmaking #generativeartwork (at Los Angeles, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfi3AoPuBky/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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The point is that you learn how to make your work by making your work.
Art and Fear: Observations On The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking by David Bayles & Ted Orland
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