WIPs; prompt; print
August 23rd, 2008, 10:01 pm; Filed under Art in Progress, Prints, Sketchblog; (4 Comments)
Gallery update: Wheel of Fortune
It feels like weeks since I last produced something worth sharing when in reality it’s only been a week. Maybe it’s because everything I’ve been doing lately sucks. It’s not that I don’t have ideas, but my execution is falling short.
Nothing I’m particularly excited about. The sketch on the top right is going to be a 4 panel story if I ever become satisfied with sketch. I’m flying with no references on the painting on the left and already I noticed errors in the proportions. I do like how the Masquerade painting is coming along except the background is keeping me from finishing it.
I have 4-5 more ideas in my sketchbook although no composition for them is forthcoming.
I really, really, really want to do a detailed painting, but I guess I don’t want it badly enough. I have three problems: (1) Motivation eludes me. It’ll tease me for a bit and then it’ll disappear completely (2) I’m a perfectionist. I get caught up in the details, little things that nobody besides me would notice. Speedpainting worked for while until I wanted something more refined; and (3) I don’t have the patience, i.e. I’m a quitter.
In an attempt to get out of this unproductive phase, please give me a prompt–well, a situation more specifically because throwing a word or phrase at me right now would be like trying to bounce a rock off sand.
That aside, I’ve compiled an artbook and it is en route to me right now! It’s 60 pages, 8.5×11, full-colour. I included a few old paintings that are anywhere near 300 dpi so I’m a bit worried about the quality. Cross-monitor colour consistency is also an issue. In the meantime, I’ve put together a rough Prints and Products pages. I still have to hammer out the details of the ordering process and which paintings will a print counterpart.
