As a kind of creative challenge i purged all of the anime/manga images and LOTS of dl'ed photos off my hard drive. Backed them up for if i want to use something for reference at a much later date (more likely the photos), but i'm trying to give myself a clean slate, and make art out of my own brain for a while.
I'm having trouble finding my own voice. I see a lot of artists whom i admire, and they've all had some kind of artistic breakthrough, or an "aha" moment that really pushed them forward into where they are now creatively, and i feel like i've yet to have such a moment. I've been spending a long time trying to emulate other styles and techniques to sort of piece my own style together, but in the process i think i've kind of lost what it is that's really *me* about my art. So hopefully this will help. I'm also avoiding DeviantArt, or any of the numerous other sites i get images from. Sigh... i'm going to miss Adam Hughes' site...
We'll see how long this lasts, but the goal is six months. I think that in that amount of time if i don't "find myself," i'll at least have gotten a lot closer. We'll see.
I'm having trouble finding my own voice. I see a lot of artists whom i admire, and they've all had some kind of artistic breakthrough, or an "aha" moment that really pushed them forward into where they are now creatively, and i feel like i've yet to have such a moment. I've been spending a long time trying to emulate other styles and techniques to sort of piece my own style together, but in the process i think i've kind of lost what it is that's really *me* about my art. So hopefully this will help. I'm also avoiding DeviantArt, or any of the numerous other sites i get images from. Sigh... i'm going to miss Adam Hughes' site...
We'll see how long this lasts, but the goal is six months. I think that in that amount of time if i don't "find myself," i'll at least have gotten a lot closer. We'll see.
GREAT JOB.
PS I avoid posting in threads were emotions are that heated. Call me Mr.