Art is weird

When I was a kid I used to draw all the time. It consistently looked like garbage but I knew that if I just kept drawing and kept studying how to draw books I would eventually be a great artist among the likes of Michaelangela and Leonardo "The Vinci" Da Vinci.

But god damn realism is boring as shit.

I think once I figured out being the best was gonna take a lot of hard work and years of making mistakes, I sorta gave up on drawing and started to focus on animation exclusively. Except now I've gotten to the point where I'm pretty good at animating and I really wish my drawing skills had kept up. I never really noticed this until I started looking into animation schools, where I was shocked to find NO ONE CARES IF YOU HAVE EXPERIENCE IN ANIMATION.

OOPS

So I'm back to drawing poses and hands and the other dumb stuff you're supposed to know how to do out of high school. It's a real chore. It's a real bore and a real snore. Especially because before I could make all sorts of mistakes and it was okay 'cause I was just a dumb kid. But now I'm a slightly older and slightly dumber kid, and I'm expected to understand human anatomy and drapery and shit.

I think a lot of artists eventually hit a point where they get sick of improving their technical skill, and instead sorta go off to do their own little avant-garde thing instead. And sometimes it's really cool and interesting, but most of the time it just looks crummy and boring because they never quite finished learning their traditional-art skills. I never thought I'd fall into that group, but looking back at what I've made this last year, I think I'm already there.

So yeah I dunno I guess that means I'm gonna cool it on the weird shit for a while. Unless I really think I'm onto some revolutionary new technique, then I'll keep at it. But hey come on I'm like 10 years old, probably not gonna be the next Picasso any time soon.

Here's some stuff

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/2ed523343cfe07c2d26953a82055bebd

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c8480cf88dede91833876eef527eaf46

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/fb2bdd3090ce3497df3ef66650a060cf

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/c8efb1c4d444bd5c98f71b7612fef35c

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/4649e4fd2d78d91cb6be52645c8db331

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/1a6736663a7b8e37454da88d13ab8536

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/f58135963fa0bcef14593269b8944115

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/e3c8845630d10b4b07575831f6bd7762

http://www.newgrounds.com/dump/item/8585e633479c9dd713db03e5ef2bbbb3

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BooneBum 2014-09-06 23:37:34

Aw man, I've been the same way. For about a year now I only focused on animation rather than drawing. It's actually ruined me as an artist. Also I'm glad you pointed out that animation schools don't care if you have animation experience. I didn't know that. Now I know I should focus more on art rather than animation. Good post Emrox!

twobyfour 2014-09-07 00:40:25

Good point, man. It's good to see that some artists put their stuff out there and prepare for constructive criticism. Very often, I think it's hard to convey an idea, no matter how creative (you think) you are. and results are far from what you intended.
I like that you call everyone's little thing "avant-garde", cuz yeah, art IS weird. Not a lot of people come even close to truly represent reality, based on what anatomy and drapery should look like. So that means a fuck load of people are doing that "avant-garde" you're talking about... anyway, I'm kinda drifting off here... If I were you, I'd be comfortable in what I do. You're always gonna have your style, your signature, no matter how many drawing classes you attend.

Daker777NG 2014-09-07 11:47:02

Bro, i did the opposite thing, i just started to study a lot, fuckin drawing a lot of gestures, life drawing, etc, etc... And forgot bout the fun.. And all i can tell you is that if you are gonna get into improving your skills, just don't over do it, you'll get burn out and you wont even want to draw what you like, because the only act of taking a pencil will make you sick, it's just as bad as what happened to you, if not worse.
Never forget bout the fun and why you started to draw in the first place, it should never feel like a job.

bocodamondo 2014-09-07 14:51:20

i dont think i can see myself stuck in such limbo....yet
when i look at stuff i made just a year ago i cringe soo hard compared to my recent shit

Thundaboom 2014-09-07 14:56:21

HEY MAN THINKING ISN'T ALLOWED ON NEWGROUNDS

YoutubeIsawesome 2014-09-07 20:12:39

The precipice is just like how you learn as you did

Dunso 2014-09-08 12:14:37

Shit looks good though. You can try and hone your technical ability but as Darker777NG just said, don't forget the fun. I've been there and that was pretty awful. Play around, do presentable things, it'll get better little by little if you study just a bit, I think.

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