Well fellow netizens, followers, and other interested parties: it’s been awhile since the ol’ blog fortress walls were glistening with a brand new post.
Just a quick re-cap:
I really liked doing the blog collosseum posts. It was an ungodly amount of fun to make and draw the pictures, and put them up. Getting feedback from friends through facebook or skype, and even comments in real life really encouraged me to keep it up.
Were I to do Blog collosseum again I think I’d have to draw the sketches further in advance than the day of the posting so that I could really show off my “skills.” I’m thinking I’d like to spend more than two-to-five minutes on a frame.
The story with the Tiger man really just came to me and I just rolled with it for the sake of keeping things from becoming too serious.
I’ve always had problems drawing realistic people and animals, so I strived to combine a cartoonish aesthetic with the dark, grim world of the blog collosseum.
Seriously though, when I did Blog Collosseum, it opened up my eyes to what I had probably ought to do with my blog. Turn it into an art blog and post my artwork. I like drawing and I make silly cartoon animals on whiteboards all day long at work when I’m trying to explain words to my ESL students. Why not roll with it?
I’m regretting not going for it and taking more drawing/sketching classes while in High School / College. I’m trying to learn how to shade with pen. I’ve been fascinated by seeing many sketches drawn in ink which use closer strokes of the pen to show darkness and less frequent strokes to denote lighter subjects. It’s my goal to pick that ability up.
Well, until next time.
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