Designing Shadows
I was watching the Secrets of Shading by Steven Zapata the other day and he mentioned a concept that really got stuck in my head:
Everything that you put down into a drawing, you need to draw it and design it and give it as much thought as any other part of the drawing.
Being a 3D artist, I never really paid that much attention to shadows. Shadows are there. It’s what you get for free.
The Feck-all Attitude to Art
I grew up to be a very nervous person. I worry about what people think of me and how they perceive me. It reflects in my art, too. Whenever I make something even marginally successful, be it a story or a 3D sculpture, I am hesitant to start something new only because I’m afraid of a consequence of not meeting the expectations I’ve set with my prior piece.
That’s so not healthy in a long run and I’m so happy I’m finally recognising myself being stuck in this pattern.
Fail Better
It really was a while since I last had a meaningful update to my blog, even though the early years of it were crucial to my development. After all, I kept it afloat since 2014; it’s ten years of Shinyuu. My emotions, my hopes, my dreams.
Gradually, I shifted to journalling on paper, and the personal touch of the blog disappeared. I got into inks, and pens, and all the fancy stationery stuffs.