Let out the ARTIST in you!!!!

[PoeticPassions]

Beau, these are great!

I, on the other hand, have no artistic abilities. I have always wished I could paint. Sometimes I do... but it is not good, unfortunately.

Max, the talking cello is pretty awesome. Reminds me of the old, educational cartoons I used to watch...

[Maximilianus]

Hey Max, You have your style which is soooo cool and I cannot reproduce, and I have mine. We all have our own styles don't think of it being a bad thing. It just means awesome variety! I always enjoy seeing your work.
And look at Mystyr, he does awesome things that I'd only dream of doing (because I don't have that kind of patience)

We're deemed to be different. It's in our nature.

It must be so Thank you!

Probably...yeah, that has to be it.

I, on the other hand, have no artistic abilities. I have always wished I could paint. Sometimes I do... but it is not good, unfortunately.

I've wanted to sketch and paint in the traditional ways but I also doubt I can do it, although I haven't tried much. Anyway, you could possibly try an alternative to traditional painting, like I did. You can try a photo editing program and do some things on it. By learning a few tricks before starting, you may produce at least one piece you can be satisfied with, and eventually you will end up discovering something new every time you use the programs. I always recommend Paint.Net and the GIMP, because they are powerful and free. Most of what I've done so far has been through a combination of both. I know it's not like proper sketching and painting because the program automates much of the process, yet there are many things you still have to do on your own, making digital art the closest you can get to proper fine arts when you lack the skills required for wielding a brush or pencil.

Max, the talking cello is pretty awesome. Reminds me of the old, educational cartoons I used to watch...

Thank you. Glad you like it

[PoeticPassions]

I've wanted to sketch and paint in the traditional ways but I also doubt I can do it, although I haven't tried much. Anyway, you could possibly try an alternative to traditional painting, like I did. You can try a photo editing program and do some things on it. By learning a few tricks before starting, you may produce at least one piece you can be satisfied with, and eventually you will end up discovering something new every time you use the programs. I always recommend Paint.Net and the GIMP, because they are powerful and free. Most of what I've done so far has been through a combination of both. I know it's not like proper sketching and painting because the program automates much of the process, yet there are many things you still have to do on your own, making digital art the closest you can get to proper fine arts when you lack the skills required for wielding a brush or pencil.

Do you doubt it, or have you tried?

And thanks for the tip ... I might check it out. I'd still prefer if I could do it on paper, but this might be a way to let out my creativity. Sometimes I feel like I have a lot of it bottled up inside, and writing is not enough... I've also been meaning to take up photography, but that can be an expensive hobby.

[Maximilianus]

Do you doubt it, or have you tried?

I've tried some sketching, but I don't like the outcome very much. Then again, I haven't tried really hard, mostly due to lack of time. I'm hoping that one day I can try really hard and see what happens then.

And thanks for the tip ... I might check it out. I'd still prefer if I could do it on paper, but this might be a way to let out my creativity. Sometimes I feel like I have a lot of it bottled up inside, and writing is not enough... I've also been meaning to take up photography, but that can be an expensive hobby.

I feel something similar. It's like I had many things piled up inside and developed a graphical need to let them out. I've never been really graphical until just recently, and ever since I started I feel a little more relaxed. It's a sort of therapy, I think.

[Beautifull]

Beau, these are great!

I, on the other hand, have no artistic abilities. I have always wished I could paint. Sometimes I do... but it is not good, unfortunately.

Thank you kindly for your compliment.

And all that matters is that you keep trying. Trust me, that's the most important part. When I started back more than four years ago, I sucked really bad. But I kept trying. You can do. But just don't give up. Like my challenge, the first one look like crap...but with each one, I got a little better. (minus one or two) I have faith you can do it!

Thank you!

Anytime.

[MystyrMystyry]

And look at Mystyr, he does awesome things that I'd only dream of doing (because I don't have that kind of patience)

Ah but if you knew how much I get paid for them you would soon develop all the patience in the world

We're deemed to be different. It's in our nature.

Probably...yeah, that has to be it.

Picasso said: 'Every child is an artist - the trick is to remember to be one when you're an adult' (a child he meant)

It's fun Beau - it's totally calming down and tapping into your inner daydreamer and translating it into whatever you want. You don't have to make yourself do it (or anything), but in answer to both you and Max, there's no trying harder about it, if anything it's trying less - ignoring all the rubbish in the world like what's this person doing, what's that one? What's on the news? Who's going to win Survivor? Forgetting all the electronic stimulation of the internet for a few hours and filling it with something satisfying instead.

If you don't have time for whatever reason, you only have to bother about it when you do. And as I've said you soon make time - the thing is you find you have to make time for the normal essential nothings which become meaningless after awhile.

Shopping? It becomes a few wasted hours in the day to think about what you're going to try next. The beach because it's too hot for anything else? A few more wasted hours, but you'll be ready for a new challenge when you get home.

I keep a small notebook with me so I can write and sketch ideas when I'm away from the work area (when they come - sometimes nothing for days), and it's because of them that I've tried different things. Without them I might be closer to a traditional sketch artist/illustrator.

I need the big challenges, and I want to see the big ideas in reality - out of my head into the real world where others can see them (and buy them so I can afford to do more). But also I like the materials - creamy black paint fresh from the tube sends shivers up my spine. Rich turquoise, vermilion and cadmium yellow and I get easily lost in lush possibilities. They're just such fun to mess around with. Even titanium white, which is the most light reflective surface known, gets to me.

With Bryce and Photoshop stuff, I don't actually spend much time fiddling with the program. I have the idea first and then try to work out the quickest most effective way to do it, and on the way it may be improved with a better idea or colour palette.

But the main thing is it's fun, has to be, and the farthest thing from work I can imagine


Anyway, I enjoyed no #7, even the Cyclops which brings me to a final point: Scott Adams said, "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." which is cool because it's sort of true - you're doing something that hasn't actually been done before, so of course you're going to make mistakes.

Making mistakes is the point, the fun, they're the important bit. But they have to be your own. Whatever you do, do it for yourself first and foremost, and only if you're happy enough to show it, then show it.


(I didn't realise how long this was - it's quite long)

[cafolini]

In the process, become excellent and do some art.

[Maximilianus]

Ah but if you knew how much I get paid for them you would soon develop all the patience in the world



Picasso said: 'Every child is an artist - the trick is to remember to be one when you're an adult' (a child he meant)

It's fun Beau - it's totally calming down and tapping into your inner daydreamer and translating it into whatever you want. You don't have to make yourself do it (or anything), but in answer to both you and Max, there's no trying harder about it, if anything it's trying less - ignoring all the rubbish in the world like what's this person doing, what's that one? What's on the news? Who's going to win Survivor? Forgetting all the electronic stimulation of the internet for a few hours and filling it with something satisfying instead.

If you don't have time for whatever reason, you only have to bother about it when you do. And as I've said you soon make time - the thing is you find you have to make time for the normal essential nothings which become meaningless after awhile.

Shopping? It becomes a few wasted hours in the day to think about what you're going to try next. The beach because it's too hot for anything else? A few more wasted hours, but you'll be ready for a new challenge when you get home.

I keep a small notebook with me so I can write and sketch ideas when I'm away from the work area (when they come - sometimes nothing for days), and it's because of them that I've tried different things. Without them I might be closer to a traditional sketch artist/illustrator.

I need the big challenges, and I want to see the big ideas in reality - out of my head into the real world where others can see them (and buy them so I can afford to do more). But also I like the materials - creamy black paint fresh from the tube sends shivers up my spine. Rich turquoise, vermilion and cadmium yellow and I get easily lost in lush possibilities. They're just such fun to mess around with. Even titanium white, which is the most light reflective surface known, gets to me.

With Bryce and Photoshop stuff, I don't actually spend much time fiddling with the program. I have the idea first and then try to work out the quickest most effective way to do it, and on the way it may be improved with a better idea or colour palette.

But the main thing is it's fun, has to be, and the farthest thing from work I can imagine


Anyway, I enjoyed no #7, even the Cyclops which brings me to a final point: Scott Adams said, "Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep." which is cool because it's sort of true - you're doing something that hasn't actually been done before, so of course you're going to make mistakes.

Making mistakes is the point, the fun, they're the important bit. But they have to be your own. Whatever you do, do it for yourself first and foremost, and only if you're happy enough to show it, then show it.


(I didn't realise how long this was - it's quite long)

For the time being, I'll be mulling over all this to a considerable extent

[Maximilianus]

This Sunday was Mother's Day in my country and I did this humble piece for mine:

[Varenne Rodin]

I'll be posting more pictures of this and other sculpts on my profile soon. Thanks for looking!

[Varenne Rodin]

This Sunday was Mother's Day in my country and I did this humble piece for mine:

Aw. That's sweet, Max. Love the colors!

[Vonny]

Aw. That's sweet, Max. Love the colors!

Varenne, where you been?

[Maximilianus]

Aw. That's sweet, Max. Love the colors!

Thank you!
I strongly believe your sculpts are awesomeness!

Varenne, where you been?

Wherever it was, I'm glad she's back. I like the sculpts and want to see more already

[Varenne Rodin]

Hi, Vonny! Hi, Max! Thank you.

I've been working on various projects. Sometimes there's so much to do, and no time for breaks. It's something that consumes me. I'll keep coming back here though. I love this place.

[Kyriakos]

Time to revive the thread

My model of the Labyrinth: