hello been a minute :) i did this as part of a challenge for a small art community i am in (not on here). i am sorry to not have a scanner because i am sure some detail gets lost but oh well. many mistakes made as usual but it still helped me learn a lot and i had been wanting to do another piece involving marginalia so it was a good opportunity.
Shows impeccable art
…many mistakes made…
That’s why I’ll only draw doodles. I look at my stuff and go “yeah, that’s nice, got what I wanted”. That relentless drive and self-critism that fuels true artists is absent in me.
doodles are wonderful too, i think most if not all artists would agree it’s important to be able to let loose and play creatively without getting obliterated by perfectionism. they are fun & also very helpful for experimenting, i love a doodle!
They are, in fact I’m using them to fight perfectionism in other areas in life.
Is this part of a larger series?
not at this time, no. i pretty much only do one-offs, though some drawings seem to live together in a way. i have embryonic ideas for bigger projects but it is a lot for me and my adhd ass to think about tackling especially given i take so long to draw. thank you for asking though!
This is just delightful. I would hang a print in my office.
❤️ thankyou!
First feeling I copped was being reminded of some art from a book that terrified me such that I could never finish it, as a youth - Le Guin’s “Tombs of Atuan”. Delicious.
Also reminds me just a hair of both Richey Beckett and Jon Dyer Baizley, for different reasons (apples in the corner for the latter, especially). Delicious.
Shits dope.
❤️ thankyou! i enjoy those artists a lot, plus much of my influences come from pre-raphaelite, art nouveau and the book illustrations i grew up with so it makes me very happy that these things are being picked up on. it really means a lot to me!
If you’ve got any cool stuff you’d feel like sharing, my eyeballs would love to drink it in 🤙 influences I mean, but def your own work in any similar directions too!
Edit: fuck it let’s make it cooler lol, I could swear I’ve got a signed Beckett or Baizley I never did anything with that I’d trade for a print of this if ya felt like it
much as i would love to, i don’t have the resources to make prints of anything yet, and probably won’t be able to even think about such things until at least next year (i also have no address to send things to until ??? not sure tbh…next year again prob!). but, it is always very encouraging to hear that people would like a print from me, i really wish i could do this for them :bc_melttears: maybe one day, but it is a very far-away day. sorry to have to say no, i am amidst a lot of life upheaval and don’t have access to the things i would need to make it happen :bc_melttears: i feel really sad about this because it is such a generous & thoughtful thing to offer and it would be very meaningful for me!
That sounds very frustrating and I know some of those feelings well, myself. I hope things get easier and that you find yourself able to continue your work and get it printed too.
thank you, i am hopeful that if/when i can get into a less precarious living situation (working on it rn!) it will make many things a lot easier and will open up some options for getting my work into people’s hands. there are many irons to go in the fire, it is just a long way to the smithy sometimes isnt it :bc_smilomsweat: learning to draw has saved my life so i shall keep doing it even if nobody likes or understands or wants any of it, but it certainly makes me extra happy when they do! i hope you are also in a better & less frustrating situation nowadays! :bc_flower:
Grandma is never happy till you rolling out of the door instead of walking
Reminds me of berserk
I feel like it reminds me more of the Blasphemous Videogame.
i don’t really know how to respond to that because i don’t know if that is a good or bad thing. sorry if i fucked up. :/
It is a good thing. Berserk is a beloved manga series.
Personally I got more of a tarot card vibe. If I had wall space I would definitely buy a print.
ah ok, i do have a big gap in knowledge when it comes to manga, i think i am only familiar with Junji Ito really. i would like to explore it more though. thankyou!
Good thing
