Friday, March 18, 2011

So Aangry

So here's the picture of Aang I mentioned earlier. Finally done with it. I made the sketch several weeks ago when I was watching the series finale. Anyway, I hope you all like it!

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Printmaking Work

"Be Green"

"Jerusalem"

"The Cave"

"Inkling"

These were all created over the course of the semester in my Printmaking class. Enjoy!

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Art

Having trouble getting to sleep tonight (I think a lot, which has always been a problem when it's come time to hit the hay) so I decided to talk a little about what I did today, namely, artwork. I spent a good few hours working on my picture of Aang from Avatar: The Last Airbender, touching up on things here and there and over all making a big step towards completion. Even since I started college I've had less time to do my own, personal work, which naturally has always meant more to me than the stuff I do at school. I still sketch a lot, but looking back at my old sketchbooks I've realized how loose and sloppy my sketching has become. I realize that as sketches they're not supposed to be masterpieces, but it seems like in recent years I've lost my focus somewhat and it's showing in my artwork. Numerous times over the past few months I've wondered if I'm skilled enough to really accomplish my dream of becoming a professional illustrator. Will I be living with my parents and looking after little kids for minimum wage my whole life? Working on Aang, however, has reassured me greatly. The fact that, even though it's been a long time since I've worked on a piece in earnest, this is still better than most of the stuff I was doing two years ago is a big confidence booster. My faith in myself and my talent has been helped a lot tonight, and my goals are still in sight. If I ever get to sleep, I'm sure I'll rest easy.

I'll post the picture to this blog when I finally finish it.