Update, thoughts, sketches!
Added 2024-02-28 11:48:10 +0000 UTCSo, in the process of qorking on this Lia picture, I've kind of realized a few things.
I don't actually know what about it, but I greatly dislike something in my process. I still love sketching, I've done a TON of it this year so far.. even inking, while it isn't my favourite, hasn't been too taxing on my art drive. Even flatting, same thing.
But I think as soon as I get back to the 'high rendering' phase, I suddenly drop, and I think it's because I've been mentally preparing for the comic, in which I know won't be inked or high rendered. I'm not sure. I wish i could paint like some artists, and maybe I could, but i feel it'd take me so long to learn that I could get numerous other ideas down in sketch/flat form.
In my head i try to tick too many boxes in too short of a time span. Maybe the voting is doing more harm than good, or maybe I worry about trying to make sexy work in the same piece as the clean stuff and it's suffering. Not sure.
Anyway, not really complaining, just thinking out loud to you all, since you support me. it's important to be clear where my head is given that it affect direction and content. Hearing back from you all is usually a great help as to where to direct my energies and where it might be struggling from a different POV.
Sketch of artist Silvixen's OC, Skye from Paw Patrol, and a WIP of the Lia work.
Comments
I feel the same way completely when I am working on my art as well, my drive falls off when ink/rendering and clothed variants just feel like my art suffers for it
Kaiju_Rat
2024-02-29 19:34:03 +0000 UTCEver thought about just doing sketches and simple colors? I honestly think you could totally skip inking^^
legojohn
2024-02-29 06:02:09 +0000 UTCLia is not allowed to be that cute!!!
Rollio
2024-02-29 04:42:43 +0000 UTCJust because I noticed it... "qorking" XD
Combak
2024-02-28 22:35:26 +0000 UTCDo you think it may be the "high rendering" process coupled with self-imposed deadlines that may be making it a bit of a drag? Trying to do time-intensive work while worrying about getting said work done in a rigid timeframe can make the work seem even more burdensome. Especially if sketching and/or flatting doesn't take as much time and you enjoy doing that without similar loss of drive. It may be worth giving yourself a 2 or 3 month window to do complex works, instead of trying to push it into a single month. That would also let you break it up a bit and work on your comic and other stuff in between without having to focus JUST on completing the complex art by month's end. Just a few of my thoughts; I'm curious to see what other folks say.
Roarschach
2024-02-28 21:18:46 +0000 UTCDitto on the disappointment of the downtick of the full pinups, but hey, I totally get it and if I wanted to stop supporting, I would. Definitely might be worth reconsidering the workflow so you don't burn out
wooglytop
2024-02-28 19:15:28 +0000 UTCI will tell you right now that your high rendering is amazing and you shouldn't compare it to other artists so much because its as good as most people can only dream of. All that said though if you aren't feeling it then maybe don't worry about it so much. Maybe you should try to do some pieces in a style more like you are thinking of for your comic since you did say you wanted to experiment a bit for it. It's hard/impossible to choose where motivation will land as an artist but it sounds to me like that's more where your creativity is pulling you right now and not high rendered stuff. The beginning of your new comic must feel like its looming over you as the pressure to get started mounts and maybe working with that new style will help alleviate a bit of that stress as it will let you effectively be working on the comic even before the comic starts. It's just a thought though
justAblank
2024-02-28 18:29:16 +0000 UTCPlz start the comic ='(
Ladies Man 7777
2024-02-28 15:55:52 +0000 UTCAhhhh Skye, you draw her so well ✨
OmniDaUwU
2024-02-28 15:42:32 +0000 UTCYou should honestly and for real intentionally put a brake on doing final renders at all for a bit imo. If it's stressing you out... Don't do it! You have an excellent art style at all levels but the real meat of your work is that you very effectively capture a certain je ne sais quoi in composition and expressions and poses that shows up as soon as the sketch stage. Your characters are interesting, unique, and evocative as soon as you put three penciled lines on a page. This applies both to your ability to capture eroticism and to just creating characters and situations and scenes! Let your patreon work be just voluminous sketches for a month, or at most inks and flats if you like a piece enough. Save the rendering for commissioned pieces that require it and let your creativity just flow. I know I certainly wouldn't complain if you decided to spend a few months just letting your creativity flow and posting diverse sketches of your characters in various poses and situations. Short two panel comics to evoke their personalities on situations and interactions between them... Have fun with it! I send you my five bucks to support you as an artist and that remains true regardless of what you're doing to explore your art!
David Lee
2024-02-28 15:20:44 +0000 UTCAll I'm gonna say is draw what you want however you want, and I'm here to enjoy your artworks no matter!
FortunePayback
2024-02-28 15:01:32 +0000 UTCLia looks so good without the lip ring!
Spartan277
2024-02-28 14:33:42 +0000 UTCThis could definitely be a factor! Getting used to one thing and then having to do something else
Goron
2024-02-28 13:10:14 +0000 UTCI don't really know what to say to help, but I Hope you'll find the answers you seek! As for the art, qui love it all!
Lord Ysengrin
2024-02-28 12:04:27 +0000 UTCIt's probably just that you were in comic-mode for so long that doing fully rendered pics feels weird. It certainly isn't a quality issue, because your fully rendered pinups are some of the best art I've ever seen! My only disappointment while following you over the years is that you do them much less now than you used to, but I understand it was a necessary sacrifice to make time for other stuff. All in all, try not to stress too much :)
Diamondstorm
2024-02-28 11:59:36 +0000 UTC
