Hollow Process PDF

Hi Sarah, Welcome to my Patreon, thank you so much for supporting me!! I am very happy you enjoyed the PDF! I do work quite hard at them, as I like to be as candid as possible and show as much of my process as I can, so I am very grateful for your appreciation. :) I hope you will enjoy being a patron of mine! <3

Hi Myriam! I just stumbled upon this and can I just say WOW. I am in awe, I am impressed and I have the deepest respect for you being so thorough in this PDF. I think it is amazing to follow all your thoughts and your process. You rock <3

Galaxara

Aaaaaah, yes... writing can be very confusing! &lt;3

Oh God, your comment was super lovely, it didn't come across the wrong way at all, and I was so grateful for your super lovely words !!! I'm sorry if my comment seemed maybe cold, I don't know? I didn't mean it as harsh, I just wanted to reassure you that I wasn't being self deprecating in any way :) sorry lovely, I didn't mean to make you feel bad at all, the written word can make tone so different from what is intended. I was absolutely touched by your comment, you were lovely as always :)

I hope you didn't get my comment wrong - I just wanted to leave some encouraging words, because when I read the pdf it felt like you could need some ;) Of course, I think that self-cricism is good... it's even necessary to improve. Sometimes I don't find the right tone/words, sorry :/

Being self-critical can be different from being harsh with oneself (although it can also sometimes be the same for sure). :) I am not being self-deprecating, I am simply trying to understand why I am not happy with it. I don't deny that it looks good or that I am proud of having finished it, but it is not what I wanted for it, and not how I envisioned the concept painted, and given that this is now my job, I need to find a way of painting that suits me and my concepts. I can't just settle for something if I'm not happy with it. Does that make sense? When I say I shouldn't have used gouache, it is a rational, not emotional, analysis. I know the medium enough to realise that the way I used it was not the best way to achieve the look I wanted, and the medium's natural tendency worked against me because I didn't work with the medium with it in mind. I like being self-critical, without wallowing in self-pity, as it helps me explore new directions and ideas!

It was! Although I think you are being a bit too harsh on yourself. You should not blame yourself for using gouache, because the painting didn't end up like you envisioned it - you should be proud that you finished such a big painting with a medium that you are not 100% comfortable with. I think this is the best way to learn and as you mentioned in the end you had a big learning curve. Do you think you could conclude the same if you worked with oils or watercolor? (maybe yes, but fct is, you can say that now). What I also wanted to say: I immediately checked your storenvy for a print of this piece when you uploaded it to Instagram - I really love it! But of course, I know the feeling, when you put so much work into something and you look at it and it doesn't feel fully right. It's actually very rare for me to be satisfied with a piece. I hope I'm making any sence... my English feels very clumsy right now :'D

I hope it'll be interesting! ^^

It works just fine! I'm excited to read about your process <3