Knocked Off the Horse
Added 2019-07-16 23:48:43 +0000 UTCWell, at least that's close to how it felt. Losing one's parent after seeing them battle with an illness that takes away all dignity is not something anything earlier in life can prepare one for. and seeing the sadness in the parent left behind, losing the love of their life is even more gut wrenching. Add to that, moving to a new house and putting all your belongings in boxes, for the third time now as a family, can leave you spinning like a bottle cap in the middle of an empty room.
Things seem to be doing better, and we're slowing getting ourselves organized, and making things feel like home. I knew that trying to get back into drawing again was going to feel weird no matter how i approached it, so I just jumped in. I put on my headphones, opened Photoshop, and got working on my Cintiq. The nice thing about the tablet for sketching is no paper is wasted, and you don't have that feeling that if you screw up that you're using up valuable paper. this actually has loosened me up a bit and helped me not feel so fussy when I start drawing something. I can just start throwing down shapes, and deleting what doesn't work. Digital will never replace the wonderful feeling of drawing on paper, but it does have its advantages like that.
Once the sketch part is out of the way, that's where I can jump back in with analog mediums and have the feeling of art board in my hands again. I still haven't unpacked my ink and brushes yet, but I did have a travel brush pen that i use for quick drawings and at conventions. It's almost like using a brush, but not quite the same level of line control. Just a bit too messy for delicate line work. Copics have become my favorite markers yet, and I have tried just about all of the big brands. Not only do they feel good going on the art board, but they respond very well on marker paper as well as bristol art board. And that they are refillable, makes them just about perfect.
