It’s finally finished! I’m not sure if this chameleon has been the most time consuming project I’ve ever worked on, but it’s certainly up there in the ranks. In the end though, it’s not only one of my favorite pieces of artwork that I’ve made, but also one where I learned a lot more than I thought I was going to when I first decided to start making it.
I assumed that I was going to put a couple more hours into this guy today and get it all finished up, but that’s not at all what happened. I put an hour in, then took a break as I had some other things that needed to get done. I went right back at it after that and put another hour or so in, probably closer to two hours. Then Photoshop crashed on me. Which has only happened maybe once before in the past year or two. So I lost maybe 20 minutes of progress since I last saved. Lame!
As I sit here eating my chocolate bunny, I’m contemplating about where I’m going to be, and what I’m going to be doing, by the end of my first Year of Creative Habits. I’m always going back and forth on whether I should be asking, “Will I be able to make a living doing this someday?” or “When will it happen?” Of course, the second question is a much more positive answer, though I’m constantly living each day with a bit of a pain in my stomach from the stress. Of course, that’s also likely due to the chocolate bunny I just devoured.
And so the days just keep stringing together. One after another. Pretty soon I’ll be down to my last 100 days, and it’ll start feeling like the final stretch. Hell, it’s starting to feel a little like that right now! So, here’s a strange shape-shifting frog!
I’m thinking that when I get this chameleon drawing is all finished up, I’ll try to increase the saturation a bit to help keep him bright and colorful. Right now, he’s looking a little washed out in a few places. What do you think? Should he be brighter?
I’ve been sitting here for awhile trying to figure out what I should be writing in this space, and nothing is really coming to mind. I remember reading some stuff awhile back about how you can write about the story behind your artwork. Even when there doesn’t seem to be an obvious story, there’s always some unique details to share.
I was really hoping to get this Chameleon’s leg done today, because as it looks right now, it’s hard to tell if I really did much since yesterday! Oh well, I put almost two hours into this today and my arm was actually starting to cramp up a bit. I think tomorrow I’ll try something new and do some relaxing doodles on paper.
