It’s quite odd how much a piece of artwork can change from beginning to completion. One of the first bits I got started on was the tentacle like shapes, most of which have since been deleted. I named this piece “Abstract Tentacles” and there’s barely any visible tentacle objects left! That’s okay though, I believe the focus still remains to be the wavelike tendrils at the top, so the title still has some meaning.
I wonder if I could use this strange drawing technique to draw more actual objects? You know, like trees, and scenery. Space ships maybe? Actually, even though I’m not quite finished with this picture yet, I think I’m going to look up images that I could use to give that a try and see how it goes. I’ll make sure to toss it up on my Patreon page today for subscribers to check out.
It’s really crazy how many times this picture has changed. Now I’m working on filling the entire background with those black patterns. Maybe even adding some more color to the picture by filling in different sections with maybe yellow and red. Not entirely sure how that’s going to go down quite yet, but I’m hoping it looks alright. So far I’m happy with how it’s turning out. Though I didn’t get a whole lot of this done today. Continue reading
Wait. This doesn’t look at all like the previous 305 posts. So, today I spent most of the day putting together a slideshow video of my artwork. This is my first time doing any kind of video media, and it was very rough for awhile there. I’m still not sure I nailed everything the way I wanted to, but I’m satisfied. And I’m also quite positive that my next attempt at a video of this nature is going to be a lot better.
Well, this certainly went through some pretty major changes since yesterday. I thought everything looked a bit too separated from one another in the old version, so I wanted everything to feel more connected. I think I accomplished that, but to what end? I’m not sure what I’m going for here really, or how I want this to turn out. But I’m starting to edge back towards science fiction again. As soon as I made that little design on top of the sphere, I thought it looked like a city. Now I have this awesome idea of making the entire picture feel like futuristic city, but still hold onto this weird style of keeping everything pretty much formless.
I’m not sure if I’ve yet found the theme I was looking for when I started drawing this yesterday. All three of the objects in the image (the circle, large tentacles, and the small ones) have three fairly distinct gold patterns on them. The small tentacle’s gold patterns are quite erratic, the large tentacle’s kind of have a mechanical look, and the globe has a mix of both. I’m not finished with this this by a long shot, but I do feel that the all encompassing “thing” that will tie everything together hasn’t been figured out yet. I’ll just have to keep toiling away at this until I’m satisfied I’ve found it.
I’m currently not too sure where I’m going with this abstract tentacle thing, but I really needed a break from epic scenes where there’s lots of planning and figuring things out. Today, I just painted a whole lot of wavy lines. It was very relaxing, and I can’t wait to get back to it tomorrow to see where this image ends up.
