I was originally working on a fun pen and paper design today, but then the Micron pen I was using started to act up on me (pretty much the last of the pens I had that was still working correctly) and so out of frustration I broke out the Photoshop and my Wacom tablet and I created something similar to what I was working on before the pen problem cropped up, but it turned out way more awesome this time. Not to mention that I finished this in like 20 minutes! Take that stupid old pen and paper.
I was prepared to continue to express my Internet service woes, as well as how cold the weather has suddenly become the last few days. However, today turned out to be a beautiful day for a long walk while I ran an errand, and though I was having Internet problems, right at this moment I’m thankful that everything seems to be running smoothly again.
What was I thinking? I started out drawing this afternoon with a relatively simple drawing. Then I decided to add some detail with a bunch of little (and stupid) circles. Oh, wait …that’s going to end up being millions of little (stupid) circles. Those lines originally took about an hour because I had to fill them all in with my 2mm Micron pen. I wanted them to be filled in perfectly. Nope. I had to do more.
Even though I originally wasn’t trying to draw anything overly complicated, I still ended up spending more time drawing this than I anticipated. That being said, it feels nice to have a new finished drawing to post on the same day I started it. I think it might be a good idea to keep this up, for a little while at least. Maybe I’ve been working on too many epic projects that take more than a few days to finish. Massive projects can be awesome and rewarding, but it’s time to keep it simple for a few days or so.
As far as that web comic goes, I still have some ideas to fully flesh out. Actually, let’s not even call it a web comic. I’m not planning to make it resemble anything we’ve all seen a hundred times before. I kind of want to start by just making a single page with only a line of text or two. Trying to write about it right now, with the way I see it in my head, is kind of difficult, it turns out. I’m not really good at writing out my ideas anyways, that’s why I draw them, I guess.
After having so much trouble trying to draw with my Micron pens yesterday, today actually went a whole lot smoother. Last night, I went ahead and did some research on Micron pens and whether other people have had any issues with them. Turns out they have a tendency to get clogged with graphite if used alongside pencils. Apparently the smaller pens (which I haven’t used too much yet, especially the minuscule 005mm version I have) get the worst of it apparently. However, it’s the larger sized pens that were having issues producing a steady stream of ink.
Now I remember why I was thinking of going all digital for awhile there; I’m starting to run out of materials again. The Universe is just reminding me why drawing sucks sometimes. The two larger sized Micron pens I have are either just about out of ink, or they are just malfunctioning. I’m going to guess it’s the latter because I haven’t really used them all that much since I purchased them just a few months or so ago. However, on the other side of things, I’m not sure if they were exactly meant to be used in this manner. I tend to go nuts with the inking sometimes.
I love creating abstract artwork like the one I’ve been working on lately. It’s probably not the most exciting thing to show off day after day with these in-progress posts, but I really do like the idea of sharing exactly what I’m working on. No sugar coating or whatever. Not everyday is about working on exciting new projects, rather more likely they’re about the hours spent trying to finish existing projects. Which I know from my own experience can be an interesting thing to keep up with as a fan of other artists myself.
