/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4473310
man, so many changes. I got into DAD because I was a sad depressed man trying to fix his shit.
I drew maybe twice a year at most, yet longed to be an artist and do nothing but art.
Now I have a streak I've not dropped since I started Dad, so i'm in the top 10. I draw for at bare minimum 2 hours a day, compared to when I first began Dad 30 minute gestures were a slog. Most days I draw all day just on/off inbetween things & could probably tally it to 5/6 hours. In relation to the last two sentences, I think because I have gotten a bit better, it's far more enjoyable & I'm able to spend longer doing art -- I still beat myself up, but being able to draw a figure and have it look reasonably OK is a ton better than the pure beg drawings that made me angry and frustrated to begin with.
I moved from trad to digital, part of the kick in the ass to get me doing Dad - use the investment I spent money on. I am dipping my toes in colour and painting, it still scares the heck outta me, but before I painting like a kindergartener & now I understand a bit more & can have a lot more fun with it (as opposed to hating myself some more).
I've also made lots of friends && took the step to put my crap online in social media for future use. I could keep going, like don't get me started on the routines I've managed to create because of this, but Dad's been a pretty big part of my life & I am happy I joined.

>>4284711
>>4284715
thanks a ton my friend, I'll just have to continue wasting some paints & paper to get a feel for it!
I'm not after super tight realism at all, more expressionist grounded in reality(I suppose?)
I wanna be able to paint what's infront of me with decent enough accuracy, but play with light and colours and whatnot to bring out certain aspects.
I do also like a messy/loose kind of look - I wanna do plein air with gouache/oil/watercolour (I just got gouache first as I heard it can be a bit forgiving) as a cathartic, enjoyable sort've thing where I can bring out something in what I see.

always, always put it off though cause even just mixing colours to get what you want seems so scary, along with literally every other aspect of the medium

>tfw lord and commander posted on your lowly gestures
I feel so blessed
ty banan