Creative struggles: self-education

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Thursday, 24 January 2019

Doing some "UI" for the board game, found useful links:

- how to create radial symmetry in photoshop
https://blogs.adobe.com/jkost/2018/01/mandala-and-radial-symmetry-in-photoshop-cc.html

- how to create circular pattern
https://youtu.be/SIoLUEUPSSs

One new illustration for the game

Trying Blender :)

Aaaand some useful books:

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
Reinvent me by Camilla Sacre-Dallerup
How to be an imperfectionist by Stephen Guise

Sunday, 25 November 2018

It's been a long time :)

Haven't updated this blog for such a long time.

So, what's happen:

- a kitten, although we had to return him, sad experience.. :( Will try again aftrer finishing the main big project.

- two new pieces for Zodiac War board game:

- Some figure practice

- Quick portraits for personal DnD project:

- Wedding invitations!

- And 3D! :) finally

So, I opened Zbrush, raged and closed it, opened Blender, even made a doughnut! :D
Seriously, Andrew Price is a great teacher. Some of his tutorials on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2CfvJqS-h6o6CJCd2ykWooBIahuL38q1

I am really pleasantly surprised how clear his explanations are. As an ex-teacher I just adore :)

Some useful links for Blender and 3D:

- Characters, an add-on by Manuel Bastioni: http://www.manuelbastioni.com/download.php
- Animated characters from Maxamo: https://www.mixamo.com

#3d #blender #weddinginvitations #portrait #characters #boardgame #zodiacwar #zodiac

Tuesday, 31 July 2018

21 out of 21 DONE!!

Finished Noah Bradley's challenge!!

Tuesday, 24 July 2018

Some useful videos on Youtube I found this week:

4 Time-Saving Tips (from a guy who spent 13 YEARS drawing a comic)
https://youtu.be/6BzCDVR-tr8
"Fail more!"

Illustration VS Concept - Why do some companies want Sketches and others want paintings?
https://youtu.be/q05Ikl-uUB8
Very clear explanation what concept art is and how it is different from illustration

#youtube #tutorials

Friday, 20 July 2018

New one, slowly coming to "normal"

Wednesday, 18 July 2018

Artblock?

So, it has happened, I can't do not only master studies, but, like, nothing related to the art at all..

Last one was a day ago, 11 out of 21

What I found helpful in those conditions:

- Go outside: to nature or to museums and galleries, cinema
- Creating something that is not related to art (even cooking something delicious can help)
- Watch some tutorials
- Cleaning
- Change routine

Things i should do to prevent this:

- Take breaks more often (maybe try 45/10), go away from PC
- Regular physical activity is necessary
- Go outside at least twice a week
- New experiences are needed: do something that i didn't try yet, learn something new