c/artshare · by Valmond@lemmy.world · 255d

Why are the most successful sketches always in a corner

They never get as good if I have ample space all around.

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13 Comments

higgsboson@piefed.social · 8 pts · 254d (2 replies)

Sometimes constraints can be paradoxically freeing, especially in the context of creative endeavors. Perhaps you might relax a bit because it is in the corner and thus perhaps less important. Or some such.

Valmond@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d (1 reply)

You hit me squate on the nose with that one!

Up to recently I could only draw on cheap (5x5 squared) paper, because it's so comitting to do it on 'real' drawing paper.

Painting with the cheap student grade oil on paper? Yeah. Painting with good extra-fine oil on a real canvas? 😱😨😰

I'm trying to fool myself by using cheap "Zap blocks" and mixing in better blocks of paper, but for oil I have no clue.

Life is weird.

Cheers!

loonsun@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 254d

I feel that. I'm not much of an artist but I bought two sketchbooks a while back and I simply didn't use the big one until I felt my skills were "good enough" for it. I know it's bullshit but we always make mental barriers for ourselves when the lock on the cage is on the inside.

untorquer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 255d (1 reply)

I love the nose!

Maybe the edges give you a clean line to work off? Or possibly your wrist can rest on the page?

Valmond@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 254d

Thank you! I'm really into the nose at the moment so thank you again 💕!

It's probably a fear of some sort, I explained a bit on another post by higgsboson just below.

stiffyGlitch@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 253d (1 reply)

valid.

Valmond@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 253d

Thanks ❤️!

quietude@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 254d (1 reply)

the perforations prove authenticity (never seen them on ai slop art) :-)