I still haven’t drawn much but this is the first one I’d consider a failure. I found good references and spent a good chunk of time sketching it out, only for me to realize the acrylic for the background immediately covered the sketches so I had to draw from memory.
Plus I then realized my sketch was much smaller than my brush. All in all, total failure. Couldn’t even figure out how to make the background interesting so I just splotched trees in there.
Still sharing it tho because that’s how you grow, right? :3
My first complete failure
8 Comments
Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus · 21 pts · 144d
It sounds like you learnt a lot regarding acrylic paint, brush sizes and background design, id call that a win!
inlandempire@jlai.lu · 15 pts · 144d
What do you
lmean failure, you've finished a full painting!!buttscream@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 144d
A painting finished and a lesson learned.
GrantUsEyes@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 144d
Casually dropping some bars
Auster@thebrainbin.org · 5 pts · 144d
You can't learn how to stand up if you don't fail first. =)
Sagan_Wept@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 144d
Better that what I could do 👍keep going
pomfruise@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 144d
At least the paint is inside the frame. Not so bad !
SpikesOtherDog@ani.social · 5 pts · 144d
Frame it. Put it where you can see it when you paint. Not to shame you or as a negative, but there were a lot of things learned all at once. It will take some time to take them all in. Only you know what it says, and it might take some time for you to get it all. Maybe you hate it now, but it is currently your most valuable work.