Despite being able to buy a beginner-level drawing tablet, I still have been struggling to get myself into the groove of practicing art. I did not know how to start and losing that sense of direction has always been a major pain point. Consuming different tutorials have also led me to feel overwhelmed, too. My only consolation was knowing that I am not alone in this and I have to let myself make mistakes.
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This will be my first attempt at studying a photo. I came across it as I was looking at C/Freewriters' event, A Picture is Worth A Thousand Words. This cat in a bag was too hard for me to resist!
Progress
There were so many thoughts that impeded me from starting this. What was my art style? How am I going to start this? What if I'm shit at it on the first try?
I knew had to stop thinking.
I created two layers at first - one for the paper bag, and the other for the cat itself. During the whole week, I found myself replaying videos for digital painting basics (1, 2) so I started using the darkest value of colors I found from the photo. This goes to say that I don't know much yet about those... I was actually wondering if that was the best thing to do.
Two things stuck with me while I was watching digital painting tutorials. The first thing was to work with shapes instead of lines. Second, don't be afraid of committing mistakes. I forced myself to avoid the eraser too and to mix colors with the darker ones.
Perhaps I was taking things easy, or maybe I just like cats, but I started to further zoom into the picture and just focus on it. The white space was definitely bothering me... I did not realize how much patience is needed to get this study done, haha. All I wanted was to paint a cat!
There was so much mixing, remixing, and repeating portions of the image. There's shading over the head that I did not bother touching - maybe I can revisit it at a different time. At some point, I caught myself getting fixated on trying to get the fine details done. I took my time working on the ears, the whiskers, and more of the fur on its face.
Just as I nitpick everything I do, I have critiques on this piece as well. I'm not yet completely happy about the snout and the way the tissue roll looks. The paws need more refining too.
In the end, here's what I've settled for! I genuinely enjoyed the time I spent creating this from scratch. Maybe I acquired some small experience points for creativity!
I wonder what would be the next thing I'll pick up...
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cute. ang galinggg.
nyaw nyaw. sana kasing cute mo, demo~
Nyaw nyaw ew demo
cutie~
nyaa nyaa thanks witty~
Galing naman.ako kya. Kelan ko sisimulan magpractice nto 😂..puro lang ako plans haha
Start mo na! Hahaha
Wow! At least you did your best @arcgspy. Your cat looks so cute. It looks like it's smirking thinking that you're not getting him/her out the bag.
Thanks @nmore. I wish I had my own cat, though!
I think eyes is the hardest part on this but you create it perfectly, UwU. Awesome naman arc arc UwU 🤩🤩
Awww Ruffa, thank you! 'Di ko rin alam kung anong gagawin ko dyan sa mata niya but I'm glad it turned out okay.
Finally!
Here's your +1️⃣0️⃣ experience points! HAHAHA
Cheers to your progress even if it's not as perfect as you expect it to be.
You did it well! ✨
Oh wow, may pa-experience point system ka na? Salamat sa +10. Medyo kuripot but I'll take it. HAHAHA
Kuripot pa ba yan? Highest na nga yan eh HAHAHA
I didn't recognize that it was a painting though. It looks very similar and the features were so copied. You have so many skills and I think your artistic side is coming out right now. Lol. It's really good. !PIZZA
Hahaha, Denn! Shelemet. Ang hirap palabasin netong side na 'to pero gora lang tayiz.
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It still surprises me that your WIP is not the actual photo haha! Keep it up u!! More post like this pls 💜
Ang galing mong mambola ha. Heto, !PIZZA
But yass, I'll try to make more!
Way to go, Arcyyy~ This does not look like a beginner-level. You did well on the strokes! Good job!
Thank you, Ji~ There's still so much to do. 'Di ko rin sure kung matatapos ko ba siya agad HAHAHA, looking for another thing to study agad.
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I see you're making good use of that drawing tablet you bought. 😜 !PIZZA 🍕
Absolutely. Gotta make it work!
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Quedó hermoso. Me encanta.
Exitos.
Muchas gracias. Fue divertido hacerlo.
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