First off, Sorry for the late post everyone. I'm officially moved into my new place with my roommates, minus some small errands (slaying the once dormant ant lineage that ruled our laundry room for far too long), but 99.8% of my stuff is here, and I'm functionally setup. Enough, at least, to write this post finally.
I want to try a new format for my post, since I'm still in the beginning stages and play with how I write out this journey. This will be the first post under this new formatting.If you have suggestions or just want to add something in general don't hesitate to write me a line at phillips.nicholas9@gmail.com. For reference when I talk about last week or this week it may not be in the scope of Mon-Sun. Most times I will be writing about things in retrospect or forecasting future stuff.
Let's get to it!
Loot of the Week:
I found a YouTube video and channel from a fellow aspiring/freelancing artist, Forest Immel. He's got 3 or 4 up now at this posting and I have to report on his video's about study habits. Very thought provoking and really cool to hear him talk about what he is doing and even better is to see how he interprets info he's gotten from watching pros.
I've embedded the video here, but go to his channel here and spend some time there. It's really cool.
Holy crap. This is a hub site for all the best gumroad tutorials sorted by artist. It is amazing, and very very overwhelming. I haven't bought any just yet because I'm terrified of hoarding information just for the sake of having another tutorial or technique in my inventory. If you're curious about how a certain artist works though, check this out. Just don't get to caught up in all the shortcuts.
Lastly, and it isn't art related, but it is very important to anyone aspiring to sit in a chair and paint all day at the computer. I found some really cool workout change-ups and information that include super hero themed workouts, Supernatural themes, and even Britain's best detective themed work outs. It is very fun, and backed by quite a smart sounding trainer. Check it out for sure if you're feeling a bit stuck in a rut with your current routine.
Progress Report:
Below you will see three model's portraits that I have done over the course of two different sessions. Each on is about an hour and all done in charcoal. I'm ashamed to say I am very rusty but enthusiastic as I see many opportunities for improvement.
Intentions and Critique:
So, I can keep this part fairly short for this post because I know what lies ahead of me exactly. I have a commission of a knight I have been working on that's got a deadline for the first or second weekend in August. It needs my attention bad. Perhaps more urgent or imposing is the 7 days I have left to submit a painting for consideration in the Illuxcon Scholarship. You've seen the thumbnails, or some of them but that's all I've managed to do since most of my studio has been in a box.
My goal for the next 7 days is that painting, and studies directly applicable to the painting each day. Something I've been wanting to try since viewing Forest's video above. I really feel like it will help give solid direction to my studies since I know where that new information will apply.
That's it for now, I'll post again in a week with pictures of how the painting goes/has gone.
Until then, happy painting!
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