After I have completed my portfolio, I decided to take it easy for today and not draw anything, since I drew 3 pictures yesterday.
Strangely enough, I suddenly feel like my life is devoid of meaning. I guess I got used to the producing pictures mentality. Now I don't know what to draw. I have almost exhausted all the youtube videos about art. So I need something else to motivate me. It used to be watching people draw nice things make me wanna draw nice things too.
Oh well, tomorrow, I will get myself some new art stuff and draw another pic with them. :D
Here's crossing my fingers that I get into art school, if not it is back to the drone of office life. :P
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Faber Castell Watercolour Pencils
Currently, I am using Faber Castell Watercolour Pencils. I bought a 48 colour set in Bugis for SGD20. They are nice to play with and I guess fairly convenient to buy and cheap to replace. Watercolour pencils are also fun if you don't wanna make a mess cos you have an option not to use them with water.
Pros:
1. Fairly cheap...so you don't have to skimp on them particularly
2. Easy to Find (You can get them at Popular Book Store...cheaper there at SGD17)
3. Kinda good for blending, you can layer them on top of each other and plain ol'water works with them.
4. Crummy sketch book paper seems to work with them fine, no need for fancy paper.
5. Odourless...I don't wanna endanger my health when producing my art.
6. Messfree. They don't take up a lot of space, they store easily, no worries about spillage.
7. You can use them dry or wet. So essentially 2 mediums in one.
Cons:
1. Need to Sharpen. I don't like messing with penknives.
2. I did not like the brush that comes with them, so I got my own tiny one.
3. You cannot cover large areas or background easily without a lot of lines showing up or taking a long time.
4. Although you use a little water, there is still a danger of spillage. Plus you need brushes too.
5. The colours are kinda faint and watercolory. You get nice effects, but sometimes you want something a bit more opaque. The colours wash off quite a lot with water so you have to put quite a bit on.
6. After you applied water, it is difficult to add on more layers if the colour didn't quite dry out the exact shade you want. And if your skill with a brush is nowhere as good as your skill with pencils, you wind up sometimes with blotches.
Pros:
1. Fairly cheap...so you don't have to skimp on them particularly
2. Easy to Find (You can get them at Popular Book Store...cheaper there at SGD17)
3. Kinda good for blending, you can layer them on top of each other and plain ol'water works with them.
4. Crummy sketch book paper seems to work with them fine, no need for fancy paper.
5. Odourless...I don't wanna endanger my health when producing my art.
6. Messfree. They don't take up a lot of space, they store easily, no worries about spillage.
7. You can use them dry or wet. So essentially 2 mediums in one.
Cons:
1. Need to Sharpen. I don't like messing with penknives.
2. I did not like the brush that comes with them, so I got my own tiny one.
3. You cannot cover large areas or background easily without a lot of lines showing up or taking a long time.
4. Although you use a little water, there is still a danger of spillage. Plus you need brushes too.
5. The colours are kinda faint and watercolory. You get nice effects, but sometimes you want something a bit more opaque. The colours wash off quite a lot with water so you have to put quite a bit on.
6. After you applied water, it is difficult to add on more layers if the colour didn't quite dry out the exact shade you want. And if your skill with a brush is nowhere as good as your skill with pencils, you wind up sometimes with blotches.
A New Beginning and A New Blog!
Hello everybody, and welcome to my new blog.
Well, since I am on long vacation now, what better time than to start a blog?
Here's a little self intro... I have drawn and scribbled pictures ever since I was a kid. On my fifth birthday, my first birthday present that I can remember was a white board with markers. Since then, I am trying to progress from childish scribblings to....hmm....maybe something more professional?
It's kinda hard to pinpoint when the ending point is...there is always room to improve. Once you have managed your technique, there is also composition and creativity. Knowing what to draw is almost as important as knowing how to draw it. By no means do I regard myself as a good artist. I believe anyone can draw, but the wow factor is not something easy to achieve unless you really work at it. Hence, you need to invest time and money just the same as you would any other skill. But the great thing is, you will have a lot of fun while doing it...and probably kill a lot of trees in the process.
I hope you have fun reading!
Well, since I am on long vacation now, what better time than to start a blog?
Here's a little self intro... I have drawn and scribbled pictures ever since I was a kid. On my fifth birthday, my first birthday present that I can remember was a white board with markers. Since then, I am trying to progress from childish scribblings to....hmm....maybe something more professional?
It's kinda hard to pinpoint when the ending point is...there is always room to improve. Once you have managed your technique, there is also composition and creativity. Knowing what to draw is almost as important as knowing how to draw it. By no means do I regard myself as a good artist. I believe anyone can draw, but the wow factor is not something easy to achieve unless you really work at it. Hence, you need to invest time and money just the same as you would any other skill. But the great thing is, you will have a lot of fun while doing it...and probably kill a lot of trees in the process.
I hope you have fun reading!
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