oekaki

ok, i'm done. first of all, this is the first time i ever liked the result after using this technique, which requires a lot of brushstrokes and overlapping. i've tried this so manny times before but they all looked bad. but this one, i like it. i'm not as good as artists who only work with this technique though. i'll practice and learn.

well, her face is fairly long, yes. it's because i only focused on contrast and color choice -- which turned out to be okay. i like her hair, eyes, and lips.

when i first started drawing, i wanted naive, fragile, childish, and girlish atmosphere, but i guess the eyes turned it upside down. but i still think it's ok. i definitely need more practice.

alexander mcqueen 2006 winter show

from vogue paris

beautiful but cruel.

whenever i look at some artwork done by artists, designers, composers, etc, i think: where to such great works come from? where do they start? a lot of times, when i sit down and try to draw something, i find myself out of ideas and motivation. art IS a type of process that can not come so spontaneously, though intuitiveness do play a significant role. but just by looking at the design itself and trying to figure out how it was developed, i feel like i'm still far behind, so unskilled and unknowledgeable.

if you look at the pictures, the feathers so strongly catch one's eye. HOWEVER, it's not that it's just the feathers, or the birds, on the top of the models' heads that brings such great deal of interest and attention. the makeup, hairstyle, collar, and facial expression work all together to bring harmonious form that reminds one of birds. it's just amazing to look at the result of the designer's choice, because if i were him, i would have done something very gaudy -- but it's more subtle.

in designing, it's really hard to come up with a theme or a central object that, as the most emphasized part of composition, unites the others to finish the zigsaw puzzle. but developing on such theme itself is even harder, because there are so many choices, or in other case, none. in my case, there is no choice, because i'm so limited and i think inside the box. i know it's a bad thing but can't help.

i think these images serve as a good model for the harmony of objects that draws attention in the first place and that fill up the space to give more effects to the entire work.

to be beautiful........

too tired to comment.

progress 2

here goes another update of where i am.

i realized, today, that i still lack of skills with brush strokes. it's very unnatural and manga-looking, which can be seen as good thing or bad thing. comparing to master artists i've seen so far, i still have A LOT to learn.

i still don't think i know painter ix. i'll just ask bunch of people online and stuff. no hope for me.

oh yeah, i made the background white, because i just couldn't stand the other one with trees and bushes. i feel so bad and stupid. what would my art teacher say if he sees this,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,