"Have no fear of perfection; you'll never reach it."
-Salvador Dali
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I usually just draw, ink, and color with copic markers or sometimes, if I feel adventurous, watercolor. But more importantly, the type of art I like to make feasts on my daydreams and imagination. Observational drawings fail to meet my interests, as nothing in this world would become what I actually want to draw. I know practicing realistic art can improve my skills, but naturally I'm lazy so those sketches never blossom into a full-realized piece. Most of the time I like to design clothes. But sometimes I find topics that interest me, like the Berlin Wall, to inspire me to draw. I also follow a lot of artists on Instagram that help me come up with ideas. I don't know why, but most of them watercolor. Watercolor inspires me more than other medias for some reason, but I guess it's because I love the style of it. I love how watercolor has the glass-like feel to it and can make so many different looks. Even though I don't watercolor much, I do usually use it for bigger projects.
What comes out as the final piece depends on my mood. Some days my hands feel happy. Some days they feel serious. Either way, my mood effects the look of the work. When I begin to draw something, I usually throw my brain onto the treadmill and run over all the possible things I could draw. Since most of the time I like to design clothing, my mind automatically brings up a person into the picture, specifically a girl. How the outfit turns out also affects the mood and theme of the piece. I don't worry about the color at first, as I'm afraid that it will push away the clear image of the design in my head. But once I finally draw out the image, some flashes of color skim through my brain, and I sort of randomly color my piece. That's basically my process for every piece I have made. But why do I draw? I draw because it's a refreshing way to release myself from reality, yet I can still spill my imaginations onto paper, onto reality. Maybe some days the pencil markings won't make out what I want it to look like, but other days I just feel it flow. When it's a good drawing day for me, I can just feel my pencil flowing with my imagination. It's a great feeling to finally get to hold up the finished work. Or even if I haven't finished it yet, I can still feel myself brimming with excitement. To me, art doesn't always have to carry a hidden message to be good; it just has to show passion and effort from the artist. Even if there is a message, it's fun to watch others react to the piece before explaining. I don't care if people think my art is good or meaningful. I just hope that I'll be lucky enough to be able to continue on with my passion and capture my dream job in the field of art and design. So as long as can do what I love, I'm perfectly content with that. |