Reading about perspective hurts my brain. But it made me realize that there are about a million things to take into consideration when drawing. If something looks funny, you have to ask why. But there are so many things it could be, maybe it's not worth worrying about.
The reason I don't get mad at myself when I make a mistake in knitting is because I keep in mind that there are hundreds, if not thousands, of stiches in any given piece you're making. So one stitch every now and then is still a pretty good batting average.
I'm just now realizing that drawing is a lot more similar than I thought.
I think I'll just draw for fun and not worry about getting it perfect. Besides, art is supposed to be freedom, right?
Monday, October 8, 2012
Stupid wonky sleep schedule.
It turns out when you wake up at 4:30 AM, an hour earlier than you were planning to, there's really not much to do. Go figure.
Sunday, October 7, 2012
Oh, by the way...
I decided to change the title of the blog, but I didn't change the URL, because I didn't want to confuse the few fans I have.
And now back to your regularly scheduled rambles.
And now back to your regularly scheduled rambles.
On drawing... Again
My school schedule has been bipolar lately-- 3 days of OMG SCHOOL TIEM, then 4 days of boredom. To fill the time, I've been playing app games. This is very bad. My problem is I get involved in them to the point that I lose sight of real life. (Back when I was playing computer games, it was much much worse. I would actually forget to eat.)
But it occurred to me that instead of doing that, I could just write things here. It's actually a lot better for me. So you might be seeing a lot more of me in the future.
Anyways! I kind of want to bitch about drawing for a bit.
I am once again having trouble finding time to draw. Well, also finding motivation. All the things I want to draw are waaaaay too complicated. We're talking several-year stories, here. Plus, most of the things I want to draw are far too complicated for my skills. Seriously, I tried. It it extremely frustrating, to want to express something, but not have the skills to do so. It ends up looking really really bad. I know I shouldn't care, but I do. It's painful to look at.
What I thought of doing instead is doing autobio comics, stuff that has really happened, but real life is so BORING compared to the stories in my head! My heart just isn't in it.
What would be ideal would be taking an art class, but I just don't have the time. I'm going to be not only going to class next quarter, but also going to clinical sites as well. And I've never actually worked before, so it's probably going to kick my ass.
I guess the best thng would be to sort of draw something every day, but when I try to just sit down and draw something, it doesn't turn out well.
What might not be a bad idea is to work on drawing anatomy-- find pictures of different poses, and draw them. And also scenery... I'm really, really bad at scenery. I hate it. Of course, I could always take real backgrounds from stock photos, but that just feels like cheating.
But I've tried doing the "draw one thing a day" program, and it never works.
My problem is mainly that I don't know how to be moderate about these things. I'm either 100% into it, or 0%. 100% isn't an option, since I have school, and let's face it, I get bored. But I don't WANT to be 0% into it. My creativity needs somewhere to GO, after all, and I don't want writing to be my outlet. I want it to be drawing.
Meh, well, I'm too tired to think about it anymore. Maybe sleeping on it will help...
But it occurred to me that instead of doing that, I could just write things here. It's actually a lot better for me. So you might be seeing a lot more of me in the future.
Anyways! I kind of want to bitch about drawing for a bit.
I am once again having trouble finding time to draw. Well, also finding motivation. All the things I want to draw are waaaaay too complicated. We're talking several-year stories, here. Plus, most of the things I want to draw are far too complicated for my skills. Seriously, I tried. It it extremely frustrating, to want to express something, but not have the skills to do so. It ends up looking really really bad. I know I shouldn't care, but I do. It's painful to look at.
What I thought of doing instead is doing autobio comics, stuff that has really happened, but real life is so BORING compared to the stories in my head! My heart just isn't in it.
What would be ideal would be taking an art class, but I just don't have the time. I'm going to be not only going to class next quarter, but also going to clinical sites as well. And I've never actually worked before, so it's probably going to kick my ass.
I guess the best thng would be to sort of draw something every day, but when I try to just sit down and draw something, it doesn't turn out well.
What might not be a bad idea is to work on drawing anatomy-- find pictures of different poses, and draw them. And also scenery... I'm really, really bad at scenery. I hate it. Of course, I could always take real backgrounds from stock photos, but that just feels like cheating.
But I've tried doing the "draw one thing a day" program, and it never works.
My problem is mainly that I don't know how to be moderate about these things. I'm either 100% into it, or 0%. 100% isn't an option, since I have school, and let's face it, I get bored. But I don't WANT to be 0% into it. My creativity needs somewhere to GO, after all, and I don't want writing to be my outlet. I want it to be drawing.
Meh, well, I'm too tired to think about it anymore. Maybe sleeping on it will help...
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Weirdos and Geniuses
I just watched A Beautiful Mind for the first time. John Nash sounds like the sort of person I would like to have a discussion with. I notice patterns too, just not the same kind-- not the mathematical kind. There is a theory of mine I wish I could run by him, and it occurred to me I could just post it here.
My theory is, you can't be a genius, or even particularly smart, without being deficient in something else.
We all probably know about savants, like Rain Man, or Kim Peek, or other such folks. But what I have noticed is that the degree of genius in a specialized area seems to be proportional to the amount of defect.
The defect can be anything-- psychological issues, physical disabilities, chemical problems, neurological problems, or just being bat-shit crazy in some other way.
The reasoning for why this is depends on the type of problem, but most can be put down to simply putting more effort into the special interest area. Though in the case of autism, savantism can be put down to the way the brain is wired; one savant who does number calculations uses the exact same brain pathway for number calculations as he does to construct a simple sentence. Not really surprising that pathway becomes super-efficient, is it?
But when it comes to everything else, I think it's simply that the defect makes it difficult for the affected person to live "normally". And the time that person would have spent doing "normal" things is instead invested in the special interest.
For example, I am a self-declared weirdo (damn proud of it, too!) so when I was a kid, not many people wanted to hang out with me. So I spent a lot of time reading books, playing with the cat, watching movies... You know, the misfit thing. So I ended up with a good vocabulary, knowing how to approach the kitty for playtime (and when kitty was DONE being played with), and being able to quote movies at will. Simple, right?
Well, my theory is that's exactly what happens with most smart people, only on a bigger scale. A person in a wheelchair probably can't play sports, so they might spend more time with computers, and thus gets good at working with them. A person with serious psychological issues doesn't trust people, and thus doesn't spend much time with them, and therefore maybe spend more time drawing or painting (which also might help work through some of those issues).
So, it's not really a complicated concept-- I just have no proof to back it up. ^^'
Now if you'll excuse me, my kitty wants to be petted.
--Ilsa
My theory is, you can't be a genius, or even particularly smart, without being deficient in something else.
We all probably know about savants, like Rain Man, or Kim Peek, or other such folks. But what I have noticed is that the degree of genius in a specialized area seems to be proportional to the amount of defect.
The defect can be anything-- psychological issues, physical disabilities, chemical problems, neurological problems, or just being bat-shit crazy in some other way.
The reasoning for why this is depends on the type of problem, but most can be put down to simply putting more effort into the special interest area. Though in the case of autism, savantism can be put down to the way the brain is wired; one savant who does number calculations uses the exact same brain pathway for number calculations as he does to construct a simple sentence. Not really surprising that pathway becomes super-efficient, is it?
But when it comes to everything else, I think it's simply that the defect makes it difficult for the affected person to live "normally". And the time that person would have spent doing "normal" things is instead invested in the special interest.
For example, I am a self-declared weirdo (damn proud of it, too!) so when I was a kid, not many people wanted to hang out with me. So I spent a lot of time reading books, playing with the cat, watching movies... You know, the misfit thing. So I ended up with a good vocabulary, knowing how to approach the kitty for playtime (and when kitty was DONE being played with), and being able to quote movies at will. Simple, right?
Well, my theory is that's exactly what happens with most smart people, only on a bigger scale. A person in a wheelchair probably can't play sports, so they might spend more time with computers, and thus gets good at working with them. A person with serious psychological issues doesn't trust people, and thus doesn't spend much time with them, and therefore maybe spend more time drawing or painting (which also might help work through some of those issues).
So, it's not really a complicated concept-- I just have no proof to back it up. ^^'
Now if you'll excuse me, my kitty wants to be petted.
--Ilsa
Just finished watching The King's Speech, it was excellent! I should have watched it years ago, I love it.
I'm so glad this movie came out, because it really highlights that disabilities aren't something you can just "get over." and with so many people having seen it... It's really good that it's out in the mainstream.
Such a great story, too...
I'm so glad this movie came out, because it really highlights that disabilities aren't something you can just "get over." and with so many people having seen it... It's really good that it's out in the mainstream.
Such a great story, too...
An Open Letter To All Webcomic Artists Who Had Their Comics On Webcomic du Jour,
To Whom It May Concern,
Okay, this is starting to bother me, so I'm going to put thisnup for all to see.
Let me just state this for the record: I know Adam Kaump, and he is not a bad guy. He didn't mean to piss anyone off or commit copyright infringement. He's just a guy trying to make webcomics easier to read.
I know this because I have sort of helped him with the app from the beginning. I read a lot of webcomics, and when I found one not on the list, I would suggest it.
I happen to know the exact reasoning behind the app being paid, because I Adam and I have been in contact pretty much since it started. The reasoning is because he was putting a bunch of work into making the app work correctly, so he might as well kinda get paid for it. Because seriously, the app required a lot of work. It was pretty buggy in the beginning. The payment wasn't for the webcomics, it was for the work put in to display them. You guys might think that's dumb, but I KNOW it's an honest mistake.
Adam didn't ask me to write this. In fact, he doesn't even know I am and probably would tell me not to bother. But he's a good guy, and he had good intentions. Google Reader basically does the same thing, only it's not paid. Here's the thing: Google probably pays someone to keep Google Reader running. But Google is a GIGANTIC COMPANY with ridiculously large amounts of money. Adam is just one guy. He did this in his free time, just because he wanted to do something nice.
I know, I know, good intentions pave the path to hell. But in a moral context, they need to be taken into account. He's not a gigantic douche, and now that he knows it bothers people this much, he's shutting down the app. So put a leash on the name-calling, please.
I know I'm going to get a lot of backlash for defending Adam, but he's a good guy who made a mistake and doesn't deserve all the hate being thrown his way.
As it happens, I draw as well, and I'm starting to draw comics, and I hope to eventually draw webcomics. However, my art isn't good enough to be ripped off, so I guess it's harder for me understand. Maybe I'll understand better in a few years when my art doesn't completely suck, and someone decides to rip it off.
But for now, could we please just calm the hell down?
--Ilsa
P.S. If you have no idea what this is about, feel free to ignore it.
Okay, this is starting to bother me, so I'm going to put thisnup for all to see.
Let me just state this for the record: I know Adam Kaump, and he is not a bad guy. He didn't mean to piss anyone off or commit copyright infringement. He's just a guy trying to make webcomics easier to read.
I know this because I have sort of helped him with the app from the beginning. I read a lot of webcomics, and when I found one not on the list, I would suggest it.
I happen to know the exact reasoning behind the app being paid, because I Adam and I have been in contact pretty much since it started. The reasoning is because he was putting a bunch of work into making the app work correctly, so he might as well kinda get paid for it. Because seriously, the app required a lot of work. It was pretty buggy in the beginning. The payment wasn't for the webcomics, it was for the work put in to display them. You guys might think that's dumb, but I KNOW it's an honest mistake.
Adam didn't ask me to write this. In fact, he doesn't even know I am and probably would tell me not to bother. But he's a good guy, and he had good intentions. Google Reader basically does the same thing, only it's not paid. Here's the thing: Google probably pays someone to keep Google Reader running. But Google is a GIGANTIC COMPANY with ridiculously large amounts of money. Adam is just one guy. He did this in his free time, just because he wanted to do something nice.
I know, I know, good intentions pave the path to hell. But in a moral context, they need to be taken into account. He's not a gigantic douche, and now that he knows it bothers people this much, he's shutting down the app. So put a leash on the name-calling, please.
I know I'm going to get a lot of backlash for defending Adam, but he's a good guy who made a mistake and doesn't deserve all the hate being thrown his way.
As it happens, I draw as well, and I'm starting to draw comics, and I hope to eventually draw webcomics. However, my art isn't good enough to be ripped off, so I guess it's harder for me understand. Maybe I'll understand better in a few years when my art doesn't completely suck, and someone decides to rip it off.
But for now, could we please just calm the hell down?
--Ilsa
P.S. If you have no idea what this is about, feel free to ignore it.
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