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Art!

Laddo

I am very passionate about art and was just wondering if there were any other art lovers out there? Who are your favourite artists and why? Do you do any art yourself? I'd love to know more about all you arty people!

Personally, I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. It has always been amazingly therapeutic for me - it feels as if all the stress, frustration and tension in me flows out through the pencil/pen and leaves me feeling refreshed. The problem is, I'm a bit of a perfectionist and always reject my own work after a while. Anyone got any tips to reduce this trait a bit? One of my favourite artists is Jamie Hewlett of Gorillaz fame - I aspire to develop a style like his someday but I just can't seem to break out of my current (lack of) style at the moment!

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  • I'm another one who was always interested in drawing as a child and I'm now trying to make a career of it. :D

    Mostly digital art at the moment since I do instructional design, illustration/comics and animation for my work, but I also like using inks, markers and watercolours. It has always been a form of stress relief to me - odd to think about since art in itself can often be a stressful thing to do (deadlines, mistakes, software being a pain etc.)! A big part of the reason I decided to push myself into freelance work was the stress of dealing with other people and pressure in the work place and not being able to focus on art (I just wanted to rest when I got home). I find it much better to be able to manage my own time and choose who I work with.

    It's difficult to pick favourite artists, but my comic work at least has anime, Disney and Jhonen Vasquez (JTHM, Invader Zim). Not all that big on superheroes!

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  • I'm another one who was always interested in drawing as a child and I'm now trying to make a career of it. :D

    Mostly digital art at the moment since I do instructional design, illustration/comics and animation for my work, but I also like using inks, markers and watercolours. It has always been a form of stress relief to me - odd to think about since art in itself can often be a stressful thing to do (deadlines, mistakes, software being a pain etc.)! A big part of the reason I decided to push myself into freelance work was the stress of dealing with other people and pressure in the work place and not being able to focus on art (I just wanted to rest when I got home). I find it much better to be able to manage my own time and choose who I work with.

    It's difficult to pick favourite artists, but my comic work at least has anime, Disney and Jhonen Vasquez (JTHM, Invader Zim). Not all that big on superheroes!

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