Vaulderie

Last time I wrote about the lack of inspiration. And that I just have to stop searching for it.

Guess what? Worked.

During the last about three weeks I've been drawing ten pages of WoD comics.

Once a friend of mine told that it's boring to draw so much the same character or just WoD overall. I felt kinda bad 'cause I really enjoy creating original characters - it inspires playing and vice versa. But when I finally stopped, many watchers of mine were giving me feedback of wanting to see more Acacia & fellas and how I improve.

Years ago in a bar I met a man, a talented comics artist, who quite roughly told me about "Your anatomy skills suck. And if I were you I'd just forget about using ink." At first it felt naturally a bit bad but what I did was that I spent the next day drawing ONLY hands and practicing different inking styles. Even though the critique was not very constructive, it was useful. Couple weeks ago I met the same man in that very same bar. I didn't recognize him at first but he did and came to apologize. After all these years. He said he'd love to see how I've improved. I told him the sad news that I have nothing to show and he felt clearly even worse. Then I told that "...But actually. For this week I have been drawing again." He encouraged me this time and told me I should continue.

So.

Let's try. I don't know the correct translation but we have this saying in Finland: "Don't lick it before it drops." So I don't dare yet to declare too much. Plus, after the school begins again the inspiration WILL suffer. Creating even one page takes me one whole day. And I mean really... a whole day.

To prove that this time I really won't leave you with nothing, here's an unfinished page to show a bit what's coming:

neitokakadut.com/Acacia/prolog…

ALSO: Any tips of what format should I use when saving the finished version? The colors seem to suffer always if I use jpg.

I really haven't drawn anything worth showing. Instead, I've done a couple photoshoots. I still have a lot to develope in my posing, but this is a good start.

Sorry for my all watchers again... Propably won't get the same inspiration I had once back ever again, so I just have to give you little drops of my creativity. I realize that many things in DA are nowadays based in sociality: posting pieces only rarely doesn't really give the art the attention that the artist would like it to have. And there's no-one to blaim, really. One should just be more active. Unfortunately it is hard when doing long days.

Perhaps I should stop longing for the inspiration. Inspiration is like a butterfly: when you try to reach it, it will escape. But if you sit still, it just might fly and land on your nose.

I took a look at my gallery and it's full of crap, really. After gathering some life experience and visual eye I can certainly see why I mostly recieve a couple comments stating "nice!".

I have huge problems with anatomy and line art. I don't have tools. There are so many pieces that I find ridiculous. Why on earth have I done such boobzomgprettyyyy works? Okay, I actually do know the reason and it was mainly to please my former friend with some serious mental issues.

I want to have a new beginning. Now I'm wondering if I should just clean this and post again those that I like. Clean at first because if I don't delete everything, I will surely leave pieces that I don't like. Or should I have a new account? Or should I just... I don't know. Cleaning this account would also mess the statistics? Dunno.

Any tips?

I cleaned up my gallery a bit and removed some of the oldest deviations away. I was surprised to see how much I have developed during the past couple years. Now there are also two new deviations. Enjoy!

Okay! So I'm finally having a new scanner. My own has been broken way too long so I can't upload any quality pictures. I hope you like when you see the work I've done during my break. I know many of the watchers have vanished and it's understandable. But those who are still loyal... forgive me my silence. I shall try to improve my talent and activity!

For those who have been asking about Acacia: there will be more picturs of her, too. I just transferred her into another chronicle. I actually had to use her almost a year as a blind character. But thank God there are some Tzimisces.

(Anyone else having troubles with changing that damn Mood?)