lost-in-technicolor in the post "Video: How to Draw a Box (to help with the organic perspective exercise)"

2015-04-19 03:16

This video was great, thanks! I like the Y technique a lot. Going to start the 250 box challenge, finally.

lost-in-technicolor in the post "Who Are You? Introduce Yourselves!"

2015-02-26 12:03

Is it too late to post in here?

I've loved to draw since I was really little. I liked to draw people the best, but occasionally would draw things like fictional landscapes. I never did much painting until high school art classes. I remember painting in oils for the first time and falling in love with it, just the process of it. I don't know why I never thought of making a career out of art when I was younger, even though it was what I loved doing most. When I was little I always told people I wanted to become a doctor, but I think that was just because it was what my family wanted me to be.

In university I studied science. And for the first couple of years there I stopped drawing / painting altogether (mostly due to lack of time, because the program I was in was very intense). I would occasionally doodle on the side, but that's about it. I graduated last June (I'm 23 now). During the last few years of undergrad I realized that I didn't really want to be a doctor, so I decided to go into research. But after working at a few labs, I realized that while I loved the idea of being a scientist and the theoretical side to things, I didn't really like doing research. But also during this time, I found myself drawn back to drawing and painting. Like it was something I needed to do, if that makes any sense. And finally things sort of clicked, and I decided that I wanted to go into art professionally.

For now, I'm thinking of going into medical illustration. Maybe. Maybe I'll do something else, I'm not really sure yet. But either way, I need to brush up on my fundamentals. There's so much I need to learn. That being said, I'm really glad I found this sub :)

Wow I wrote a lot... Anyway, here is a link to my deviantart (I don't post very frequently though), and here is a blog I've recently started (I made it to keep myself motivated mostly).