dprez wrote:Scarz, "I'm Lovin' It!". Elyas11, you're awesome. Insertclevername, I'm right there with ya' bud.
I also need to start drawing again. It's nice to bask in the greatness of other peoples work, and enjoy it all I can, but I want to create something. Be it music or art, I want to leave a little something behind, something that I created and can be enjoyed by others. I just need to develop the skills and technique. Practice is all it takes, and I know this, I just need some motivation.
Throughout my young life, I was honestly always pretty good at most things. Sports, card games, art, music, school work, what have you. But I was never great. I never took that necessary next step that the great ones do. To master ones abilities, to be the best we can be. I have never done this in my life. I began to understand that I wasn't putting my full effort into anything really, I was just getting by the easy way. I was lucky in the sense that I never had to study for anything in order to pass. I would retain a lot of information. Therefore I felt I could slack and get away with it.
I want to be a great guitarist. I want to draw like Toriyama and Oda, but I got to get off my ass and actually fucking try for once. One of these days, ( more of my procrastination... ) I will sit down and do nothing but draw for hours. I'll pop open my Dragon Ball Complete Illustrations, and draw what I see. I've at least always been pretty good at that.
I can totally relate with you, for a long time I've wanted to strive to be an artist (particularly in cartoons and such) but I neglected the hard work it takes to master that craft. With school and stress (and to some, work), its hard to stay dedicated, and even motivated to pursue that sort of dream. Now, however, I'm starting to take my ambitions more seriously; drawing, hell even doodling every day now! So if you find any free time and your just wasting it by doing nothing, I suggest just sitting down, turn up some tunes, and just go at in a sketch book, or pick up you guitar and play the easiest melody's you can find, all you need is a start somewhere.
If you feel discouraged by your current skill, don't (I did for the longest time), because really talented artist don't star off as prodigies!
Okay, well maybe some but you get what I'm saying lol
Also....Does anyone have a guide or maybe an image of all (or at least most of) Toriyama's types of eyes he used in Dragon Ball. I particularly having trouble with female eyes, they either look to big or too slender. And some times my eyebrows are too thick or oddly shaped. This would be much appreciated to me and many others!