Is my long struggle with digital art because there are just too many options? Do constraints unlock expression rather than contain it?
Category: Making
Sprinting to the finish
What would happen if the tortoise and the hare tried to help each other rather than beat each other?
How does everyone else work so fast?
There’s a difference between performance, and practice. But in our social media driven world, the lines are blurring, and nothing infuriates me quite as much as all those artists out there who are doing ‘quick sketches’ that aren’t sketches at all. This is thumbnail sheet of what I call ‘quick sketches’: And, if you search… Continue reading How does everyone else work so fast?
The law of diminishing returns
Do we really need to do 99 versions of the same illlustration to get to one we’re happy with? Probably not.
Stepping away
Although it may not feel like it, taking a break and stepping back from the work is always useful in re-thinking it.
Learning through play doesn’t have to stop at childhood
Does the availability and access of art materials prevent our ability to engage with art?
I am not my work
Why is it so easy to get disheartened with making stuff nobody asked for?
Good and bad inefficiency
Adding inefficiency to one’s life may seem counter-intuitive, until you realise there’s good inefficiency.
Consistency over quality
Is it better to show up, day by day, even if you don’t clear your own bar sometimes? What’s the other option?
Does saying no mean we always miss out?
Saying no to something gives us a feeling of missing out. But, what if it meant not missing out, but getting more?