There are #artists on tumblr, famously. They are here, there, and more-or-less everywhere, as you might have noticed. But they are not just artists: they are something of medical professionals, uniquely qualified to deal in matters of well-being and the health of the soul. So as the nights get a little colder, darker, and indeed, longer, here they provideth a wealth of spiritual tonics to help allay any unpleasant symptoms—with this abundance of mysterious artistic talent.
Put another way: some cute illustrations of cats, queers in boxes, talented crows, and skateboarding dogs to help remedy whatever Tuesday has thrown your way. Just what the good doctors ordered.
Playing with watercolours in an abstract way because lately I didn't really feel like painting 🥲✨ (I wrote down some thoughts below the read more tho)
[music: Fine by Kyle Hume]
Lately, I didn't feel like painting. I don't know exactly why. Maybe it's the seasons changing, maybe it's the overload of paintings I've done in the past months. But what I do know is that I have had phases like this before.
It's not art block, because I have tons of ideas in my head that are just waiting to be painted.
It's more that the voice inside my head saying "why bother?" & "What's the point?" when I want to paint yet another citrus painting or seascape is becoming deafening & drowning everything else out.
I always used to think I can only ever paint a thing once & then the next painting has to be different. Which is a stupid thought but probably one social media planted as to always be "fresh" & "new". Sometimes I'm better at not listening to that thought than other times.
This is not a fishing for compliments or something, because frankly that wouldn't be helpful (kinda like saying "but you're so pretty!" to a depressed person isn't helpful either)
It's more sharing my thoughts at the moment that somehow make me feel incredibly vulnerable.
I know this phase will pass as it has multiple times already. Painting motifs I've painted before, silencing the voice inside my head that tells me I shouldn't bother doing it. It's just not right now.
I will be painting again. 💙
Just to make a point, every time I finished a panel of this I would export it as a PNG on the perceptual setting and use it as a color reference for the next panel
IT'S BAD
PLEASE CHECK YOUR COLOR SETTINGS
EDIT: If you're still having problems, it might help to switch from "Save/Save as" to "Export (as a) Single Layer". Just. Make SURE the box labeled "Expression Color" is set to RGB. I've been messing with this all day, and it looks like this combination of settings will allow exported PNGs to maintain their colors perfectly. To you. So far both Discord and Toyhouse still only display desaturated images and I cannot for the life of me figure out why