Hello I am Storm, hello o3o

Hello , it has been a long time since i tried to actively spread awareness about my own art, beyond just posting it onto Deviantart

My Deviantart is here http://estioarem.deviantart.com/
And I have a blog which I post doodles to here: http://scribblystorm.tumblr.com/

I have been told I have a very "scribbly" or "loose" style and I have even been told my art is not good because of this, I have had my art met with a lot of criticism on the internet in the past and it has been a major reason for my reticence regarding seeking feedback and awareness of my works

But now that I'm older I understand more about what constructive criticism is and that not everyone will like my art and that it's ok.

These days I have been trying my hardest to improve, I actually would like to employ many different techniques including a loose doodling style for character development specifically and for scene/storyboard composition

I believe a loose technique can be useful for many things, and I also think more refined and clean techniques are useful in their own way as well. I think all sorts of techniques are valid and shouldn't be discriminated against

Here is a sample of the things I've been working on most recently:




I am primarily self taught through observation and practice methods such as gesture drawing for figures (people/animals)
and I haven't had the opportunity to take art classes

I would be grateful for any feedback I receive

 

Ahh thanks so much! I am glad to hear you enjoy my work
Ah these examples really are only rough doodles, 5 mins tops to each, my most recent work but they represent a lot of the learning I have done over the past year
So with these character development sketches, I tend only to employ minimal effect (hence generally no shading) as they are primarily for drafting the character

Oh thanks so much! I think my loose style has mainly come from my habit of practicing with gesture drawings often with a sketchbook, trying to capture the basic "flow" of the subject quickly
That learning has also translated into even my more intense paintings where I employ that "flow" as well
Hehe I am not so good with explaining things but thank you so much!

Thanks so much I really appreciate it! Ah this warm welcome here has me excited haha xD
Oh colours are really all over the place in real life, all around there are so many differences in colours, the direct lighting and ambient lighting, reflection and ah coloured shadows due to different coloured lighting sources from different angles, all sorts of neat colour effects can be found everywhere, it's fascinating! Absolutely colour relativity is so important to a painting,
I have been studying it quite a lot and I hope to make many works employing interesting colour dynamics
For these examples they are mainly drafts for early character development, so I have only tried to capture their general form so far


Ahh thanks everyone so much this is making me even more enthusiastic