All this talk of art therapy reminded me of this, it’s a piece I made before I was diagnosed when the closest thing I got to a diagnosis was the feeling that something was wrong with me.
And I know that feeling of now wanting to lose progress. That’s the downside to making art on the computer.
That’s a really intense piece… And those terrifying, insomniac nights are all too familiar. I remember you mentioning going to actual art therapy sessions before too I think?
I had a few art therapy sessions in the hospital, but it was pretty self-driven. Not much talk, just more a general guidance on how to art should I want to.
I was put onto art therapy at age 13 via the mental health offshoot of a children’s hospital and it was kind of the opposite… not much artmaking advice unless I asked for it, but a lot of talk therapy while painting. Kicked me right out of being embarrassed of my art, the therapist told me (among much other wisdom) that anything you make that you’re not happy with is just a stepping stone to making something better… and that there’s no shame in advertising the hell out of your work :^P
She’s a really skilled painter to boot, with a cool shading style especially:
Rhonda Goodall-Kirk. We still talk!
I really like her way with light/shadow!
That’s always been the one thing I haven’t been able to figure out.
I went to a one-year school with art as my major, but my teacher wasn’t keen on teaching me that. She said I should experiment and figure it out for myself, or watch tutorials.
I just feel like tutorials teach you one specific element, but not how to put it to use other places.
What program do u use to draw on the pc
@Pikasaur They say you should think about light as bouncing off of surfaces, like how it behaves rather than how it looks… but I rarely do that 
Favourite thing to do with light is add new colours, though! Either through glowing spot lights or colourful shadows.
Studies can probably teach you more than tutorials… the thing is that a lot of tutorials are made by people who don’t know how to teach, or just on request it’s one specific element…
@anon1152203 I use Paint Tool Sai, and sometimes adjust in an early version of Photoshop.
@Catch22 - A series of life by the racks?
Nice one @Loke !
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