「Art Apprciation Thread」
Anonymous
Despite having done art for a long time, I haven't really engaged that much with the arts, at least no to the degree of my peers. Sure I've watched cartoons, anime, read comics, looked at pictures, collected fan art, but I always felt disconnected from it. Even now, I can't really name the biggest influence on my art. I could say Akira Toriyama, but my work doesn't look like his.
So considering this, what I want to do is to try and build a greater appreciation for the craft of visual arts. I've starting with still images, paintings, illustrations, etc. Mainly stuff that is either public domain or creative commons. While this kind of stuff is well outside of my comfort zone, I think it will be necessary if I hope to expand my abilities as an artist.
I'm doing it here since this seems like a nice and comfy spot, and maybe someone will have some perspectives on the pieces I post here that did not occur to me.
I begin this thread with this picture, not only because it's funny to me, but I've also always been fond of this sort of line art. I really like the use of hatching to crate value, and the intricacies it brings to the table. While my line work is far simpler, I do often use hatching myself when doing doodles.
