#rowanoptera arts

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art vs artist 2023! made very little work but much prouder of the pieces I did make over 2022.

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this has definitely been one of the hardest years in terms of my mental health - there has been a lot of loss, but Forest Secrets, my co-project with my partner, has given me cause to make something each month. I’ve been drawing and painting well outside of my comfort zone, trying out gouache for the first time, and (almost) getting to grips with some digital editing techniques.

one more Patreon reward to get done this month, then on to 2023; I hope I can do more experimenting, use more colour, and pick out some things I tried this year that I’d like to take forward.

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I wish I had any idea of how to use contrast, colour and tone... I’m a lineart guy and it is a prison

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first walk in a while

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Day 30 - SLITHER

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Day 15 - HELMET

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been feeling lost with my art (and other things......) and watching some inspiring youtube artists sharing their sketchbooks - one of my art goals for the remainder of the year is to practice drawing faces and figures, and thinking about this year’s inktober if I’m not still Completely Humbled by my mental illnesses (’:

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Day 17 - COLLIDE

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Day 05 - RAVEN

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Day 23 - LEAK

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Day 16 - COMPASS

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Day 03 - VESSEL

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Day 11 - SOUR

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Day 09 - PRESSURE