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[kiophen]

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[dirtypaperjoe]

Coloring the void

Who would have thought that colors actually look more vibrant in the void?

It's been about 15 months since I first picked up a pencil and decided that I was going to learn how to draw. My original motivation behind it was that I wanted to realize the ideas that I had at the time, but at some point that changed. I started to prioritize improvement and technical skills over my original goal. I have literally no original drawings or even sketches from before I made this account, yet I have over a kilogram of paper that I used for practicing. But it's not like I didn't enjoy drawing during that time or that I regret it; it was that I felt like I just wasn't skilled enough to make what I wanted to make, but the more I hear about AI art and the more I look into actual professional artists, the more I realize that art isn't about raw technical skill but all about the intention behind it. Of course a better artist or an AI would manage to make something technically better than what I did here, but I don't think that they would come up with this. The unique experience that every one of us has is what makes art interesting. Everyone has something unique to say and show; technical skill is just a tool to express that uniqueness. That's why AI art will never replace art made by humans and why technical skill isn't the sole determinant of artistic value. But with AI art and so many talented artists out there, intention in art is becoming more and more important; finding what makes one unique and being able to communicate it is now a crucial skill for making art.  A good artist is no longer someone who is able to produce technically impressive pieces; a good artist is now someone who is able to look deep within themselves and make something out of it. Or at least, that is what I think. This may be pretty obvious for all of you, but for me and my lizard brain, this is quite the revelation. So yeah, that's a complete change of direction for this whole art thing that I'm doing. I'll now try to stick to this and stop focusing so much on technical skills. I just wish that there were as many resources for it as there are for developing technical skills. Oh, and by the way, I recorded a timelapse of the whole process as a test, so if you're interested, Here it is!

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[dimasbka]

Kindly cow

A gift for the dear person 😊 a larger resolution will show up on my Boosty a little later.

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[organiclilgirl]