Hello there!
This time I feel a bit more confident about my paintings. So not to waste your time, I made an attempt at a composite image. This is the same painting but photographed from different angles to help you discern between three things that I tried to splice.
Next time I'm going to go for something more realistic.
EDIT: So, after this discussion occurred on IRC:
09:42 < ThatFanficGuy> Yo, nice painting there. 09:42 < ThatFanficGuy> I like this sort of abstract art.
09:43 < ThatFanficGuy> I feel like it could use more... ordered strokes, you know?
09:46 <~Devac> I'll look into it, but I was more interested in trying to make three overlaped images instead of technique.
09:46 < ThatFanficGuy> overlapped*
09:47 < ThatFanficGuy> Really? What are the three?
I decided to leave spoilers for the things on the picture.
1. Bull charging toward the viewer, profile perspective.
2. Group of people walking from right to left.
3. A knight on a horse. Although TFG sees "a person riding a centaur backwards". I'm happy that there's at least something horse-like ;) ~
My instant reaction was, ooh, I like that. I like how the colors blend together. It has a bit of the feel of the middle of a storm and/or a fire, but at the same time has those feathery strokes that give it a softer feel. Just my instant reaction on it.
Well, I'm just kind of curious about your experience overall and I know making things is sometimes a thinking process, so I'm just curious about what you think. What made you decide to pick up painting? What do you enjoy about it and what about it frustrates you? Is there anything you think you've learned along the way?
I can definitely relate with the "what I create doesn't match my own expectations" aspect. Chances are a lot of people who create, from visual artists to writers to musicians to craftsmen feel that and probably feel that quite often. Is there any particular reason you like drawing more than painting? Is everything you do abstract or do you try to shoot for realism sometimes?