[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

good stuff 🙂 i see your drawing what looks like things that are on your table. i do that sometimes aswell haha

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

hey i think if u stick to one image per post it doesent have an issue with uploading thats what i have noticed anyway. so if u did a couple pages try posting the pics seperate and see if that works 🙂

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

hey peihong, thank you 🙂 no its on canvas which i primed with some really watered down burnt sienna

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

great advice paul ill keep that in mind also 🙂 im in the same boat as ye when it comes to the perfectionism xD

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

Day 8:

refined the skull a little more. still work to be done on it but its takin shape now.

had to paint over the entire left section of ribs i had drawn it wrong so tried to correct my mistake. really struggling with the forms of the spine though spent 3 hours already on it this morning just trying to block it in but its really overwhelming tbh xD

i think ill leave it sit there for today and mayb draw a spine or something and do some research on it.

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

thanks paul 🙂 yeah using limited colours is really fun

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awesome yeah ill check them out for sure 🙂 yeah im not exactly certain on what direction i want to take yet but ill figure that out. but thanks for the confidence boost 🙂 yeah i was thinking about an atelier alright i just really wanna get out there and meet other artists too and just get a doorway into that world. and see where it leads

ah the scenery in australia is absolutely insane the east coast trip was the best time ive ever had. living in a little van that i painted some graffiti and stuff on and just waking up somewhere new everyday it was a beautiful time, and i hope to do it again sometime. if u go to alice springs go and see the west macdonalds, if u got a 4wd or if u can afford to rent one for a day check out palm valley its amazing definitely worth it.

yeah i cant wait till this shit is over i mean its gotta be done,its not a joke whats goin on atm but it really sucks 🙁

im in tassie atm but hoping to move back to melbourne after the bans. hopefully ill find something there

 

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

Thank you 🙂 amm i usually listen to either joe rogan, draftsmen or andrew tischlers podcast on youtube, most of the time its music though. yeah i just find i get really sloppy after about 5 hours so then its time to take a break and rest the brain for a while.

No im actually born in germany, grew up in ireland and moved to australia 4 years ago. but im fascinated by the wildlife here absolutely love it. i traveled the entire east coast of australia, been through the desert to alice springs, and then decided to study art. hopefully now when this madness is all over ill be able to go to an art school and hopefully be able to make a living from it. that would be awesome, well see

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

yeah one minute is tough i struggle big time with the really quick ones too. its all about milage for sure

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ah ok yeah u like the more expressive kind of painting, i like looking at it but personally i love to try get smooth blends . yeah im lucky i got a pretty decent space in the house im living in atm. the last place i lived my studio was in a shed with no windows, my easel was a big sheet of plywood leaned against the wall with screws drilled into it to hold my canvases XD and i had a little fold out camping table to put my paints and brushes on haha. yeah even if acrylics stayed wet for a day i would be pretty happy with that but they literally dry within a couple minutes so u gotta be really quick to get a nice even blend. there is mediums that help that u can add to acrylics but it still dries way faster than oils.

amm depends atm im not working so i got heeeaaaps of time on my hands. like for me starting is the hardest part which im finding easier now than i used to but once i get going i forget about time tbh. usually listen to music or podcasts while im working and just yeah kind of drift away xD the longest session ive done was 7 hours on the kookabuura in my profile pic but that was intense my eyes started to go really loopy hahaha. i think about 3-5 hours and then a break is where its at

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

it sure is and alot of people out there have no idea how much work goes into creating art. im liking the bold lines aswell tbh man

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how long did u spend on the gestures josseline? i find gesture super frustrating aswell ive ripped up pages before in frustration because i just couldnt get them right. what helped me is instead of trying to go for really quick ones at the start, start off with will say a couple 5 mins or 10 min gestures and then reduce the times towards the end of ur session, i find it helps getting into the flow because u have more time to think about what u need to put down

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

thanks lucero 🙂 i ended up putting another 2 hours or so into it.

yeah i bet the cleanup is annoying with oils but the blending must be soooo good cuz they take ages to dry. ill give them a go sometime for sure. ive actually found that the wall paint works pretty well to paint with its got a nice flowy consisteny, but blending is still pretty tough to get really smooth. and for clean up i literally just run em under the tap and squeeze the paint out of them, thats the nice thing about acrylics.

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

Day 7:

Started painting this skull today. been at it for a bout 3 hours now. using only white,black and blue outdoor acrylic wall paint, because its cheap as 😉 maaaan i havent painted for a while i forgot how fun it is but also time consuming xD

anyway heres a progress shot. will be at this for a few days i think

[Lucas a.k.a “Roams”]

very nice 🙂 I did this study a while ago aswell. looking forward to seeing more 🙂

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