Hey guys, happy New Year! Been pretty busy painting
since I acquired my materials, (still missing easel though, so damn expensive).
Migrated from Blogger to Wordpress, that’s why you probably haven’t seen any post.
Hope we all find what we are looking for. Here is the link
1/10/2017
7/15/2016
DIGITAL ARTS AND SOME CLIENT ART
I
finished my youth service in the city of Ibadan and returned home to Abeokuta
in Ogun state, Nigeria. With the pessimistic thought of low art patronage due
to environmental change (I’m not claiming Abeokuta habitants are broke but I’m
just saying they don’t appreciate art that much).
Little
did I know I was about encountering what was going to be a super challenge, met
a client who was working for some kind of NGO (non-governmental organization),
he wanted a graphic art related to his current project. I was excited but yet
reluctant to accept the job, why? I had no experience in that department. I had
to create my very own stylus pen from watching a YouTube tutorial video, made
it with wires, a pen and paper tape. Then worked on a Touchscreen laptop, it
very stressful and tough, but I finished the job. (Got paid, hehehe).
I’m
not going to claim total credits for the whole thing, had to get some clip art
from Google and I used it as a reference photo. (Didn’t make the superhero 3D
environment either, Kudos to whoever did). The others, I drew and painted
myself from reference images. Pretty cool eh?
As
for the drawings, I had to reduce my costs though, I had student clients. A
girlfriend here and a boyfriend here, still pretty handy with a pencil.
PAINTING ADVENTURE BEGINS
Been
away a while now, apologies. Haven’t laid my hands on a pencil for quite a
while until recently and I’m not a fan of posting content without relevant
reasons. Of recently, after saving for months coupled with massive help from my
dad, visited the kingdom of art being artworld, which is located in one of the
most beautiful cities in Nigeria, yes Ibadan! The store virtually has
everything related to art (but for the love of God, I really don’t know why
they don’t have any Prismacolor nor Faber-Castell colour pencils, huge sigh).
I
know easels will and should be cheap in foreign countries but over here, good
Lord, it’s quite expensive, so not ready to acquire such yet. Bought some
paintbrushes, Beginner tube acrylics (Reeves), Palette, Palette knife and
acrylic sketchpad. I tried searching for a paint tutor; their fees were
outrageous, (for crying out loud, when it came to the art of drawing, I was
self-taught).
Thanks
to YouTube videos and eBooks, being studying and applying my knowledge almost
daily, I still believe I’m one artwork from massive success, not of the
academics stereotype like most people, school and education are not the same.
Many are depressed studying or working whereby their hearts are somewhere else.
This life is way too short to be mediocre and live the life of someone else, I
refuse to be sad, and the key to happiness is in your hands. Art is my life.
(Meanwhile you really have to check this link
http://cavemancircus.com/2015/07/30/15-ridiculous-pieces-of-art-that-sold-for-millions-of-dollars/
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