cheers guys.
quark: that's a pretty cool thing, because basically Amano is my goddamn hero. <3
i started out with the ink, and then as i did it took into consideration what areas i would leave less detailed for more colour work, but i didn't start colouring at all until i finished drawing it.
ff: i totally get what you're saying. the size is pretty small, A4, but i think i was most happy with this one because it's the most detail i've put into anything, and tried to get some movement in it. but the whole maximum detail thing and these characters are getting tiresome, i agree. i suppose my problem with taking this to a larger scale would be lack of time and funds, and to survive i have to keep the detailed work super small and then as i get big it turns into more simple characters.
i'll try and get some of the other stuff scanned tonight before i frame this weekend, a lot of it is using people and animal references and distorting certain features. fuuuun.
and agreed about the meaning behind work. it's really difficult trying to show work, because i'm always expected to explain it, have a theme, etc etc. and so far i never have had a serious description or bio, like sometimes they just say "acorn is from canada and knows celine dion." bleh. so that's why this show is "no, it's mine, not explaining it, just look."
man, i really just post up some of the shit i went through at the residency. one morning i was woken up to the guy who ran it blasting shitty pop and sniffing speed in the living room, so i got up to have a joint and a coffee. the guy proceeded to give me a lecture about telling "all my peers to fuck off and transcend to a professional artist." such a twat.
anyways, thanks for that honesty, <3.
