Personally, I've known about this probably since before I was in my teens but an artist should never quit on most projects until they're finished. I know there are projects that we take on that are just way too big to finish in one sitting so we have to adjust but those projects that can be done from start to finish without pause should be done so. My reasoning behind this is that most of my ideas come fast and like most other things bore me quick. Plus my moods change just like everyone else's so with paintings and drawings my lines are different from day to day. Nothing that anyone else could probably spot (unless they stood over my shoulders for years) but I see and feel the difference which could make the project either easier to finish or (and most likely) make them more difficult. Take for instance this Ad campaign I'm working on for E.R. We're planning a cook-off/washer tournament and I thought it would be a good idea to create a mascot for the ad. I chose a pig in a supermanish costume (I know not really original but hey) and began hashing out the pigs personality. What's funny is that this pig has changed nearly every day. None better than the first, just different even though the expressions are the same along with the stance and costume. They're all different and could all be used I just thought it was funny how each was different and thought about the psychological and physiological reasons behind it and decided it's best to get a project like this done in one day to minimize the headache later of deciding which one to go with.... Oh yeh, if you're an artist and believe that you are so good and disciplined that you think you could create the exact same image from day to day then I challenge you. Let me watch you draw your choice of pix then you let me have my 10 seconds to change your mood and then you can try to duplicate what you just created. I guarantee you will not win....
Ain't it good to be G!
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Our Psyche Addled Art
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