Also I have never learned it, but I can pencil/mouse-draw at a barely decent level^. It started with transformers 1/2 (animation, not movies). Somehow I picked on how to recreate the 3d-ness of the robots and adding shadow strokes was a no-brainer. Started as a kid, but I improved (slightly) through years with no help and no tutorials/etc. Recently got a lot of upvotes and comments in a “paint the rest” thread on a pics-and-gifs site, but that was more for the pic than for the skill.
How: I can do active 3d in my mind, some say it’s a relatively rare feature. I simply think of it and reproduce from there, no real skill required, apart from pencil holding.
^ some people whoa at it, but they just have no clue imo and never seen “decent” arts, apart from popular classics. Any artstation/etc account destroys me with the first pic.
My another “form of art” is restoration. Yesterday I took an old office chair and made new handles for it from foam rubber, poly-s and plush. Then I thought why not and re-made the seat completely, used more foam, sintepon, a sewing kit and a few screws. Now waiting for a new ball bearing that lost in an unequal battle with my butt.
Could easily buy a couple of new ones for the time I spent on it, but I like the process. All that instrument, materials, the flow. It feels like art to me. You just make something out of nothing.
Wish it brought as much money as programming, I would work all day, get rich and happy. Would do everything in my house myself. It’s so available today with all that instrument and modern tap-to-order materials.
Also I have never learned it, but I can pencil/mouse-draw at a barely decent level^. It started with transformers 1/2 (animation, not movies). Somehow I picked on how to recreate the 3d-ness of the robots and adding shadow strokes was a no-brainer. Started as a kid, but I improved (slightly) through years with no help and no tutorials/etc. Recently got a lot of upvotes and comments in a “paint the rest” thread on a pics-and-gifs site, but that was more for the pic than for the skill.
How: I can do active 3d in my mind, some say it’s a relatively rare feature. I simply think of it and reproduce from there, no real skill required, apart from pencil holding.
^ some people whoa at it, but they just have no clue imo and never seen “decent” arts, apart from popular classics. Any artstation/etc account destroys me with the first pic.