2022 – Daily Routine

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Wow, it’s 2022! I’ve ditched the old timetable of regular, daily practices. Instead I will just go with the flow and see if I can recover my passion and curiosity which I seem to have lost at some point… 

I will however keep the timetable available here as a reminder, who knows.

– Monday – 
2 – 4 FACE/HEAD studies from Ref. (4 lineart, shade one of them)
* 10 – 15 Minutes each
! variation of HAIR (volume !), GENDER, AGE !

– Tuesday – 
10-20 GESTURES from Ref.
* 2 – 5 Minutes each
! var. Poses, NUDES and CLOTHED mixed !

– Wednesday –
 2-3 Colored LIGHTING Studies from Ref. (sunlight, nighttime, artificial Light sources…)
* 15-20 Minutes each
! TIME OF DAY + WEATHER EFFECTS / SHARP vs SOFT !

– Thursday –
3-5 MATERIAL Studies from Ref.
* 10-15 Minutes each
! TEXTURE vs PAINTED DETAILS!

– Friday –
3-5 monochrome COMPOSITION Studies from Ref.
* 10-15 Minutes each
! 3-5 VALUES / GRAPHICAL READ !

– Saturday / Sunday –
… free projects, drawing, fanart, fun stuff, portraits, speedpaintings, other websites …

You can find all reference images on my pinterest board or on my tumblr…Alright, now LET’S DO THIS!

Wake up…

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The time for me has come to get political. Despite all propaganda in the mainstream media and the chances of being called a conspiracy theorist I’ve decided to join the people who are trying to bring more clarity into the foggy panic driven media landscape of our current world.

This is why I will from now on add a new category of posts called “great reset” which in my humble opinion is the goal of the world elite. Many people and channels all over the web have convinced me that we’re seeing a global agenda being forced on to us over since the start of the corona crisis. I want to write and talk about everything from an artist point of view, as a free individual who is considering creativity and freedom of speech the most valuable things that humans can have and which is worth fighting for.

I can only encourage you to think for yourself, wake up and help others to understand which plans we are currently subdued to by our politicians and the finanacial global elite.

For my german viewers I want to start with this perfectly clear overview of what situation we are in from an economic point of view:

mood painting

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Only a little test in PaintStorm because clearly my hunger for snow wasn’t satisfied this year yet… I’m recording a timelapse for fun as well.

I’ll have to push the clarity of shapes and the separation of values a little more. Lots of routes to go from here.

color study

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I like this one for the “classical” backdrop color and simplicity of the composition.

I guess the color of the vase should have been pushed more towards blue, and despite the reference I could have improved the value seperation betwenn fg and bg as well as the shadow side of the vase…

The ultimate Truth…

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For me the following video is already the video of this young year. It contains nothing less than the truth about our current crisis. I will supply the English version as soon as I find it translated. Please take the time to listen to the words of the famous, mindful and brave Dr. Drewermann:

color study

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“Awww c’mon, let’s just do a quick one before we head to bed…”

(40 minutes later)

“Memo to me:
– The background has got to be a lot brighter to make the pedals pop more. Gotta implement more of the many interesting patterns which are all over the place…
– Avoid complex flower arrangements as reference when doing a “quick (color) study“

As usual you can find the reference on my tumblr channel…

Art accidents

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Sometimes you don’t intend ANYTHING at all clicking around in a new document for a few seconds and then all of a sudden your soon to be wife screams from excitement …

“DON’T TOUCH THAT! – Don’t you see it?!? Its a Hollywood-Kiss!” So she added the eyes and some rosy cheeks, and voilá!

…and make sure you get the complete experience with this iconic sound design straight from the genius behind this piece!

Well, I was about to blog that this was not a productive day at all, but I guess it was.

color study

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I’ve been watching part of Peter Chans training on Seeing colours, so I thought I could give it a try. Doing this exercise was incredibly entertaining and relaxing. It helps me focus on simple shapes and of course colour.

Unfortunately I don’t know the original phtographer because it wasn’t tagged but you should be able to find it over on my tumblr channel…

Three Questions

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In the past 1 1/2 years we have all experienced a whole lot of changes. The corona crisis has forced everybody to think and behave differently in one way or another. For me it has ignited an internal process of questioning. After decades of an “ignorance is bliss” attitude I am now questioning things. I’ve begun to question politics, economics, media and my own consumptional habits like never before.

After keeping this blog a private playground for my artistic journey for years, I’ve realised, that I want to grow and expand, not only in terms of art but also as a critical member of the society. I really want to contribute to make this world a better place, and since I’m not an poet or messenger myself I rely on posting videos of people whose messages I admire and consider valuable.

So despite the fact that I generally support the “consume less media” statement I’ll share this video with you hoping that you’re gonna find answers about yourself, which enable you to change…