JessieNebulous
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Do you guys know that feeling when you get an idea for a piece that you love but you don't quite have the necessary skill set to execute it properly? That happened to me today, and while it's shown me where I can focus to improve my skills, overall it's left me feeling very discouraged.
I had an idea for a castle on a floating island held aloft by birds set against a cloudy night sky with a full moon. Problem is, I have very little experience with buildings, and while the sketch looked pretty good, as soon as I started adding color, well... my castle looks like a tiered cake. And I don't think it's just the initial ugly phase you often get with paintings either. I unintentionally painted a cake, no 2 ways about it.
So, while I do plan to do some castle studies and build up my skill set and return to this idea later, currently I feel rather bummed out. I was just hoping you guys can relate.
I had an idea for a castle on a floating island held aloft by birds set against a cloudy night sky with a full moon. Problem is, I have very little experience with buildings, and while the sketch looked pretty good, as soon as I started adding color, well... my castle looks like a tiered cake. And I don't think it's just the initial ugly phase you often get with paintings either. I unintentionally painted a cake, no 2 ways about it.
So, while I do plan to do some castle studies and build up my skill set and return to this idea later, currently I feel rather bummed out. I was just hoping you guys can relate.