Admin Post: Community Check-In for August 2021

[goss]

Today's the last day of August, and we'd love to have you check in and chat with us. How have things been with you this past month?

Did you sign up for or take part in any fandom activities in August, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on. :)

A special welcome to our newest members of the community! \o/ We're always happy to have new members here, and look forward to having you join in our activities when the muse strikes.

Also, a reminder to all our members that the 39th Art Challenge - Face Your Fears - is on right now, and the Round-Up post for this challenge will be made at the end of September.

Comments

[mific]

Your Sanskrit calligraphy is lovely.
Proportions! Sometimes I look at a finished pic and can't understand why I didn't see when drawing it that the person's hands are ridiculously huge, etc!
Do you ever have that problem I've seen some Youtube artists complain about - that when drawing flat on a table the view you see is distorted (foreshortened)? So some of them use an easel. I've taken to using a slanted board at about 45deg from vertical to draw and paint on, although that can make the paint run if it's too wet!