Admin Post: Community Check-In for February 2022

[goss]

Today's the last day of February, 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 February, or have you been working on any personal art projects? Are you currently trying to meet a deadline? Feel free to share upcoming art challenges that have got you excited, any frustrations you've been experiencing, possible goals for the next month, and so on.

Our Round-up of entries for Drawing Challenge #42: Draw Your Hand will be posted tomorrow, and a new monthly art challenge will go up later in the week. :)

Comments

[pumpkinlumpin]

Ahh, hello! I've been quietly lurking about this community for a bit now...

It's been an aggressive start of the year for video games, so I keep getting distracted, haha. But I've still managed to squeeze out a few things this month! I made a pixel fanart in anticipation of a beloved little game series (Klonoa) getting some remasters, while in the background I've continued trying to get a handle on gouache again. Some of it got posted, some not.

This coming month I'm hoping I can keep up this momentum of practicing with gouache somewhat regularly! I don't have room for a good dedicated area for traditional art though, so admittedly it took me a bit to get the ball rolling. It's just a pain to clean up a space, then having to clean up afterward and put everything back every time.

[goss]

Hi there! It's really great to hear from you. I love the peacock painting. :D

It's just a pain to clean up a space, then having to clean up afterward and put everything back every time.

Heh. I hear you. One of the main reasons I've stuck with watercolours is that it requires so little space and clean-up, compared to acrylics and other kind of paints I used in the past.

[pumpkinlumpin]

Thank you!!

And yeahh, I'm sticking to figuring out gouache for at least partially that reason too: it's ultimately less clutter and mess compared to other media. Like, I love oil painting, but that's just far too much to deal with in a small, shared apartment. Plus cat hazard.

[amberdreams]

That pixel art looks like cross stitch 👍😁
The cat is so soft!

[pumpkinlumpin]

Haha, thank you!! Working with pixels is fun because of the limitations, but also because it can have that kind of cute cross-stitch/perler aesthetic.

[mific]

Oh I like all your artworks! I've messed about with gouache as well.

[pumpkinlumpin]

Thank you!! I'm trying to get re-acquainted with gouache after a long break (period of extremely small living space), and it's been a fun challenge.