I am restless. Never ever a good thing. Ever. Did I mention never? I did? Okay, well you get the point...it's bad. It's more of a digital restlessness as opposed to a traditional one. I really want to work in a very specific medium on my program, one which mercilessly gives my PC an aneurysm without fail. I've been trying to quell the ideas...cram them in a box and put them in the back of my brain until I can get the PC lobotomized so I can work in said medium. I could lower the DPI and "canvas" size...but that means it will not be suitable for any of my stores. That bums me out. So I am trying with all the little will power that I have to store the ideas, let it go and move on. I have created a few solid digital pieces...but I'm not crazy happy with them, just moderately happy...they have passed the scrutinizing and critiques phase...but still, it's not what I had in mind when I sat down to art. It's frustrating...and almost like a block...even though I'm not blocked. Having ideas bottle-necking in your noggin' is not a pleasant thing. Yes, my noggin' has a neck.
To remedy the "grrr" (that's what I'll call it) I have very good and solid traditional ideas. I'll be focusing a bit more on the traditional art until I can get the PC some extra brain cells. Whoever said digital art is cheap never worked with Painter...amazing program. I bounced quite a few times until I really just fell in love with Painter. I started off with Sketchbook Pro 7, it had me at the digital Copic markers...more graphic design, although, you can make good art with it. Hmmmm...maybe a change of program will knock the "grrr" out...I shall try...later. Today, I plan on doing some traditional, work on the latest piece, see where that takes me. I have a ton of ideas traditionally, too. So it's not your standard artist block thing that I have. I shall call it "Restless Artist Syndrome", frustrating for the artist, for anyone near said artist it can cause the urge to smother said artist with a pillow.
On the non-art front I started reading The Dark Half, by Stephen King. It's one of his older ones, I heard there is a movie, I've never seen it or heard of it until yesterday. It's pretty good what little I got to read. By the time all was said and done with errands, I was just exhausted and sore from an insane blister I got from my boots. My boots turned on me! They are out to get me! It has been duly noted that I can wear them for a certain amount of time and after that all hell break's loose...on my feet. At least my feet stay warm and toasty...I think my mistake was not wearing thick socks...again, duly noted and reminded by the stinging burn of my blister. Of course, I couldn't leave it alone so it's just a raw spot bigger than the size of quarter on my heel. I know, I know...I should have left it alone, blah blah blah...not asking for any pity or sympathy. I did it to myself. I deserve all the consequences thereof.
More non-art news...the game I've been obsessing about (Don't Starve), I died, again. 2 Spider Queens and about 40 normal spiders. That'll do it. I did kill a Sealnado. They have recently released an update and I'm thrilled! Sadly, I didn't even make it to 'volcano season'...maybe this time? I'm on day 10, maybe? I really get lost in that game. I absolutely love the art. It's such a campy, cute and quite challenging game. I was actually pleasantly surprised...most games hold my attention for maybe a week or so...this one has had me in it's clutches for over a year now. Albeit on and off. I did go all OCD on Guild Wars 2 before they dropped their expansion. I still play, but not a lot...it has all the luster of "meh" to me right now. It'll change. It always does. Both games have amazing art, just in their own way. Very fun, again, in their own individual ways. They don't make me want to vomit, so that's a huge score. I get the Simulator Sickness really easy...to the extent that I have a special monitor for me, as I was getting it doing digital art. The monitor is awesome...not a cure-all, there are games I have to avoid like the plague...speaking of which...
Our household may be coming down with a new plague...grrrr. I'm not 100% sure yet, right now we are at the could be the stuffiness of the apartment (it's heated with steam) or could be the plague that will take us both down...I'm hoping it's the first one. I don't know if I'll get so lucky to dodge a second bullet. On that note, my minions, I hope the plague is far from you and that you have an awesome day filled with stuff that makes you feel like it's been an awesome day!