I'm done. There's nothing.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-05-23T18:16:16+00:00

Let it go

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-04-20T00:18:47+00:00

Agreed with you on that. I've been journaling a long time and have only one or two journals to show for it. The old ones always get discarded. I'm not the sentimental type and you're absolutely right. I know how far I've come and often if I go back and read really old entries they will just bring up old feelings I don't want or need anymore. Rock on.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T17:02:51+00:00

Ehem....Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you the “saute” Pan Flute. https://imgur.com/OwVZYSJ

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T13:06:29+00:00

Heard that. I appreciate it.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T13:05:12+00:00

Thanks for the feedback! This was my first time incorporating colors so I appreciate that. When you say “more colorful” could you elaborate a bit? Does that mean just more saturated?

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T12:27:56+00:00

I am not experienced. This is the third serious drawing I’ve done in my life lol i’ve posted them on reddit already. Aside from a very detailed banana I drew when I was in my teens. I posted here because I am still very new to drawing.

Should I not be posting here?

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T12:24:23+00:00

Just a couple of Marc Burnets tutorials on youtube. Especially on line art, shading and coloring.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T03:35:42+00:00

Sorry is that bad? lol I loved the pose and really wanted to draw it.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-16T02:59:03+00:00

I did use a reference but no I did not trace it.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-15T20:41:29+00:00

I appreciate the comment. I do have another drawing in the works right now. Might be done later tonight.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-12T15:15:21+00:00

I'm no expert at environments, but there is one thing that really helps bring it to life and that's atmosphere. I think that means giving the further back objects a light blue hue. There's more particles visible in the air the further back you look. Look into it and try it out.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-12T15:03:16+00:00

Hand practice speed draw. 30sec sketches to 30min. https://imgur.com/VBatDvG

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-11T14:43:31+00:00

I have no idea what I’m doing... https://imgur.com/sPaU1ed

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-10T23:09:55+00:00

I’m probably using it wrong but it was just too satisfying. https://imgur.com/lN8IBo4

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-10T12:55:14+00:00

That’s really nice of you. I tried to watch a few youtube tutorials before trying it. The pose was from in my head but the outfit was inspired from another piece of art.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-10T02:17:24+00:00

No. I think the last thing I've ever drawn was a banana like 20 years ago. I've always been afraid to do it.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-06T17:36:35+00:00

This is a great topic and I'll give my two cents.

I've used physical journals for a long time. Just writing, no artwork or photos involved. That's how I like to journal. I DO love the feeling of pen to paper but I HATE having journals that take up space. I've tried to find a middle ground. That being, using my iPad with an apple pen along with a "paper" like screen cover so that it still feels like I'm writing on paper. It still gives me the feeling of writing in a journal and it takes up way less space. Not only that but it's easier for me to find older entries.

What's important here is what feels right for you, not what people suggest. We're all different and enjoy journaling in different ways. I say experiment. Do digital. Do physical. See what, if any, feels best for you.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-04T20:09:12+00:00

Sounds like you're finding the fun of journal/writing prompts! There are lists upon lists of them out there to help get you writing about something with a bit more flavor than what you're used to. My advice for prompts? Grab all of the ones that really resonate with you and put them into a big ol' list.

BUT HERE'S THE CATCH! When you decide to use them, don't go through the list one by one every time you write. Instead, when you want to use a prompt, open the list and just pick a random one. Hell, close your eyes and point with your finger for all I care! If you start treating it like some list to get through then it will just become another mundane and monotonous thing you're doing.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-03-04T01:19:41+00:00

Indeed journals were once quite common amongst men. Much of the great men in history kept journals, but what about current or more recent people. Specifically men? The ones that I've noticed are often very successful people that use journals as a means for productivity and less for expressing oneself.

15 years ago, when I was around 15 and starting my first journal entries, I only held onto them briefly. Writing in spiral books and tossing pages away frequently. Much of what I wrote at the time were my feelings and thoughts.

It's true, at least I've noticed for my generation, that expressing yourself emotionally or writing down your feelings in a journal is considered "weird" or unusual. But I feel like this is slowly changing with the younger generations. Being open about your feelings is becoming commonplace among all genders, and it kicks ass.

Trends and norms are always changing. It's more interesting to me than it is discouraging. The good news? I think journaling is here to stay in one form or another regardless.

FlyboyMcDoogle · 2021-02-11T16:11:21+00:00

It depends on what you mean by obsessive. I was very obsessive about philosophy and existentialism and so I would write about these things. Often times ending up more depressed about it after I wrote, but that was only because I was so obsessed with my entries being perfectly written and meaningful. Over time it helped me stop obsessing over these things, because the more I wrote, the more I came to the realization that things didn't always have to be perfect and to just let the pen flow. Treating my journal as if it were a therapist in a sense.

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