In Which Work is Slow Again and Creativity is Discussed

So I may not work at the busiest place in the world, but that's primarily because of the winter. Apparently, people don't like painting in the winter. Whatever, doesn't matter to me, I'm getting paid and am able to work on my creative pursuits, primarily refining my drawing skeelz. Proof: 

These are an accurate summary of my past two days of work, plus this blog post. Super busy work days, amiright? 

Regarding the actual drawings, I can sort of draw a hand position now! Hands are tricky little jerks, but apparently breaking them down into segments helps me a lot. Now to figure out more positions of them. Also, that slit iris, I'm super happy with figuring that out, mostly by accident. That'll help when drawing predators or cat people or whatever else has the vertically elongated iris. 

Also also: while I think I prefer the pencil for its ability to be more easily corrected, drawing in pen has taught me a couple things, like a basic idea of line weight and how to not be a perfectionist. It seems I'm getting better at just being able to sketch a base layer and with a pen I can't  not show it. 

Oh, and the bottom right...person... in the first pic is saying "I'm a Picasso" in case you were wondering.  I messed something up and just ran with it. 

Drawing pursuits aside, I'm also sort of writing creatively, though heavily inspired by Monster Hunter (a vidya game I'm still obsessed with) and I only have the introduction sort of done (which I need to go over again, I did it pretty late one night), so I need to work on that some more. I will, it's just a matter of doing it. Plus with the new Monster Hunter coming out next week I'll be massively engrossed in that. 

Apparently I'm more of a creative type than I had acknowledged for a very very long time. I'm gonna attribute that to how emotion and art are so often intertwined, where science and logic are one and the same, and I sided with science and logic 'cause I'm not a fan of the negative emotions that occasionally show up in me. It took me probably too long to throw off the shackles of ignorance I had bound myself with and embrace the arts. I was never fond of the rigor involved with "proper" science, being a man of action rather than a bookkeeper I prefer just doing things an seeing what happens. Not that there's anything wrong with bookkeeping, s'just not for me. Bookkeepers are the backbone of modern knowledge and as such massively useful in their own rights. Aaaand I'm sidetracked, having forgotten where I was going 'cause I had some customers to aid. So TLDR; embracing my inner creative, still love science, greatest scientists are often great artists as well.

That whole last paragraph was leading to how blacksmithing is a great thing for me 'cause it, like me, is a mix of art and science.  I've probably discussed it before, but still, it's a blend of scientific knowledge (how much heat, what to look for, how to handle the fire properly, proper materials) and artistic skill and vision (style, shape, how and where to strike). It's a wonderful fusion of the worlds of art and science, it's an act of doing and knowing and experimenting and learning. It's primal and elegant, taking what the earth gives us and turning it into spectacular, shining examples of beauty.  I'm still very excited to get into it, and I will, hopefully soon.

Anywho, it's probably time for me to stop blogging at work, with about half an hour left in the day and closing procedures to go through.

Cheers,

~Cam