I don't recall how long has it been since I digitally draw, paint, or even create art. Maybe it's been about a year, maybe more. About a few days ago, I got myself cheap brushes and also watercolor. I know that there are many great artist on Hive, so sharing this is actually a bit embarrassing.
My mom told me that the thing I made above was not that great compared to something I made years ago when I was in elementary school and even during my middle school. Here's a comparison today vs 9 years ago.
I like sunflower so I was thinking to draw it. I use unsplash as reference to draw them. There are plenty great sunflower picture but that's the best I can come up with.
For the first time after weeks, I feel so happy making this mess.But before this, I was coloring a book that I got from a box cereal. So, I was already mixing some colors. And well, though I was not satisfied with it, I can always try again tomorrow. Especially that I need to find eraser. I suppose with erase, the sketch would turn out better than this.
To me, making a mess a.k.a spending my time creating something is therapeutic. I should have done this sooner but again, sometimes I am too lazy to act out on my wish list.
I wish to be able to paint using watercolor without the need to give a black marker to the edges. I like to give a black marker to everything I made cause it made the picture more visible. There's certainly room for improvement from this 8th grader painting. But yes, today the point is, my mood is lifted. Maybe next time when you are sad, try drawing or painting?
