Author: Takashi

Takashi's personal blog。Not just about paintings、What I think about every day、what you feel、I write whatever comes to mind。This blog is the third generation。From the beginning, it has been over 20 years.。 2023From January 1st、For now, I decided to just write on odd numbered days.。I'm going to think about my future direction and other things piece by piece.。

Upload "Drawing Begonia"

"Drawing Begonias" (Part 1) has been uploaded。Please also see the second part、While saying that、Editing starts now。I'm late at everything.。

Continuing from last time、I'm trying without narration.。I think it depends on the listener whether it's good or bad to include detailed explanations.、Because there is a video、Verbal explanation is still the minimum necessary、This is also a process of trial and error, as I thought it would be better not to use my ears as much as possible.。

It was actually quite fun to produce.。The reason is that there is a lot of improvisation.。The principles of YouTube painting content (I call them principles)、It seems to be made for "very beginners"。Many painters are making videos for beginners on YouTube.、It contains a lot of useful content、Still, I wonder, “Is it too difficult?”、Sometimes I scream (lol)。
How can you improvise for such a person?、I can't explain it, so you just have to watch it.。From the drawing side、That is what ``painting'' is and the ``reason for painting''.、I think the most essential thing is to see it as it is.、For people who think that YouTube can explain everything,、There is a risk of being judged as "unfriendly" or "neglecting beginners"。Once you're labeled as "unkind," the internet becomes scary.、I'll try to avoid that kind of thing as much as possible.。
On the contrary,、Although the basics are the same、When painters paint their work, they don't paint it the way anyone shows it on YouTube.。It was much rougher、The speed is many times faster、I'm sure he draws so slowly that the viewers can't bear it anymore.。

I went off track, but、That's why it became a video for "Blue Seagull"。

playing with begonia

Begonia watercolor/cotton paper F6
Begonia (under construction)

in my garden、Half-abandoned begonias are blooming quietly.。But、leave it alone。。This is based on a photo taken a long time ago、One of the begonias that I have been practicing recently.。Another production from this one、Currently being edited for YouTube、Exhibitions overlap、It's taking a while to upload。

This liveliness (noisy)、I tried it on a dare.。It feels quite noisy compared to the picture I'm working on.。This situation is a turning point, so to speak.、It is also possible to create a completely different version of the picture from here.。This time I dare to、I tried going in the direction of “may be noisy”。

When I showed it in class, people commented that it looked like a kimono pattern.。I see、That's a nice thing to say.。Some parts have a slightly three-dimensional effect.、basically flat、This is probably because it is painted as flat as possible.。And the color。Cotton paper seems suitable for that。I've done a lot of "practice" so far.、Since I started doing YouTube recently、The practice themes are becoming much simpler.。

So far、Feeling a little tired? Maybe that's why I paint so much watercolor.、I suddenly thought。small watercolor study。The theme and issues are clear、Concentrate and draw without worrying。Maybe using your body relieves stress.。

draw a car

Landscape with pond watercolor/cotton paper F4
Document photo：Usually, we tend to omit the automobile part.

The theme is "Cars in the parking lot"。Do you like drawing cars? I try not to draw unless it's necessary.。Small children usually want to draw cars、I'm observing carefully、and everyone is good at it。

Even for adults, not a day goes by that they don't see a car.、I also use it almost every day.、Isn't this a typical example of something you can't draw?。of course、Rather than a “car as a symbol” like a logo mark,、sketch or painting、I mean it as an illustration.。

I always have that awareness、I often take photos of lines of cars in parking lots or trees reflected in windshields.。Someday I'll draw it、Because I think、For that reason, I feel like I've been avoiding it up until now.、I decided to try practicing again.。

After I finish drawing, I look at it、The impact of the parking lot in this picture is stronger than I initially expected.、It would be more appropriate to call it "a view of the parking lot."。I felt that if I could draw cars, I would have a wider range of theme options.。A convoy like this? the scenery of、A few more points、I'm thinking of increasing the size a bit and trying it out.。It's been a while since I used cotton paper.、I'm not sure if it was an appropriate choice for the theme.。