am never satisfied with a digital piece of. It never feels finished and I never feel accomplished. I do not find it that fun.
I need to feel the art supplies. I need that sense of “oh shit I fucked up” to then layer about stuff to fix it. The smell of the paint and ink. Watching the ink flow all around the paper. Just feeling the material in my hand and making something gives me considerable pride. I sensory seek with my art.
That is why I love college, because I can do weird shit. Add some weird textured paper or using some cardboard I found lying around. Mixing mediums to make something dope. It is freeing. I can get sensory satisfaction. Art is a sensory experience for me, and I cannot get that with digital art. For example, throwing down a matte medium and pressing paper into each other. The medium dry in my hand and peel it off. Just another thing apart from the experience. Making my collage art is about the experience of letting out a feeling.
I crave the tactile nature of traditional art.
Messing with materials is a big stress relief and I wish I could get that feeling by working in Clip Studio or Photoshop. It just does not fill the void why I make art.
I either make an abstract piece or I go representational. It is what is best for capturing what is going on inside my head and I need different textures to make my point.
