Three Weeks for Dreamwidth: Day 4
Monday, April 28th, 2025 04:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
florianschildIs this day 4 or day 2, since I didn't get a post up at all over the weekend? I'm going to say it's day 4 regardless.
One of my goals is to eschew perfectionism, which has often stopped me from getting better at hobbies. I'm really good at researching hobbies, buying all the tools, organizing my workspace, etc. But then I get too nervous about "messing up" that I don't even want to start. Coloring has been like that for me. I hate to waste my supplies or "ruin" a pretty coloring page if I make a mistake. But isn't a book of pages that are never colored in so much worse than a book that shows improvement?
I'm committed to just starting, trying to enjoy the experience of coloring itself, and not caring so much about the outcome. And I'd like to start sharing some of my results as well. Mainly because I think I'd enjoy looking back on them and being proud of myself for taking that leap.
So here's my progress so far (most of these were done a while back but I just finished the most recent one a few weeks ago):
My first page:
This first try was definitely a beginner attempt! I was working on less-than-ideal paper for alcohol markers and I didn't have great markers for blending shades, but I still kind of like how it turned out.
My Second Page:
I was going for a more cohesive color palette in this picture, and I think I did ok given the same limitations in supplies as my first picture
My Third Page:
This was my first attempt at a skintone with alcohol markers and it was really fun to do. I didn't finish the page because it was actually watercolor paper and I was worried about it sucking my marker ink dry lol. But I have more figure pages to try out soon!
My Fourth Page:
This is my first page using my upgraded supplies and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I know there are some blending issues, but I actually like some of the visible texture (especially on the large planter) The bee is a sticker, btw - courtesy of my toddler lol.
One of my goals is to eschew perfectionism, which has often stopped me from getting better at hobbies. I'm really good at researching hobbies, buying all the tools, organizing my workspace, etc. But then I get too nervous about "messing up" that I don't even want to start. Coloring has been like that for me. I hate to waste my supplies or "ruin" a pretty coloring page if I make a mistake. But isn't a book of pages that are never colored in so much worse than a book that shows improvement?
I'm committed to just starting, trying to enjoy the experience of coloring itself, and not caring so much about the outcome. And I'd like to start sharing some of my results as well. Mainly because I think I'd enjoy looking back on them and being proud of myself for taking that leap.
So here's my progress so far (most of these were done a while back but I just finished the most recent one a few weeks ago):
My first page:
This first try was definitely a beginner attempt! I was working on less-than-ideal paper for alcohol markers and I didn't have great markers for blending shades, but I still kind of like how it turned out.
My Second Page:
I was going for a more cohesive color palette in this picture, and I think I did ok given the same limitations in supplies as my first picture
My Third Page:
This was my first attempt at a skintone with alcohol markers and it was really fun to do. I didn't finish the page because it was actually watercolor paper and I was worried about it sucking my marker ink dry lol. But I have more figure pages to try out soon!
My Fourth Page:
This is my first page using my upgraded supplies and I'm really happy with how it turned out. I know there are some blending issues, but I actually like some of the visible texture (especially on the large planter) The bee is a sticker, btw - courtesy of my toddler lol.
