Alright, I've put this off long enough, so lets go ahead and do this.
There was a time, not too long ago, when i thought i should start uploading my work on the internet. I started looking for forums i could join. You know, be a part of the Pakistani artist fraternity, working together to promote art, that kinda thing. But this is what i came to find: most forums or websites cater to fantasy art! i have no idea what that is all about but there you have it.
When you look at that stuff, it blows your mind. The details, colours, depth of perception, real good stuff. There is only one problem, its not my style! I Just dont feel comfortable posting my stuff on a website where EVERYONE draws a certain way and i just stick out. i mean, sure, sticking out can be good if you want to get noticed. Attention-good right? but that is just it, i don't want to feel like the only jew in a Nazi parade. Look at websites like drawn. This is what im talking about. There are sooo many artists featured here and all have different styles and thats not BAD! BUT, and this is some what of a constant but for us Pakistanis, we don't have any websites like that. hey! im not whining. its great living here. there are sooooooo many things that we don't have and that makes up for an infinite number of opportunities and possibilities to 'DO'. That is partly why i started this blog. Ill be posting articles on new and upcoming (perhaps a bit unknown at this point) artists. (Maybe, if i can overcome my laziness) we'll see how different people use different mediums and styles to draw. You cant pick one as being better than the other because there is no comparison. they are DIFFERENT! There isnt necessarily a good or bad (well actually there is. some people really suck at drawing).
The point is, every line and dot that you make has your signature on it. It is important to understand that there isnt just one way of seeing things. Ill also try to post new drawings every day or so (ha!) ....alright i know in the end i wont. but its worth striving for right? i havent drawn in quite some time, but i really want to get over my fear of blank pages and just get drawing already! so maybe ill start with the last skecth i made and we'll go from there.
Ooh! lest i forget, check out 'Designers'. A few of my friends from college started this e-zine, all about Pakistani designers. If you are interested in having your work featured on it let me know OR you could get in touch with them yourself. Just remember to be nice!
So here it is. The last thing i drew, about three weeks ago. Well technically this would be the last thing i carved since its a woodcut print but i love it. Its my first woodcut ever and I think it turned out quite nice.You might not agree and this might not fit the definition of what qualifies as a perfect edition, but hey! the important thing is to keep at it. Another thing that makes it special is that i made it from a picture i took of at Frere Hall. Yeah that was back when we had a right to roam free in our own country and the American Embassy still acknowledged that right. Sadly now you cant go there anymore, especially not with cameras. Well you could of course, but then you wont get too far.
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