Loneliness… What could that be? I'm now into creating digital collage mixing old photos and hand-rendered illustrations. It's a rather tedious and at times confusing process as compared to solely hand-drawing, involving digitally cutting out the required forms and shapes and creating layers upon layers meticulously till one loses track almost completely. It involves quite a bit of precision and lots of patience. But the exploration is definitely fun and worthwhile; one can start off with just a sketchy idea and end up with a final composition totally different. In other words, I'll never get to know exactly how my picture would look like, I'm in control and yet not so. Luck plays a crucial role in a way, depending largely on the raw materials (photos or other printed stuffs) you can find, and how these can mix-and -match together .To put it in a very Chinese way of saying: leave the decision to fate. I just play along, making adjustment here and there, and let the picture blooms on its own. And that’s the most intriguing part of digital collage illustration.
2009/04/06
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Interesting picture. Reminds me of the book "Invisible Cities", may be you've read it? It is a very unique and thought provoking book.
While I may miss your "solely" hand-drawn pictures, it is always fascinating to try on new medium, without losing the old.
But most importantly, without losing oneself in the midst of all the changes.
Best wishes :)
Loneliness is but a blessing……
....a blessing in disguise……
….for without it ……
would one realize the value of friendship?
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