as someone who always begins her art traditionally before transferring it to a digital medium, it’s always weird looking back at sketchbooks and seeing how different the pieces wind up… it’s even worse when my traditional lineart/colors wind up as a sketch layer when touched up digitally… a lot of the time it makes me feel like a fraud at art, but in reality it’s just a way to make art closer to how i originally imagined it! i love having the physical scraps of all my art pieces because i then get to remember the process i went through to get to a final piece o felt more content with! it’s like being able to hide different layers in a digital piece to see the groundwork that started it up! i guess what i’m trying to say is that i definitely feel your confusion when it comes to mixing medias Scott;; ive found that the best way to work through those feelings is to try it again using an art piece you already love traditionally and seeing what you can do with it digitally!
Oh, Scott.. This true art..not half art, not a digital bandaid... this is art. I think all the stuggles we go through and the knowledge we gain as we make art is what makes it true art? If it were all perfect and easy, I feel there wouldn't truly be a point to doing any of this. I think our humanity shows through the art we create, and that's what makes it beautiful. Not only are you making beautiful art, you're changing my world in the best ways possible, and that makes it all the more beautiful. You have beautiful art, beautiful encouragement, and beautiful knowledge to share, but most importantly, you have a beautifully kind soul. This will forever be my favorite piece by you! It would be a pleasure to shake your hand one day and see you smile with my own eyes. Shake hands with the person that changed my world and who I wish I could pay back, but there's nothing greater than what you've done for me. Thank you Scott ♡ (Also could I ask what pencil you're using to sketch all that? I love it..)
exactly what i was thinking! if medusa is terrified of turning into something else it kind of makes sense for it to be different techniques/media. The sort of grafting on of the snakes tracks with how she was changed if we want a psychological spin on it
3:19 I love the snake scales! They’re a representation of how sometimes something being more wonky and misshapen can show the depth and sly nature that the work needs! Thank you for being such a great artist and inspiration to me Scott ❤
It’s a little… poetic… that you set out to draw Medusa, horrified by her snake hair, and that in the process of making the art, painting her face came easily and beautifully to you, whereas painting the snakes took so much time and energy and you were never happy with the physical medium version.
Scott! Even though this piece isn’t what you thought it would be, it is still amazing! And even though you used digital art, the way I see it, you just mixed your mediums! Like what you do with alcohol markers and colored pencils or watercolors and gouache, this is just a mix of watercolors, gouache and digital! And it’s a beautiful mix! Is it perfect? No! But no piece, not artist is, that’s just being human. We love you Scott and no matter how unexpectedly wrong something goes, we will always be here for you 🫶!
As artists we get fixated on our creations. It is hard to take a number of steps back and say “look at how good this is” because the more you work the more you see your errors. It looks amazing
First off, love watching you do your thing. I actually like how the final thing came out, I even liked it before you went in to work on it digitally. I can see how you felt like the snakes didn't match the style of the face. But, I think that draws the eyes to the face, because it is so much warmer and more visually interesting...then you see the snakes. They are dark, and foreboding and maybe hint at the horrors she has befallen.
As a fellow “artist”, this is one of my favorite art channels, you’re real with it and don’t hide it behind a perfectionist mask. You’ve also helped me not give up at art when im going through mental struggles, thank you, scott.
I love when you make bigger pieces, the details really come to life. Your Gothic Vampire is my favorite piece of yours. Whenever i sit in my room, i sometimes stare at all the amazing details! I personally prefer your bigger and more timetaking pieces, if thats what you love more, i think you should do just that! ❤
It's gonna be another fantastic piece! I'd love to get it as a poster to put up with the other medusa piece you made. Thank you for taking us through the process Scott!
I’m in love with the final project it’s so awsome, no matter how horrible you think your art is someone out there will adore it and wonder how you have the skill to do it! That’s me I’m your someone waching the video really made me understand more about how you felt through the process with I loved and the painting weather digital or physical the final project was amazing! ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
It's really awesome to see you not giving up despite your mistakes. Most beginner artists won't try to push themselves, and if they do, they might throw away/delete a piece if they don't like it. While it's alright to start over, I think it's better to keep the piece so you can look back and see how you improved. And Old Man McGucket
Art flows and changes all the time but, even if those changes aren’t purposeful, it’s still art. I think that’s part of the beauty of art, sometimes you’re making one thing but it evolves and changes. This is a beautiful piece that shows the trouble and hardship in making art!
Thank you for showing your struggles. It has inspired me so much, and I’m so glad to see an artist I look up to struggle and continue to save their art. I hope you know, every time I get upset over an imperfection in my art, I think of you and let my mistakes flow onto my paper so the art is mine. I let the mistakes live. Thank you for teaching me and so many others that imperfection and mistakes are not the end of the world.
I like to listen to your videos as background audio for when i do practice sketching. As funny as it may sound, listening to you overcome the similar challenges and frustrations instead of just giving up inspires me and my journey to adapt to the situation and keep moving forward!
If I saw this as an album cover, I'd be blown away! It looks amazing to me and i still think it's art, even with it being finalised digitally- you were just using any medium you could to get it done- and the one you chose was digital painting- which you did *after* trying out gouache, pencils and acryla-gouache To me, this is still a fine piece It might not be fully traditional in the mediums you settled on, but it certainly has a traditional story and traditional struggles that you got past
Amazing painting....I love the colour of the scales! I like how its like how the expression shows that you are kind of resistant to embrace the digital side of things. Probably reflecting your expression at the time trying to fix it!!
I love these type of talk-y videos its so much fun. Even though you dont seem quitr happy with it but I really enjoy this piece. And its so comforting hearing others saying that things arent to their liking I have so many pieces like that and its so nice hearing others say it about their pieces. ❤❤❤
I am not lying this has to be the best piece of medusa drawing I have seen. And I wish more artist could be as kind and thoughtful about the world around them as you are. I know there are many more nice people, but I am yet to find them.
Man, how cool - what a cool gig, to me... I'd definitely dress up in costume in artistic poses so Artists can feel & be inspired making a creation 'out of me' how fun. Awesome 😊 👌 work as usual, as well 👏👏
The contrast was actually what worked in the half digital half traditional piece! Your longer videos are such a treat to watch because you explain things more in-depth, show the whole process, and not speed it up. I can hear your frustration and the way you try to fix it was relatable. Thank you for sharing your process 😊
I don't understand why people have to make such a big deal about the seperation of traditional and digital art. To me digital is just another medium, no more different than the seperation between coloured pencils and watercolours, just another medium you can play around with. So I ask the question, if you can mix multiple mediums on a single piece, and noone has a problem with it, why would this be a problem? To me it's just as acceptable as any form of mixed media, why do we have to make that seperation, to treat digital as a "bandaid". No pressure.
Many of your videos have been personally timely to me as an artist. I have spent three days painting a miniscule amount of leaves, over and over. Took today off and I needed this video. You did an amazing job merging traditional with digital to salvage this piece. Using the digital tools was fun for me to watch. Having about 7 years on you, I doubt if I will think about using that application. The video did give me new inspiration to tackle my painting tomorrow. Thank you Scott!
I was thinking this as soon as you started drawing. I am love with contrast in art, it's like my favourite aspect apart from just shading/rendering (even thought they kind of go hand in hand). I think it's poetic in terms of the internal conflict you've had with the painting, that you think it doesn't match. Because thats what medusa looks like to me. She literally distraught from her new form - just in disgust of the snakes that are almost suffocating her. The style differences, the sheer contrast and the struggle, whether intentional or not adds so much more impact to this painting to me. *Especially* with the overwhelming combination of how many mediums/techniques went into this. The snakes not matching even each other is so beautiful in its own right, since no snake is the complete same, just like everything. What I'm mainly trying to say is there's always a way to appreciate every part of your art, whether you think you love it or not.. it's just who you are. I'm not saying you should change your mind just because someone else likes it. Not at all. But I really noticed the passion and genuine care you had for this painting, especially since you went through SO much effort to "save it". Thanks for posting this, this journey you've shared has really resonated with me.
I really enjoyed your video it's one of my favorite ones , I don't draw much anymore because I haven't practiced in a while so most of the things I draw don't trun out the way I want them , so I stopped drawing in order no to make any mistakes and wait until I have so much free time that I can practice all over again , but after seeing this I realized it's normal to struggle and not be satisfied with your art , even though you always talk about your struggles and show the whole process on your lives this video comforted me the most Thank you for sharing your experiences as an artist, it has always helped and inspired me 🥰🥰
I'm currently struggling to go on with a watercolour painting on which i can't get the face right. I'm really scared it'll be ugly but seeing this amazing piece being slandered for being "bad" makes me think that maybe we just all judge our art too harshly. this is the kind of art I'd hang on my wall and show off to everyone, especially the traditional version, but we always see our works in a critical way, not always in a way that gives it the credit it deserves
Every change made it an even better final result. Maybe you should consider making this a process starting from traditional and getting the graphic aesthetic digitally. It could possibly still be printed on watercolour paper if possible but this was an absolute win👍🎨🔥👌
I love the Franken-Medusa. If I had a band, I'd use it! I love the way the orange eyes glow against the purple, and the overlays of the watercolor paper looks great and cohesive.
Thank you so much for making this! I'm 58 years old, I've been a commercial artist for 36 years, and I can't count the number of times this has happened to me on jobs with tight deadlines where I just had to push through. I went fully digital 25 years ago, which helps a LOT, but you still have "those days" where nothing goes right. Not enough artists talk about this part of the process, but the struggle is real.😊
watching this gave me such a sense of comfort. I get so frustrated with myself when I can't make things turn out the way I want, but really it's all a part of the process.
I like both versions of this piece. They're both really awesome! I'd also call the one that's half digital mixed media. Plus I don't think there's anything wrong with "fixing" one art that way either, especially if you're going to post it online. I fixed a pen sketch I did of a deer using photoshop and I'm glad I did, cuz the original wasn't "centered" on the paper placemat I was doodling on (I started too high up) and I also realized too late that I was going to run out of paper on the side. So by fiddling with the canvas size and erasing the unwanted body, I got it to look "right" and turned it into something I was happy with. 😊If I was drawing in pencil, I probably could have erased the unwanted bits and moved it down some, then again it was a doodle. The paper quickly darkened as it was done on something meant to be thrown away, so it ended up in garbage when I was packing up to move, but I'll always have digital copy.😉 Art doesn't need to be perfect to be art. 🙂
Thank you so much for haring your process. I actually really like the mix of traditional and digital. I know it wasn’t intentional, but I think it speaks to the “otherness” of the snakes, of what the character is turning into
if i ever end up in a rock band, maybe in like decades, or never, but i would definitely make this our album cover. you captured the emotion in the eyes so well
sometimes when I mess up with watercolors like making something too dark, I wet the area and dab it with a paper towel so it picks up some of the paint and it works most of the time to make it lighter. I feel like this usually helps when working with watercolors or gouache
I think one thing to remember is that you can't mess up art! Especially with all the 'modern art' pieces they have in museums; I am so happy you're finding more in the digital world, and I think both pieces turned out great! You've learned more as you went on, and that in itself is a beautiful thing.
Oh, and btw; the digital of the snakes and the natural of the water color REALLY gives a contrast of the new 'monsters' and the anguished human. A really good dynamic behind that as well!!
I haven’t had many ideas for drawings lately but then I remembered one of your shorts on this piece and decided to approach my next drawing that way. I now have a really cool idea for a composition and it’s for an album that doesn’t and will likely never exist.
I do enjoy the blending between traditional and digital mediums. It feels like it speaks to the peice. I think medusa being painted in traditional mediums speaks to her humanity in a sense. While the snakes, the change that she is horrified of and forced upon her, is digital, new, alien. It's markedly different from her. I feel like that speaks to a lot of the fears surrounding technology In a sense. But it's also beautiful, it's vibrant, and maybe we can grow to embrace it. I do hope that this makes sense and I not rambling on incoherently 😅 While this peice may not have turned out how you invisioned, please now that I've found it very inspiring to see you work on it. I'm a young artist and I greatly admire and respect you and your work. It was truly a joy to see how this journey played out.
love the idea of a bog art project to chip away at that will always be there in the back but not in like a looming shadow more like i nice blanket on a bed
Okay first of all: The fact that you pushed through and tried everything you could to fix this piece is so incredible to me. You didn’t give up, and that‘s really inspiring. Second of all: YES. THIS IS ART. So much so in fact, that I would call this the definition of art. Making mistakes. Trying to fix them. Failing. Trying again and failing again. (And I‘m not saying this subjectively, my opinion will follow later on, this is just recalling what you‘ve said) And not coming to a true conclusion about wether or not you like this piece. This is art. This is, as you have pointed out, what being an artist is like, most of the time. Whatever you try, you never know what‘s gonna happen next. And that‘s what art is about. Experimenting. Third of all (if that is even an actual phrase): You learned something from this piece, didn‘t you? You learned about snake anatomy, that maybe frustration can lead to great things, and that you might need more than two attempts at certain parts of a piece in order to make it look somewhat like you wanted. And learning something always equals a (small or not so small) success. Now follows my honest opinion about this piece. First, and hardest truth: It‘s definitely nowhere to be the best painting you‘ve ever made. Second truth: I love it. Not only do I love it because of all the things listed above, the process especially, but also because of the combination of your styles. It might be my actual artsy heart that isn‘t normally like this but sometimes does peak out, but I think said combination really fits the motive you painted, Medusa. She also experienced a combination of snakes and hair/her ’human‘ self. (I have no idea about mythology) And the snakes were so very different from her too, but she had to learn to live with them. You have to learn and accept that the watercolor didn’t work out, so you‘re trying to work with the digital tools. And that really reflects her story, the digital/gouache being so different from her graphic, watercolory stlye. I also want to mention the way her face radiates. It almost feels as if she‘s on fire, or atleast glowing on the inside. And you wanted to capture the emotion of the reference and the moment right? You did. The colours, the expression, heck, even the drama you had when making this, it all really fits her story and shows what she experienced. Did I mention that I love this piece? Once or twice? Consider this the third time. I really do. This is probably the longest comment I‘ve ever written, but I do not regret typing a single word. Sending big hugs and a pack of gummy bears, because it seems like you need it. ❤❤❤
have you considered starting with regular watercolors first, and then if you can't get as saturated as you want going over the first pass with the doc martins? it seems to me the concetrated watercolors, while beautifully pigmented, are really easy to over do it with, and the main self-critique you have is going too dark too fast with your colors.
I saw someone make a mistake and instead of saying it was stupid, she said "that was avoidable". I allows you to recognize what you could do different without putting yourself down. We could all stand to be a little nicer to ourselves. At least, I could.
I think you really pulled it all together wonderfully. Adding the watercolor texture to the digital really bridges the look between the two, and honestly the snakes being a slightly different, smoother texture absolutely works as snakes have that sleeker sheen to them whereas skin is porous. Technical aspects aside though, the emotion is what truly captivates here, and you captured that flawlessly. People will be so drawn in by her that they will not notice the difference. It's important to remember that we are our own worst critics and since we're the ones who created the piece, we know exactly what went 'wrong'. No one else will notice. Sometimes art doesn't go as planned, and that's ok. Art is messy, art can't always be controlled, especially in the way we think we want it to be. That doesn't make the finished piece any less than. In the end you created something beautiful, how you got there is just the journey.
Can I say, I think that the individual parts of the piece are lovely. They truly are. I think it may be the competing styles of the face and the snakes. The face appears somewhat stark with its less opaque colors. I suppose the separate styles could serve a purpose - creating a certain contrast between the emotions of the snake and the emotions of the human. But it could also make the face fade into the background. Do you think you might like it more if you rendered their face to be in a more similar medium to the snakes?
Hi, musician here. I would use this as an album cover a million times over. Frankenstein or not, it’s a wonderful and striking price of art. It resonates with a part of me that’s struggling to make sense of the world right now. A world of loss and anguish combined. To make something so terrible seem so beautiful, well, that’s why we carry on really… isn’t it?
shut up! (respectfully) this painting looks absolutely awesome! as an artist myself, I understand the feeling of not liking your own creation and that really sucks, you are more experienced than me and I know you understand it much better, but man, your painting is breathtaking, I really love how you didn't give up, love it
Hello Mr. Sava! I really like your art style, and it's been inspiring and influencing my art. Thank you! And... I have a request, could you please do a watercolour painting of Thomas Anders from the 80s pop duo Modern Talking? ( he has a heap of hair! )
to your final question it is art i think it’s like the acrylic gouache and going over one snake half a dozen times wouldn’t say that it is any less art for those layers of fixes all unintentional
I feel like it's, I don't know if the right word is Poetic, but the blending of traditional with Medusa, and digital as the snakes, something not of the natural world like her curse. And your worry of ruining it's original beauty kind of maches with the original myth. I'd say this is beautiful, the original version, the inks, and the hybrid, and far better than my current skill as an artist, so it's a little helpful to see people who are more skilled than I, make work I think looks near perfect, worry about it like I worry about my own art. And I hope you are happy with your next piece.
seeing him redo the snakes made me have a slight panic attack, even though its a huge mistake he still somehow persists with this painting, and I find that fact beautiful
Fun fact! Those long thing scales are called scutes! They're on the bottom of snakes, top and bottom of turtles shells, crocodiles, and even the feet of birds!
I love those concentrated watercolors, but they're meant to be used with tons of water for layering. I didn't thought you ruined it, you just needed to use a paper towel and remove the most you could of pigment, but is not wrong to use gouache and color pencils too! I feel like you're doing an extra work rather than "fix" it. ETA: I also use Photoshop to retouch my work, specially adding a watercolor paper over the top to give them a traditional feel. I like this piece, even if is a "failure", is also a good mixed media pic, imo. I hope any indie group can see it and use it as cover!
mixed media is a thing, don't feel bad and don't feel less, my philosophy on art is, what matters is the end result and not how you got there and at the end of the day you ended up with a beautiful piece, you may not see it, cos we tend to be our own harshest critics, but the end result was beautiful, you can still make a print of it and frame it and be proud of it.
To me, I don't think of digital as a seperate to traditional art when going in and changing a traditional piece digitally. Just as you'd go into your watercolor with pencil crayon or ink, digital is another medium to use, and if needed, I can print it out and work on it using traditional mediums again, though usually the rest can be done digitally I do understand that it would feel like a Frankenstein, though. Even printed out, the original paints and ink has a certain vibe to them that doesn't get matched when it's printed out, and sometimes, my printed digital pieces don't really feel like my own once they're in the physical world, compared to after I've finished a painting. There's something about it certainly..
as someone who always begins her art traditionally before transferring it to a digital medium, it’s always weird looking back at sketchbooks and seeing how different the pieces wind up… it’s even worse when my traditional lineart/colors wind up as a sketch layer when touched up digitally… a lot of the time it makes me feel like a fraud at art, but in reality it’s just a way to make art closer to how i originally imagined it! i love having the physical scraps of all my art pieces because i then get to remember the process i went through to get to a final piece o felt more content with! it’s like being able to hide different layers in a digital piece to see the groundwork that started it up! i guess what i’m trying to say is that i definitely feel your confusion when it comes to mixing medias Scott;; ive found that the best way to work through those feelings is to try it again using an art piece you already love traditionally and seeing what you can do with it digitally!
I love how you tried to fix it and didn't give up. It's beautiful Scott
20:10 “Nothing is working and I feel absolutely gutted by this.” Real. I feel like a lot of his dialogue throughout this goes beyond art, you know?
Oh, Scott..
This true art..not half art, not a digital bandaid... this is art.
I think all the stuggles we go through and the knowledge we gain as we make art is what makes it true art? If it were all perfect and easy, I feel there wouldn't truly be a point to doing any of this. I think our humanity shows through the art we create, and that's what makes it beautiful.
Not only are you making beautiful art, you're changing my world in the best ways possible, and that makes it all the more beautiful.
You have beautiful art, beautiful encouragement, and beautiful knowledge to share, but most importantly, you have a beautifully kind soul.
This will forever be my favorite piece by you!
It would be a pleasure to shake your hand one day and see you smile with my own eyes. Shake hands with the person that changed my world and who I wish I could pay back, but there's nothing greater than what you've done for me.
Thank you Scott ♡
(Also could I ask what pencil you're using to sketch all that? I love it..)
You are so kind. Thank you! ♥
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I kinda love the digital version as it literally contrasts Medusa’s face and horror with her snake hair with the physical and digital medias
exactly what i was thinking! if medusa is terrified of turning into something else it kind of makes sense for it to be different techniques/media. The sort of grafting on of the snakes tracks with how she was changed if we want a psychological spin on it
3:19 I love the snake scales! They’re a representation of how sometimes something being more wonky and misshapen can show the depth and sly nature that the work needs! Thank you for being such a great artist and inspiration to me Scott ❤
It’s a little… poetic… that you set out to draw Medusa, horrified by her snake hair, and that in the process of making the art, painting her face came easily and beautifully to you, whereas painting the snakes took so much time and energy and you were never happy with the physical medium version.
Scott! Even though this piece isn’t what you thought it would be, it is still amazing! And even though you used digital art, the way I see it, you just mixed your mediums! Like what you do with alcohol markers and colored pencils or watercolors and gouache, this is just a mix of watercolors, gouache and digital! And it’s a beautiful mix! Is it perfect? No! But no piece, not artist is, that’s just being human. We love you Scott and no matter how unexpectedly wrong something goes, we will always be here for you 🫶!
As artists we get fixated on our creations. It is hard to take a number of steps back and say “look at how good this is” because the more you work the more you see your errors.
It looks amazing
First off, love watching you do your thing. I actually like how the final thing came out, I even liked it before you went in to work on it digitally. I can see how you felt like the snakes didn't match the style of the face. But, I think that draws the eyes to the face, because it is so much warmer and more visually interesting...then you see the snakes. They are dark, and foreboding and maybe hint at the horrors she has befallen.
As a fellow “artist”, this is one of my favorite art channels, you’re real with it and don’t hide it behind a perfectionist mask. You’ve also helped me not give up at art when im going through mental struggles, thank you, scott.
I love when you make bigger pieces, the details really come to life. Your Gothic Vampire is my favorite piece of yours. Whenever i sit in my room, i sometimes stare at all the amazing details! I personally prefer your bigger and more timetaking pieces, if thats what you love more, i think you should do just that! ❤
You made art. That is what matters! Thank you for sharing!
It's gonna be another fantastic piece! I'd love to get it as a poster to put up with the other medusa piece you made. Thank you for taking us through the process Scott!
I’m in love with the final project it’s so awsome, no matter how horrible you think your art is someone out there will adore it and wonder how you have the skill to do it! That’s me I’m your someone waching the video really made me understand more about how you felt through the process with I loved and the painting weather digital or physical the final project was amazing! ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊
This is absolutely beautiful. Not a digital bandaid. I can't stop staring at this masterpiece. Thank you, Scott.
Thank you! ♥
It's really awesome to see you not giving up despite your mistakes. Most beginner artists won't try to push themselves, and if they do, they might throw away/delete a piece if they don't like it.
While it's alright to start over, I think it's better to keep the piece so you can look back and see how you improved.
And Old Man McGucket
Art flows and changes all the time but, even if those changes aren’t purposeful, it’s still art. I think that’s part of the beauty of art, sometimes you’re making one thing but it evolves and changes. This is a beautiful piece that shows the trouble and hardship in making art!
definitely art!!! thank you for sharing this process with us, Scott :)
Your art never ceases to amaze me
Thank you for showing your struggles. It has inspired me so much, and I’m so glad to see an artist I look up to struggle and continue to save their art. I hope you know, every time I get upset over an imperfection in my art, I think of you and let my mistakes flow onto my paper so the art is mine. I let the mistakes live. Thank you for teaching me and so many others that imperfection and mistakes are not the end of the world.
I like to listen to your videos as background audio for when i do practice sketching. As funny as it may sound, listening to you overcome the similar challenges and frustrations instead of just giving up inspires me and my journey to adapt to the situation and keep moving forward!
If I saw this as an album cover, I'd be blown away!
It looks amazing to me and i still think it's art, even with it being finalised digitally- you were just using any medium you could to get it done- and the one you chose was digital painting- which you did *after* trying out gouache, pencils and acryla-gouache
To me, this is still a fine piece
It might not be fully traditional in the mediums you settled on, but it certainly has a traditional story and traditional struggles that you got past
Amazing painting....I love the colour of the scales! I like how its like how the expression shows that you are kind of resistant to embrace the digital side of things. Probably reflecting your expression at the time trying to fix it!!
I love your art, I love your perspective, and I love how you articulate that for your audience. A true great artist!!
I love these type of talk-y videos its so much fun.
Even though you dont seem quitr happy with it but I really enjoy this piece. And its so comforting hearing others saying that things arent to their liking I have so many pieces like that and its so nice hearing others say it about their pieces. ❤❤❤
I love the digital version!!! ❤ Thank you for sharing your art process with us, soo interesting!
I am not lying this has to be the best piece of medusa drawing I have seen. And I wish more artist could be as kind and thoughtful about the world around them as you are. I know there are many more nice people, but I am yet to find them.
Thank you for making your art! i love watching ur videos, keep up the good work!💙
Man, how cool - what a cool gig, to me... I'd definitely dress up in costume in artistic poses so Artists can feel & be inspired making a creation 'out of me'
how fun. Awesome 😊 👌 work as usual, as well 👏👏
Thanks for showing us the struggle. It is really encouraging. You're an amazing teacher
The results is impresing, keep it up like u always tell us to do cause your art is amazing just with your intention of making it
The contrast was actually what worked in the half digital half traditional piece! Your longer videos are such a treat to watch because you explain things more in-depth, show the whole process, and not speed it up. I can hear your frustration and the way you try to fix it was relatable. Thank you for sharing your process 😊
I don't understand why people have to make such a big deal about the seperation of traditional and digital art. To me digital is just another medium, no more different than the seperation between coloured pencils and watercolours, just another medium you can play around with. So I ask the question, if you can mix multiple mediums on a single piece, and noone has a problem with it, why would this be a problem? To me it's just as acceptable as any form of mixed media, why do we have to make that seperation, to treat digital as a "bandaid". No pressure.
This was beautiful, the piece, the talking, the meaning. Thank you 😊
Many of your videos have been personally timely to me as an artist. I have spent three days painting a miniscule amount of leaves, over and over. Took today off and I needed this video. You did an amazing job merging traditional with digital to salvage this piece. Using the digital tools was fun for me to watch. Having about 7 years on you, I doubt if I will think about using that application. The video did give me new inspiration to tackle my painting tomorrow. Thank you Scott!
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I was thinking this as soon as you started drawing. I am love with contrast in art, it's like my favourite aspect apart from just shading/rendering (even thought they kind of go hand in hand). I think it's poetic in terms of the internal conflict you've had with the painting, that you think it doesn't match. Because thats what medusa looks like to me. She literally distraught from her new form - just in disgust of the snakes that are almost suffocating her.
The style differences, the sheer contrast and the struggle, whether intentional or not adds so much more impact to this painting to me. *Especially* with the overwhelming combination of how many mediums/techniques went into this. The snakes not matching even each other is so beautiful in its own right, since no snake is the complete same, just like everything.
What I'm mainly trying to say is there's always a way to appreciate every part of your art, whether you think you love it or not.. it's just who you are.
I'm not saying you should change your mind just because someone else likes it. Not at all. But I really noticed the passion and genuine care you had for this painting, especially since you went through SO much effort to "save it".
Thanks for posting this, this journey you've shared has really resonated with me.
Thank you!
I genuienly love their references as well,.omg 😭😭 im so glad that they are getting more traction!!
I really enjoyed your video it's one of my favorite ones , I don't draw much anymore because I haven't practiced in a while so most of the things I draw don't trun out the way I want them , so I stopped drawing in order no to make any mistakes and wait until I have so much free time that I can practice all over again , but after seeing this I realized it's normal to struggle and not be satisfied with your art , even though you always talk about your struggles and show the whole process on your lives this video comforted me the most
Thank you for sharing your experiences as an artist, it has always helped and inspired me
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I'm currently struggling to go on with a watercolour painting on which i can't get the face right. I'm really scared it'll be ugly but seeing this amazing piece being slandered for being "bad" makes me think that maybe we just all judge our art too harshly. this is the kind of art I'd hang on my wall and show off to everyone, especially the traditional version, but we always see our works in a critical way, not always in a way that gives it the credit it deserves
This is beautiful and it totally rocks. You inspire me so much :)
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My god thats so beautiful, everything looks so perfect honestly i can't see anything wrong with it only perfection
Every change made it an even better final result. Maybe you should consider making this a process starting from traditional and getting the graphic aesthetic digitally. It could possibly still be printed on watercolour paper if possible but this was an absolute win👍🎨🔥👌
I love the Franken-Medusa. If I had a band, I'd use it! I love the way the orange eyes glow against the purple, and the overlays of the watercolor paper looks great and cohesive.
Thank you so much for making this! I'm 58 years old, I've been a commercial artist for 36 years, and I can't count the number of times this has happened to me on jobs with tight deadlines where I just had to push through. I went fully digital 25 years ago, which helps a LOT, but you still have "those days" where nothing goes right. Not enough artists talk about this part of the process, but the struggle is real.😊
Thank you. It's good to know I'm not alone.
I love this channel it made me enjoy making art and helped me so much with knowing that making mistakes is not the end of the world
Love your art and your mindset, also I hope to see this on a cover of a rock album very soon!
watching this gave me such a sense of comfort. I get so frustrated with myself when I can't make things turn out the way I want, but really it's all a part of the process.
I watched the first one and I was so inspired that I recreated medusa in my own style, thank you so much for this ❤
I like both versions of this piece. They're both really awesome! I'd also call the one that's half digital mixed media. Plus I don't think there's anything wrong with "fixing" one art that way either, especially if you're going to post it online. I fixed a pen sketch I did of a deer using photoshop and I'm glad I did, cuz the original wasn't "centered" on the paper placemat I was doodling on (I started too high up) and I also realized too late that I was going to run out of paper on the side. So by fiddling with the canvas size and erasing the unwanted body, I got it to look "right" and turned it into something I was happy with. 😊If I was drawing in pencil, I probably could have erased the unwanted bits and moved it down some, then again it was a doodle. The paper quickly darkened as it was done on something meant to be thrown away, so it ended up in garbage when I was packing up to move, but I'll always have digital copy.😉 Art doesn't need to be perfect to be art. 🙂
LOVED every bit of all this my friend!
Both versions are absolutely beautiful, as a music artist I would use either of these in a heartbeat.
Thank you so much for haring your process. I actually really like the mix of traditional and digital. I know it wasn’t intentional, but I think it speaks to the “otherness” of the snakes, of what the character is turning into
if i ever end up in a rock band, maybe in like decades, or never, but i would definitely make this our album cover. you captured the emotion in the eyes so well
sometimes when I mess up with watercolors like making something too dark, I wet the area and dab it with a paper towel so it picks up some of the paint and it works most of the time to make it lighter. I feel like this usually helps when working with watercolors or gouache
I love it! i think the snakes blend in perfectly, and i love the colors!
I love the final version, it looks amazing!
Seeing and listening to you take mistakes in stride (or at least without a tantrum haha) is how I aim to be, hopefully I'll get there...eventually 😂
Let’s go I will be falling asleep to a nice video tonight
I do hybrid art often. I end up loving it more often than if I kept struggling with one or the other. I hope you love this one later ❤
I think one thing to remember is that you can't mess up art! Especially with all the 'modern art' pieces they have in museums; I am so happy you're finding more in the digital world, and I think both pieces turned out great!
You've learned more as you went on, and that in itself is a beautiful thing.
Oh, and btw; the digital of the snakes and the natural of the water color REALLY gives a contrast of the new 'monsters' and the anguished human. A really good dynamic behind that as well!!
I haven’t had many ideas for drawings lately but then I remembered one of your shorts on this piece and decided to approach my next drawing that way. I now have a really cool idea for a composition and it’s for an album that doesn’t and will likely never exist.
I love hearing that!
i think the snakes in the original traditional version are very pretty and add a lot of contrast! its beautiful 2 me :3
I do enjoy the blending between traditional and digital mediums. It feels like it speaks to the peice. I think medusa being painted in traditional mediums speaks to her humanity in a sense. While the snakes, the change that she is horrified of and forced upon her, is digital, new, alien. It's markedly different from her. I feel like that speaks to a lot of the fears surrounding technology In a sense. But it's also beautiful, it's vibrant, and maybe we can grow to embrace it. I do hope that this makes sense and I not rambling on incoherently 😅
While this peice may not have turned out how you invisioned, please now that I've found it very inspiring to see you work on it. I'm a young artist and I greatly admire and respect you and your work. It was truly a joy to see how this journey played out.
love the idea of a bog art project to chip away at that will always be there in the back but not in like a looming shadow more like i nice blanket on a bed
Yes Scott is back 😁
you are so imspiering to listen to and you are soo good at painting
and you have so much dedukation i am so inspierd from you
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Looks wonderful!
this is such a lovely video it made me want to sketch and make art proper not wait for a perfect time or class weeks or months away
Okay first of all: The fact that you pushed through and tried everything you could to fix this piece is so incredible to me. You didn’t give up, and that‘s really inspiring.
Second of all: YES. THIS IS ART. So much so in fact, that I would call this the definition of art. Making mistakes. Trying to fix them. Failing. Trying again and failing again. (And I‘m not saying this subjectively, my opinion will follow later on, this is just recalling what you‘ve said) And not coming to a true conclusion about wether or not you like this piece. This is art. This is, as you have pointed out, what being an artist is like, most of the time. Whatever you try, you never know what‘s gonna happen next. And that‘s what art is about. Experimenting.
Third of all (if that is even an actual phrase): You learned something from this piece, didn‘t you? You learned about snake anatomy, that maybe frustration can lead to great things, and that you might need more than two attempts at certain parts of a piece in order to make it look somewhat like you wanted. And learning something always equals a (small or not so small) success.
Now follows my honest opinion about this piece.
First, and hardest truth: It‘s definitely nowhere to be the best painting you‘ve ever made.
Second truth: I love it.
Not only do I love it because of all the things listed above, the process especially, but also because of the combination of your styles. It might be my actual artsy heart that isn‘t normally like this but sometimes does peak out, but I think said combination really fits the motive you painted, Medusa. She also experienced a combination of snakes and hair/her ’human‘ self. (I have no idea about mythology) And the snakes were so very different from her too, but she had to learn to live with them. You have to learn and accept that the watercolor didn’t work out, so you‘re trying to work with the digital tools. And that really reflects her story, the digital/gouache being so different from her graphic, watercolory stlye.
I also want to mention the way her face radiates. It almost feels as if she‘s on fire, or atleast glowing on the inside. And you wanted to capture the emotion of the reference and the moment right? You did. The colours, the expression, heck, even the drama you had when making this, it all really fits her story and shows what she experienced.
Did I mention that I love this piece?
Once or twice?
Consider this the third time. I really do.
This is probably the longest comment I‘ve ever written, but I do not regret typing a single word.
Sending big hugs and a pack of gummy bears, because it seems like you need it.
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Thank you so much! ♥
Ahhhh the snakes color turned out soooooo good !
Looks cool the video was also really relaxing and i listened to this while making art too 👍
Gorgeous!💗💗💗
Thanks so much! ♥
I love it - if I had a band I would definit3ly put this on the cover on my new record ❤
have you considered starting with regular watercolors first, and then if you can't get as saturated as you want going over the first pass with the doc martins? it seems to me the concetrated watercolors, while beautifully pigmented, are really easy to over do it with, and the main self-critique you have is going too dark too fast with your colors.
Ok- scott. Just think! Most people your age can't do this wonderfull art! This is spectacular, and any band would be blessed to use this.
I saw someone make a mistake and instead of saying it was stupid, she said "that was avoidable". I allows you to recognize what you could do different without putting yourself down. We could all stand to be a little nicer to ourselves. At least, I could.
I think both the traditional and the digital versions are beautiful. I would love to have a poster on my wall
Doesn't matter which band will use this, I'm buying the album!
I think you really pulled it all together wonderfully. Adding the watercolor texture to the digital really bridges the look between the two, and honestly the snakes being a slightly different, smoother texture absolutely works as snakes have that sleeker sheen to them whereas skin is porous. Technical aspects aside though, the emotion is what truly captivates here, and you captured that flawlessly. People will be so drawn in by her that they will not notice the difference. It's important to remember that we are our own worst critics and since we're the ones who created the piece, we know exactly what went 'wrong'. No one else will notice. Sometimes art doesn't go as planned, and that's ok. Art is messy, art can't always be controlled, especially in the way we think we want it to be. That doesn't make the finished piece any less than. In the end you created something beautiful, how you got there is just the journey.
Thanks, that means a lot to me, my friend!
Can I say, I think that the individual parts of the piece are lovely. They truly are. I think it may be the competing styles of the face and the snakes. The face appears somewhat stark with its less opaque colors. I suppose the separate styles could serve a purpose - creating a certain contrast between the emotions of the snake and the emotions of the human. But it could also make the face fade into the background. Do you think you might like it more if you rendered their face to be in a more similar medium to the snakes?
Hi, musician here. I would use this as an album cover a million times over. Frankenstein or not, it’s a wonderful and striking price of art. It resonates with a part of me that’s struggling to make sense of the world right now. A world of loss and anguish combined. To make something so terrible seem so beautiful, well, that’s why we carry on really… isn’t it?
shut up! (respectfully) this painting looks absolutely awesome!
as an artist myself, I understand the feeling of not liking your own creation and that really sucks, you are more experienced than me and I know you understand it much better, but man, your painting is breathtaking, I really love how you didn't give up, love it
She will hereby be known as Franken-dusa. May she rest in in peace in the drawer and may she never fall into the corner of shame.
Hello Mr. Sava! I really like your art style, and it's been inspiring and influencing my art. Thank you! And... I have a request, could you please do a watercolour painting of Thomas Anders from the 80s pop duo Modern Talking? ( he has a heap of hair! )
to your final question it is art i think it’s like the acrylic gouache and going over one snake half a dozen times wouldn’t say that it is any less art for those layers of fixes all unintentional
I feel like it's, I don't know if the right word is Poetic, but the blending of traditional with Medusa, and digital as the snakes, something not of the natural world like her curse. And your worry of ruining it's original beauty kind of maches with the original myth.
I'd say this is beautiful, the original version, the inks, and the hybrid, and far better than my current skill as an artist, so it's a little helpful to see people who are more skilled than I, make work I think looks near perfect, worry about it like I worry about my own art. And I hope you are happy with your next piece.
seeing him redo the snakes made me have a slight panic attack, even though its a huge mistake he still somehow persists with this painting, and I find that fact beautiful
Fun fact! Those long thing scales are called scutes! They're on the bottom of snakes, top and bottom of turtles shells, crocodiles, and even the feet of birds!
Love this video❤
Thank you so much! ♥
I love those concentrated watercolors, but they're meant to be used with tons of water for layering. I didn't thought you ruined it, you just needed to use a paper towel and remove the most you could of pigment, but is not wrong to use gouache and color pencils too! I feel like you're doing an extra work rather than "fix" it.
ETA: I also use Photoshop to retouch my work, specially adding a watercolor paper over the top to give them a traditional feel. I like this piece, even if is a "failure", is also a good mixed media pic, imo. I hope any indie group can see it and use it as cover!
mixed media is a thing, don't feel bad and don't feel less, my philosophy on art is, what matters is the end result and not how you got there and at the end of the day you ended up with a beautiful piece, you may not see it, cos we tend to be our own harshest critics, but the end result was beautiful, you can still make a print of it and frame it and be proud of it.
Personally I like the wonky scales, I feel like they kinda add to the anguish of the piece.
To me, I don't think of digital as a seperate to traditional art when going in and changing a traditional piece digitally. Just as you'd go into your watercolor with pencil crayon or ink, digital is another medium to use, and if needed, I can print it out and work on it using traditional mediums again, though usually the rest can be done digitally
I do understand that it would feel like a Frankenstein, though. Even printed out, the original paints and ink has a certain vibe to them that doesn't get matched when it's printed out, and sometimes, my printed digital pieces don't really feel like my own once they're in the physical world, compared to after I've finished a painting. There's something about it certainly..
How cool would it be if your painting inspired a musician to make new music. 😊
26:48 as a digital artist i feel the same but you can always make a Canvas print of the digital art you make
I really like it.
This should be official
Darn it I missed it it was so cool
This reminds me of Mercyful Fate's Melissa album cover for some reason if anyone even knows it