Journal
Notes on the process and psychology of drawing, from the Telegram channel.
Abakumov's Autumn
I fell in love with Mikhail Abakumov's autumn. It's been a long time since I looked at anyone's work this long, this transfixed. Those colours, that carelessness — untidiness, even — in the strokes, and yet they work…
A Zone of Irresponsible Drawing
I finally got to the Copics that had been sitting in a drawer for a couple of years. It's a new material, so I need to draw my way into it, get used to it, make it come out beautiful. And who needs it to be beautiful,…
Letting Go of Control
Painted my fill; time to make something more substantial for the portfolio. Third photobash of my life — a 3D block-out would have made it easier, so I'm a couple of steps closer to Blender. I want to draw faster, so…
Nothing to Sell
I'll admit it feels strange and unfamiliar to expand into the media space beyond my friends and acquaintances. Who are all these people? What am I supposed to do with them?
Nice to Meet You
So many new people all at once! Let's get acquainted — I'm Masha, I draw for games. I started this channel at the end of last year, and it will hold not only drawings but also my thoughts on the process and psychology…
A Snowy Tale
By the end of December, Petersburg was wrapped in a snowy fairy tale, and me along with it. The weather, the impressions from the Witcher 4 gameplay footage, and the job hunt all fed into this drawing. I wish everyone…
Burn Them All
What happens if you cross the most banal mobile survival game with board-game styling? Something like this. I'm passively looking for a programmer to build me this game in a "burn them all" mood. I'd call it: Dangers…
A Dubious Test Brief
I got a questionable test brief — no NDA, unrealistic deadlines, a middle+ position with a task pitched at lead-of-leads level, as though they were training a neural net on it. But I liked the premise so much — snow l…
Hello
Today of all days — #ArtistDay — is the day to finally start a channel.