{"id":1951,"date":"2021-02-24T13:43:24","date_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/?p=1951"},"modified":"2021-02-24T13:57:49","modified_gmt":"2021-02-24T21:57:49","slug":"a-colorful-zine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/index.php\/a-colorful-zine\/","title":{"rendered":"A colorful zine"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/posts\/46877742\">originally published<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wolfcatworkshop\">my Patreon account<\/a>, please consider supporting my work by becoming a patron. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After the daily drawing marathon of the <a href=\"https:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/index.php\/portfolio\/100-days-of-small-drawings\/\" data-type=\"jetpack-portfolio\" data-id=\"1737\">100 day project<\/a> a few months ago I felt like putting more effort into individual images. So this month I started working in earnest on a new zine. I had some ideas that I wanted to execute but the reality is that most things just take shape as you make them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes I choose some simple guidelines or principles when starting a project, a sort of mini mission statement. The ones I came up with for this particular zine where the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Be more playful<\/li><li>Be surreal<\/li><li>Use words<\/li><li>Use more color<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I admire artwork that looks playful, but this is also a reminder to be less perfectionist. Telling myself to be surreal is about embracing weird things, weird subjects and weird compositions. Using words stands in contrast to the<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/index.php\/like-the-river\/\" target=\"_blank\"> last zine I made<\/a> which was a wordless story. And use more color is perhaps also a reaction to that last zine, which was entirely black and white.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since I&#8217;ve been doing a lot of drawing with heavy outlines I had to spend some time experimenting with ways to add more color to these images. Initially things were looking a lot like a coloring book, which is not a bad look but I wanted something different. I found that if mixed monochromatic images with colorful images I could tell myself a story that would also inform the drawings. \u00a0Something about monochromatic beings in search of color, perhaps in search of themselves. This character is an example of that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"880\" height=\"654\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=880%2C654\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1954\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C761 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=350%2C260 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=1536%2C1141 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=880%2C654 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?resize=220%2C163 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?w=2000 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-2.jpg?w=1760 1760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The one on the left has no outlines, and the one on the right has outlines and &nbsp;the kind of shading I tend to do with ink drawings.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The image at the top of the post is also and example of that idea, a colorful alien plant coming out of a monochromatic pot. And with the one below I was thinking about a colorful vortex emerging from the contact between two beings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"662\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5-662x1024.jpg?resize=662%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1955\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?resize=662%2C1024 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?resize=194%2C300 194w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?resize=994%2C1536 994w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?resize=880%2C1360 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?resize=220%2C340 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-5.jpg?w=1000 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>You have probably noticed I enjoy drawing patterns, like the tile floor on the above image. or the triangles on the center of this cloud and the shady side of the mountain:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"880\" height=\"880\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=880%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1956\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?w=1000 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=300%2C300 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=100%2C100 100w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=880%2C880 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=220%2C220 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-3.jpg?resize=50%2C50 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 880px) 100vw, 880px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m a big fan of decorative patterns but most of the time I prefer drawing them by hand to give them more personality, to give them warmth and an uneven charm. But I think I&#8217;ll be breaking that rule with this series. I designed a nice repeat pattern for the background of the plant using digital means and I think it works well. Here is a side by side comparison:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-jetpack-image-compare\"><div class=\"juxtapose\" data-mode=\"horizontal\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"1957\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-7.jpg?resize=880%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"880\" class=\"image-compare__image-before\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" id=\"1958\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-8.jpg?resize=880%2C880&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"880\" height=\"880\" class=\"image-compare__image-after\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a bit funny to admit I struggle with incorporating digital means to create images when all of these were created using a computer (specifically the app Procreate on an iPad). But this is a big theme for me: I enjoy using computers for making things but I want to resist their aesthetic impositions. Every tool imposes constraints and affects the outcome, a pencil is different from a brush, they are two different ways of thinking and executing images and making marks. And in the same way digital tools are both a way of thinking and doing that influences the outcome, vector images can look square and lifeless, too perfect, but they have practical advantages and even their own charm.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m not a fundamentalist of course, but I feel very aware of this kind of code switching, as I&#8217;m both a lover of color and black and white, a lover of real paint and simulated screen paint.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan now is to work on this zine for one or two more months and then have it printed. I feel like I&#8217;m pushing some of my own boundaries and creating some satisfying images. I&#8217;ll be posting some shorter more frequent updates as I finish more pages.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As always thank you so much for your support, without it this kind of slower, deeper work would be much harder, plus it&#8217;s nice to know I can finance the printing using your generous contributions. \u00a0I&#8217;ll leave you with one last finished page:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6-819x1024.jpg?resize=819%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6.jpg?resize=819%2C1024 819w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6.jpg?resize=240%2C300 240w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6.jpg?resize=880%2C1100 880w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6.jpg?resize=220%2C275 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wolfcatworkshop.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/wolfcatworkshop-zine-6.jpg?w=1000 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This post was originally published on my Patreon account, please consider supporting my work by becoming a patron. 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