Tamaki Mikesaka
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
73. Come Play with Me(1/3)
Agentny003
Wow. Quite a story. It makes sense cause after the inject you to knock you out, you won’t remember a thing accept be in a recovery room.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Exactly! I wish they’d invent a type of anesthesia that only works on the wound until it’s fully healed!
Agentny003
Resting is good for the creative mind. Sometimes dreams sends us messages or maybe even premonitions.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
That dream really freaked me out.
So I ended up going to swimming school.
Thanks to that, I’ve never actually drowned in real life!
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
70. ◆Colors Are Made of Light
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Yeah, exactly. Even if we're painting the same subject, it really matters what kind of light is hitting it.
I just really love bright colors, so I don’t usually draw nighttime scenes.
By the way, I think the ocean in your comics looks beautiful.✨
Agentny003
@tamakimikesaka: Thanks. I just played around with the types of blue.
Agentny003
Pretty much to what I said on the previous chapter. Except the part of black.
tamakimikesaka
＠Agentny003
Yeah, I was shocked when I read your last comment.
It's like you can read my mind!
Agentny003
@tamakimikesaka: Not necessarily. it’s something I had to look up but it was similar when I read your previous page.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
I actually talked about something similar back in Epi.64 – How to Paint the Sky.
Hinata asked me to go deeper into the relationship between color and light after that, so I gave her a passionate explanation.
That’s what the next episode’s all about.
And knowing you… you might be able to guess the whole script without even reading it!
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
67. Discomfort in the Darkness
Agentny003
So your character is afraid of spiders huh? I see now.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
She actually likes how spiders look,
but it’s the way they move that creeps her out.
The idea of eight legs moving all at once?
Yeah, she’s like “nope.” lol
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
66. Tangle in Darkness(3/3)
Agentny003
Good friend can be silly but always have each other’s backs.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
He's got my tail, and also I've got his back - spikes and all. lol )^o^(
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
66. Tangle in Darkness(2/3)
Agentny003
Talk about getting scammed. 😂
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
This was a door-to-door scam that was all over Japan about ten years ago.
I was fed up with it back then.
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
66. Tangle in Darkness(1/3)
Agentny003
I’m the type of person who’s a terrible liar. Sometimes there are situations in which you have to say a “white lie”. If you can’t, the best way to tell the truth is by opening up and sit with the person without having to make them uncomfortable and upset.
tamakimikesaka
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<font style="vertical-align: inherit;"><font style="vertical-align: inherit;">まさにその通りです。意見や不満を伝える時は、落ち着いてはっきりと話すことが本当に大切だと思います。あなたのコメントは全くネガティブな印象ではありませんでしたが、それでも、他の人と話す時にあなたがどれほど思慮深いかを感じました。
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Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
65. ◆How to Paint the Meadow(Watercolor)
Agentny003
Lighting and shading are the two most important key elements in colorin; without them there are no details. As for the boundary lines, you’re right.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
I usually start by teaching details first, then follow up with lighting and shading together.
The method you mentioned—teaching lighting and shading first, then adding details—sounds like the grisaille technique. That approach might actually be easier for my students to grasp. I’ll give it a try in the next lesson.
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
64. ◆How to Paint the Sky(Watercolor)(3/3)
Agentny003
If doing a sky is awesome, I can’t wait until you teach them how to paint buildings.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Around last month, I taught one of my younger students how to draw Mont Saint-Michel.
I haven’t drawn that episode yet—maybe sometime next year!(;ω;)
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
64. ◆How to Paint the Sky(Watercolor)(2/3)
Agentny003
Way to add quantum physics to art. I never even thought about that. 😮
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
I always try to give my students the most accurate info I can.
Explaining this wears me out—so I always treat myself to ice cream after class. lol
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
64. ◆How to Paint the Sky(Watercolor)(1/3)
Agentny003
A very basic start when it comes to doing landscapes. 😁👍
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Once they learn how to paint skies, their artwork really levels up.😄
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
63. ◆How to Avoid Wasting Paint
Agentny003
The way you squeeze out the paint is the same way I do with toothpaste every morning and before I go to sleep.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Looks like a lot of people felt the same way you did.
It wasn’t until I read your comment that I realized this trick could work on toothpaste tubes too!
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
62. ◆How to Use a Palette(2/2)
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
62. ◆How to Use a Palette(1/2)
Agentny003
Believe it or not sometimes the water can play a role in a painting.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Yeah, blending can totally change the color from what you expected.
I always do a quick test before putting anything on the actual painting.
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
Haiku Illustrations(Adult Class)
Agentny003
Looks like you’ve met your match in knowledge of art. Kanji is also another form of Japanese writing but if I’m not mistaken, it’s written vertically.
tamakimikesaka
@Agentny003
Yeah, each of my students has their own strengths, and their personalities really come through in their work.
Class is always full of inspiration!
As for kanji, it can be written both vertically and horizontally—
but the calligraphy piece he brought in this time was written vertically.
Agentny003
Looks like someone is going overboard with the meaning of the leaves.
tamakimikesaka
>Agentny003
That was me.
In Japanese, we pronounce "leaf," "leaves," and "points" all the same — "happa."
I ended up explaining it in a way that was confusing for her.
I'll make sure to be more careful from now on.
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
59. Cut off Melancholy(3/3)
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
59. Cut off Melancholy(2/3)
Agentny003
Great Advice.
tamakimikesaka
>Agentny003
Thanks!
His girlfriend’s a truly kind soul. I wish them a long and happy relationship.
Mikesaka Art Class (◆Episodes are about art methods.)
59. Cut off Melancholy(1/3)
Agentny003
Word of advice. Never argue against a woman unless you have all your points straight; otherwise you’ll lose the battle.
tamakimikesaka
>Agentny003
That’s a bit too optimistic.
Once a woman’s in full rage mode, no logic in the world will work.
I’ve never won against an angry female friend!(；▽；）
Agentny003
You left it at your house behind the computer. 😆
tamakimikesaka
>Agentny003
When I got home, I apologized to it. lol
Agentny003
Being ambidextrous is rare. I use both my hands for different things. on the board I use both to write.
tamakimikesaka
>Agentny003
You are so talented!
I really want to get better at using my left hand as well...
(；ω；)
Agentny003 3 months ago
Very important to balance work and life outside of work.
tamakimikesaka 3 months ago
@Agentny003
I’m really bad at keeping that balance.
My family and friends worry about me.
I know I should fix it… but it’s just not that easy.