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| Hello world, My name is Robbie. I am 23 years old from the U.K and I’m currently traveling the world as a young developing artist and have been for the last 22 months. I have always loved to draw, paint and create. I feel it is something that has always been a part of me, something untouchable that will always remain within me throughout life no matter what. I am determined to keep on developing as an artist as I travel. I feel that it will be of incredible value and substance towards my future work when I look for new ideas from my travel experiences, straight out from my imagination. I feel that I am feeding a fire that is my passion to create whenever I pick up a pencil or my graphics tablet, and my imagination when I step into new countries, cities, and towns. I feel energised when I meet new people, new cultures and when I step into a place that I have never been before. Art & Design makes me feel great. I am ever excited at the prospect and idea of developing into a great artist which I hope to be. Drawing and art has been a hobby of mine from the age of 3 when I was handed my first set of Crayola’s. It has become this powerful, burning passion of mine over time. There is something about breaking free out the everyday life noise and bore, and setting the mind free from unnecessary stress, and worries into an infinite of inspiration, consciousness and awareness that appeals to me so much. I consider myself a deep and lateral thinker, 'outside of the box' as I like to look at and question things more than the average person probably does. As a result I become inspired, which can come from anything in my surroundings, especially when I daydream. I am a highly energetic person. I love to take part in sports, especially football (soccer) which works as the perfect break from my art. Even during me taking part in the beautiful game i love create. After a game or runaround, I feel even more intuitive than before, my airways are clean, my mind refreshed, and ideas in abundance begin flooding into my conscience. Long walks away from traffic also help feed my imagination. Music is my other influence. I love to listen to many genres depending on my mood, and what I am creating. Music helps me to create without a doubt. Art and drawing offers me an escape from ‘the real world’ into a place much more thought provoking, interesting, relaxing and energising. When I feel that I am improving, when I sense that a piece has turned out really well for me, I get this incredible feeling of energy, a sense of excitement, and achievement. I feel that I want to show my work to the world, and then I want to get better and better. Throughout my drawing or painting process, I’m constantly taking ideas in new directions, changing, altering, and adjusting to find balance, harmony and new areas of interest. I often ask relatives or close friends for their opinion even before I have finished. Sometimes I get some good new ideas that spring to life from the inspiration of others. Often I will take breaks and look again at my work the next day and almost instantly with a refreshed mind I can see with more clarity about what I want to do next, where I want to go and how to do it. My favourite traditional tool is probably a simple sketching pencil and sketchbook. I find that it is the easiest and fastest way of bringing the ideas and images from my head, down into something visually physical on the page. With a few pencil stokes you can capture the movement and energy of a pose. With a few more you can catch the character within just a few seconds. I sketch people on public transport as practice when I’m on the go. I feel that I learn so much, even about human behaviour, postures, emotions, things I didn’t ever really notice before. Drawing people in public has become a great tool for me to sharpen my mind and observation. My favourite digital tool has to be Adobe Photoshop and my Wacom graphics tablet. The possibilities are endless. You can apply infinite colour, make multiple versions before deciding, adjust and take the drawing into new directions within moments without having to start over on a fresh canvas. Digital tools such as Photoshop offer you the chance to ‘free up’ more, to lose any sense of fear of being cautious about making silly mistakes because you can always correct them much more effectively and faster than compared with traditional mediums. But Photoshop is just a tool. The artist still needs to know how to create and express his art, Photoshop can only accelerate that. Illustrator is the other software I like to work with. Unlike Photoshop, you can create clean, crisp and accurate shapes which can be used for multiple purposes. My recent work has been inspired by many things. I feel that I have become more open minded and ‘out there’ as a person over the last couple of years even at my age of 23. I often feel this urge to express the things that most interest me in life. Life’s Mysteries, phenomenon’s, the unknown, space and time, human nature, behaviour, special abilities, the future, landscapes, planets, energy and consciousness. I like to explore and play with moods in my art. I like to try and evoke a certain ‘feeling’ within the viewer, whether it is by the emotion of a character or the atmosphere of an environment. Thought provoking images interest me also. I like to tell stories, and sometimes I like to leave clues for the viewer to make his own version up from the image. Through time i intend to continue to broaden my horizons, to evolve, to develop many styles, skills and touch upon many subjects. I want to stay curious, hungry, ambitious, adventurous and determined. These are the elements which keep me going. There are times when I can’t create art, but I know that I must remain patient for my next opportunity. I feel I am exploring the world for a reason. For me travelling and art seem to sync together. What better way to enlighten the core of the imagination then to venture out into the incredible world around, to look, feel, smell, taste and touch all the great things that surround us on our planet Earth. Travel I feel will contribute towards my development as an artist and it will surely help me express myself uniquely and independently in the years to come. I want more freelance work so I can continue to develop my portfolio and accelerate along the path in becoming a great artist. So please hire me!  |
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hows u?
Yeah i'm good thanks, mostly working here in Perth trying to save money for some more travel starting next July.
I have just bought a new laptop from Dell which is due to arrive after xmas. So hopefully i can continue designing on the move in various countries!
Merry Christmas!
Happy christmas
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Greetings,
Z
Merry Christmas.
Robbie
Merry Christmas to you as well!
Have a look around, many talented artists in the feature!
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ahah dont know how to set that up as a hyperlink
good luck
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