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I have a son, 8 years old. And he loves to draw. But unfortunately I think I’m ruining him. He keeps saying, that he will never be as good as dad, and he hardly wants to show me, what he did draw/paint. And that actually makes me sad to see, that my son dosent have any confidence in himself.
Even though I genuenly tell him that I’m proud of him for doing what he does. And frankly, he has some out of the box thinking when it comes to art, really thinking of all the details.
And my two year old daughter, shes just happy, if she can eat the pencils ;) -
Eating the pencils, lol :lol: my baby girl does the same thing. And she colors her skin ;-) and the walls, and the floor ….. ahhhh ….. kids.
My son is a bit like that as well…. he just has me draw him what he wants. But I was thinking maybe in the future I would just leave a post-it on a drawing of his saying, “god job!” or something encouraging. Too bad I didn’t hold onto my stuff when I was little, then I could show my son that I too, was like him and he too, will be able to draw like me. If only we think of these things when we were 8 years old. :lol: :lol:
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And yes, she gives every funiture “new life” with her artistic touch. :D
You gave me an idea there, I am most certain that my mom still has my old drawings (Shes a massive collector) of my turtles, yeah a big fan back then :D
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So here is one that I did at dinner ….
I started with the black lines and then filled in with color – never erasing a thing …. to see if I could do this…. while making the kids some food. ;-) Chicken.
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Here is a fish I quickly did this morning. Next time I will change the water ….not happy with it – but it was fun nonetheless. :-)
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Here is my first Koi. While looking at the Tattoo books (and viewing what I could of what is ordered and on its way) I think I like the idea of tackling each genre of tattoo style. ….
https://www.facebook.com/LoveofArtDawn
Ta da.
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OOps !! This one is the picture.
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@JDawnPearls wrote:
It was actually off of a guide I chose where there was a plant behind the fish, and while I was drawing it I was thinking it looked more like seaweed. LOL – Oh well. Next time.
Actually a great lesson to be had here. Even though you see it, dosent mean it should be there. Remember to give everything your own touch, not just copying or following a guide.
It does look more like fire, then seaweed/plant ;) Since one of the… “flames/plants” runs infront of the fishy ;)The koi is amazing :D Liking the colour on it :D
A bit of history/superstition/asking the stars/symbol Thingy (yeah I have those moments in and out sometimes)
When a koi fish, in traditionel, is made into a tattoo or a drawing, and the head of it is facing down. This actually means bad luck ;)
This all dates back to the old story about the fish. The Koi is a fighting fish, climbing a waterfall and making it through to the top. Now if the Koi’s head was down, it actually goes with the current, not carring to make it through the rough climb ;)
This is why the Koi has such a strong symbolic meaning today. People get the fish, becourse they have overcome some rough periode.A bit o history 101
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Lenn,
That is very important information and very interesting because I have seen thousands of tattoos with the fish head down. I’ve seen them with another Koi in the Yin-Tang and I’ve seen them face up. The reason I did face down is because I saw that tattoo or photo more often than any other. SO it makes me wonder who DOESN’T know about the history???? I read a book on tattoos / history and it didn’t mention the face down, only mentioned its otherwise long history and importance to the person who gets it. This is very useful information and I will keep it in mind for now on …… but I wonder – this simple info has been MISSED ????!!!!
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As I said;
I’m a nerd when it comes to the more spiritual/symbolic history of things :ugeek: Its just of personal interest. ;) I have tons of history books, books on symbols, books on religions, and so on ;)
And even the colour theme on the Koi has a symbolic meaning ;) But thats a whole different story :ugeek:
But why its missed in the history of tatooing books, I have no idea. If you search the Koi fish, and eliminate any tattoo relations, (its difficult) then you will get its story.
And actually it makes sence. Koi up a waterfall, struggerling and making it better (YOU CAN DO IT FISH) Face up.
Koi down… “Nooo dont want to do it, just let the flow carry me” Face down… ;) -
Naturally, I went and did some reading (also happy I chose the red colors … hehehe) but I also read that the face down Koi is one at peace and tranquility – or perhaps the last feed before the journey up.
I was reading about the changing into the dragon and had a tattoo idea …. :-) We will see ….
I hope that the two books I ordered are going to have more information.
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Well, based on my recent readings I will do one more Koi drawing … 5 Golden Koi swimming UP stream… heheheh The one that I did yesterday was popular, a friend of mine wants it done on him… But I think the water is versatile – he could probably get it done going UP and then on his right side so the head is NOT toward his back.
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Yeah, I did not know of any of these stories before I got into tattooing. I have one book that goes through all of the popular tattoos and explains the symbolism and it talked about how a koi through great perseverance could turn into a dragon. And, suddenly a part of my childhood made perfect sense. Magikarp evolves into Gyarados. POKEMON! lol
And I’ve always thought Koi facing downward was the yin half of a yin yang.
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OK so here it is …. my second Koi sketch …. (not the idea I was talking about earlier), but nonetheless it adds to my portfolio…
oh, and I didn’t use a guide. This is entirely from the head (while waiting for my kids to eat breakfast)…. and listening to cartoons… lol … ahhhhh the life of a mom.
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@Infamous wrote:
Magikarp evolves into Gyarados. POKEMON! lol
I never thought about that… Your right :D Pokemon is more then just a cartoon… It tells true stories :D
(Wonder why Pikachu never evolved… :?: )@JDawnPearls wrote:
OK so here it is …. my second Koi sketch …. (not the idea I was talking about earlier), but nonetheless it adds to my portfolio…
oh, and I didn’t use a guide. This is entirely from the head (while waiting for my kids to eat breakfast)…. and listening to cartoons… lol … ahhhhh the life of a mom.
They are great.. Keep it up :D
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@Ramenuzumaki wrote:
I FUCKING LOVE PIKACHU! *Flails wildly*
+1 literally made me laugh out loud
@Lennart82 wrote:
@Infamous wrote:
Magikarp evolves into Gyarados. POKEMON! lol
I never thought about that… Your right :D Pokemon is more then just a cartoon… It tells true stories :D
(Wonder why Pikachu never evolved… :?: )Pikachu nearly evolved in the first season, but Pikachu didn’t want to become a Raichu and Ash showed her mercy and didn’t make her evolve. Coincidentally this made Pikachu just about the most powerful Pikachu in the entire Pokemon universe, which is why Team Rocket wants to steal her so bad.
I’m a traditionalist Pokemon nerd. I know everything about the first 150 pokemon lol
@JDawnPearls wrote:
OK so here it is …. my second Koi sketch …. (not the idea I was talking about earlier), but nonetheless it adds to my portfolio…
oh, and I didn’t use a guide. This is entirely from the head (while waiting for my kids to eat breakfast)…. and listening to cartoons… lol … ahhhhh the life of a mom.
These look pretty good, not quite as detailed as your others but I am still liking it. Enlighten me because I don’t know, why 5 golden koi?
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