One thing I really liked when talking to Mateusz is that he made an additional comment on good versus skilled: For students and beginners who need to put work out and feel overwhelmed by the task of producing morally good work, he said, "it's good to focus on technical skill as self-improvement, but once it becomes self-indulgence then it's time to push yourself to move more into the 'good'." I think Matthew Crawford, a mechanic and philosopher, wrote on how our cognitive activities actually inform our moral beliefs and vice versa in a positive feedback loop, and that the two are intertwined and make us who we become. Mateusz is a good example of someone who cares about both processes and I can respect that, thanks!
I'm so thankful that Mat and Kana are speaking up and doing something about the way women are portrayed in anime and manga. It's something that has bugged me for a long time! I haven't watched mamy mainstream anime in a long time because of it. I try to find more wholesome/slice-of-life alternatives. Artists really do hold a lot of influence and power that we just don't stop to think about often enough. Also, loved the points on simplifying our workspaces and what we post. Even touching on everyone wanting to be an artist full-time. As someone who has been trying and failing for over 6 years. It's been very hard to come to the conclusion that it's okay for me to not be full-time and keep this as a hobby. Not everyone can make it. The pressure ot takes off of me is great.
I love Mateuz artwork, he has always inspired to do my are work. You guys mention the Paris presentation, is there a link you can share so we could watch I it?
I really enjoyed this episode. Thanks for doing the interview! The last words from Mateusz about making things simple got me thinking. Maybe it's just me but when I see now the images on Cara I got impression that artists in general are going towards more simplified and stylized work. I wonder if this is some trend that will further differentiate human hand made art from the AI generated images. Or maybe it's a generational thing. On Conceptart forums the trend was more to do way more technical realistic type of illustrations with almost academic quality. For sure something will change. Looking for software alternative to is definitely a pain. I work in studio so I don't need to pay for the Adobe package at the moment. However I did a little bit of playing with other programs and if I had to move away I would probably use mix of Krita and Affinity suite. Krita is good at painting but it's lacking when it comes to more graphic design type of stuff. Affinity programs on the other hand are decent repacement for graphic design type of work but I don't like how they work for painting. Things are definitely getting interesting recently.
One thing I really liked when talking to Mateusz is that he made an additional comment on good versus skilled: For students and beginners who need to put work out and feel overwhelmed by the task of producing morally good work, he said, "it's good to focus on technical skill as self-improvement, but once it becomes self-indulgence then it's time to push yourself to move more into the 'good'." I think Matthew Crawford, a mechanic and philosopher, wrote on how our cognitive activities actually inform our moral beliefs and vice versa in a positive feedback loop, and that the two are intertwined and make us who we become. Mateusz is a good example of someone who cares about both processes and I can respect that, thanks!
Thanks for this interview
I'm so thankful that Mat and Kana are speaking up and doing something about the way women are portrayed in anime and manga. It's something that has bugged me for a long time! I haven't watched mamy mainstream anime in a long time because of it. I try to find more wholesome/slice-of-life alternatives. Artists really do hold a lot of influence and power that we just don't stop to think about often enough.
Also, loved the points on simplifying our workspaces and what we post. Even touching on everyone wanting to be an artist full-time. As someone who has been trying and failing for over 6 years. It's been very hard to come to the conclusion that it's okay for me to not be full-time and keep this as a hobby. Not everyone can make it. The pressure ot takes off of me is great.
I love Mateuz artwork, he has always inspired to do my are work.
You guys mention the Paris presentation, is there a link you can share so we could watch I it?
I would also love this!
Amazing chat guys, feeling really inspired after this one!
I really enjoyed this episode. Thanks for doing the interview!
The last words from Mateusz about making things simple got me thinking. Maybe it's just me but when I see now the images on Cara I got impression that artists in general are going towards more simplified and stylized work. I wonder if this is some trend that will further differentiate human hand made art from the AI generated images. Or maybe it's a generational thing. On Conceptart forums the trend was more to do way more technical realistic type of illustrations with almost academic quality. For sure something will change.
Looking for software alternative to is definitely a pain. I work in studio so I don't need to pay for the Adobe package at the moment. However I did a little bit of playing with other programs and if I had to move away I would probably use mix of Krita and Affinity suite. Krita is good at painting but it's lacking when it comes to more graphic design type of stuff. Affinity programs on the other hand are decent repacement for graphic design type of work but I don't like how they work for painting. Things are definitely getting interesting recently.
Thank you guys! 🙏🏼
Great episode with Mateusz and you guys!
So insightful and interesting!!! Thank you for this episode!