Happy Monday people! We are back with our interview segments. If you didn’t know Brunch Issue #15 just dropped and of course its hotter than a cast-iron skillet!
We had the pleasure of interview Mexican Canadian artist BarbyGoodface! Her art is absolutely stunning! A real showstopper! Lets get into it!
Saturday AM: Whats the hardest part of being an artist for you? Art in general is hard, how do you navigate through tough phases of art?
Barby: I think focusing on my own plate is the hardest part since the establishment of todays social media. I grew so rapidly, artistically, between my infancy and high school because there was non of this hyper-comparisons between oneself and another artist. Yes, there was Deviantart and the like but they didn’t live on your hand 24/7 such as Instagram or X today. I take a step back, let the coffee machine pour my third cup, and go through the story so far “Whats the idea behind this? Why did I want to composition is like this?
What have I nailed so far? What am I willing to change? What am I definitely changing? Is it feeling like I wanted to?” Even if what you’re doing has no real story behind it, there’s a reason you’re doing it. You practice hands because you want to eventually create characters with body language that comes across clearly. Say a fairy has dainty hands, and a goblin has horrid hands.. how did you manage to get that look? You walk yourself through the process because it reframes your outlook on the tough parts of art and when your creative space is taken up by thought you don’t have time to compare to others but only to yourself yesterday. And that always feels good!
Saturday AM: Whats your favorite tool to use when creating art? Was digital art hard to learn besides traditional art?
Barby: As a newcomer to the IPad game late 2022 | ve been using Procreate since early 2023 and prior to that Clips Studio Paint since 2019. These two are my choices. I left Photoshop when I found that CSP felt more intuitive in almost every way even before adjusting any settings. Photoshop didn’t give me that no matter how I adjusted the brushes settings, the pen pressure and what not. It never felt or gave a natural feel and look. My art was harsh looking and empty all at once because I was focused on how it felt to make the art digitally. Primarily when it came to painting. It was such a disconnected experience to me. I could have a limited color choice with colored pencils or watercolor and the work would look great and l’d be happy and proud. Alternatively, I could have all the, brushes, textures and tools I could ask for digitally and I was not matching the artistic skill I knew I had. I definitely did struggle for many years on and off to get it together digitally but I don’t find it to be everyone’s average experience.
Read the rest of this interview in the latest issue!
