Video summary
The artist begins this session expressing profound exhaustion, noting that they are too tired even for post-production editing while simultaneously inspired by Ozzy Osbourne's song "So Tired." This fatigue is not merely physical but deeply rooted in a long-standing fascination with the musician and his band Black Sabbath, which predated their discovery of Judas Priest. The creator reflects on how this early obsession shaped their musical taste and artistic persona, leading them to create hit lists that blended heavy metal bands like Kiss and Mötley Crüe with Ozzy's solo work. Despite years passing since they first embraced the "madman" aesthetic associated with these artists, the current state of weariness has brought a renewed appreciation for how much this influence still resonates within their creative identity today.
Driven by the need to visually represent this quote about being tired, the artist initially considered creating a complex cartoon or using bold black outlines but quickly realized that simplicity was the most honest approach. They started with just the text and added only minimal touches of pink and peach color before deciding that any further detail would constitute overworking the piece. The final image consists almost entirely of negative space featuring a simple, weary face alongside the lettering, capturing the essence of exhaustion without unnecessary embellishment. This restraint serves as an artistic statement about finding achievement in doing less when one's energy is depleted, proving that sometimes the most powerful expression requires holding back rather than adding more elements to the composition.
Beyond the immediate act of drawing, the artist discusses their philosophy on releasing art under a Creative Commons Attribution license, which allows others to freely use and remix these works into new creations. They explain that while they often include negative space in their pieces, this particular image relies heavily on it as its primary structural element. To help viewers understand how to utilize such empty spaces effectively, the creator mentions an upcoming course focused on mastering ink through negative space, which is currently available via a waiting list for those interested in learning their specific techniques. This educational initiative aims to assist beginner artists while offering fresh perspectives to more experienced creators who wish to move away from purely utilitarian content often found online.
In conclusion, the video serves as both an artistic demonstration and a commentary on the modern digital landscape where much of YouTube content is driven by utility or retention strategies rather than pure creativity. The artist acknowledges their own addiction to screens but hopes that creating meandering, non-essential art can counteract this trend toward commodification in daily life. They invite viewers who appreciate such unstructured creative expression to support them through subscriptions, purchases, or Patreon contributions while encouraging others not to feel pressured for every piece of media they consume to have a specific point. As the session ends with the morning just beginning despite their late-night fatigue, the artist signs off by suggesting that finding ways to wake up and continue creating is part of embracing this chaotic yet meaningful lifestyle.
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What will we find in today's inkblot?
So, today I actually
have a phrase
in mind
and I don't know what I will illustrate
to it, but I but but I know to
I want to do
a text.
So,
it's not a complicated text,
but I'll just start by writing it. A-
and
the reason
I want to illustrate
this text,
this little phrase, this quote,
actually,
should be
self-evident.
And it's because I am so tired.
It looks like so ti- tired,
but it is so tired. Well, we'll we'll
fix it in post. We'll not fix it in
post.
A- a- but but but it's not simply that I
I I am so tired today, it's also
uh that I woke up with a
the Ozzy Osbourne song
So Tired on my mind.
From
Is it from Diary of a Madman or Blizzard
of Oz? I don't remember.
Ozzy Osbourne was
huge
for
in
getting to
to develop my sense of
music
and personality, I guess. I I
for the longest time
I thought that that Judas Priest was my
first
real
true
>> [sighs]
>> big love
in music.
Uh
and then I found
piles with old drawings including these
um
a
top hit list song
So so I made my own hit lists with songs
that I liked and I illustrated
them often with funny
cartoons.
And
yeah, I I would rank songs that way and
I found
a
bunch of
them from
before
uh
before the world of Judas Priest opened
up for me in 1988 with the Ram It Down
album.
And these song these hit lists would
have like
a few
They would have some Kiss songs, they
would have some
uh
Whitesnake or some Mötley Crüe.
Um
and they would have a whole ton of
Ozzy Osbourne solo and Black Sabbath.
Uh and then I started remembering
how
incredibly fascinated I was, not just
with the music, but with the lyrics and
the man, the myth, the legend, the rebel
persona, the madman persona.
And all of these things
uh
starting probably a full year before I
got into Judas Priest. And and lasting
really long as well. Yeah, it wasn't
just a
phase. And I still love
Ozzy and Black Sabbath, but I just had
forgotten how
>> [gasps]
>> how much
it meant.
So,
um
with this one,
I had no plan. When I did the So Tired
text, I
thought it would be sort of a
probably be some sort of uh
funny cartoony
image.
Um
that doesn't seem likely anymore.
I thought I would go in with black
outlines.
>> [snorts]
>> Doesn't really seem
right anymore.
And
what I'm thinking right now in the
second is
maybe
it doesn't really need
much more
than this.
For
this is a very
tired
looking thing.
face
And maybe
anything more that I do with this
would
would just be
overworking.
>> [sighs]
>> And there are a lot of reasons why I'm
so tired
today.
I've been traveling.
I've been
wrestling practice.
Yes, not 2 days before
today.
Um
and it's been a lot this year.
And maybe
just
this doesn't quite need
to have a lot more, but I I'm thinking
maybe just for
I want the the
image in some way
to be more than just the text. So, one
tiny drop
of this
pink
here and just
lift it out lightly more.
That became a little bit too much.
Okay, let's try again.
This
move this.
Ooh, yeah.
Just that little I don't know if you can
see that much of it.
Just that little
difference.
>> [sighs]
>> And I'll
just go in with slight
just the slightest touch
of
pink of peach there. And I think I'm
done.
Uh
And on days when you are as tired
as I am today,
I think this is an achievement.
Uh
Did it need the lettering text? No.
Uh
But this is you know one of the reasons
why I put my art out for free use
is that this
finished image here is
one thing.
That That is what I
was doing saying now in this instant.
But if someone were to
come and just take a snapshot of this
and just use the face, then that would
be
uh
new artwork in a sense. So, by releasing
this art under a Creative Commons
Attribution license, I allow you to
take it and do what you want with it to
create a new work by even if it's just
by context if even if it's just by
the composition
to create something new
that's yours
in a sense.
Uh and uh
Yeah, that is
the exciting thing about releasing art
for free use.
Now, most of my art
has elements of negative space in it.
This image is mostly negative space.
Uh but if you want to learn how I draw
and how I think about
negative space, then I'm
uh currently working on a course called
mastering ink through negative space.
And there is a waiting list you can sign
up for. And that's one way of
teaching
yourself
uh taking the course would be one way of
teaching yourself a little bit of how I
work. And it will be a
good
step
for beginner artists.
And
uh hopefully fresh viewpoint for more
experienced artists. So, that's the plan
with that. There's a waiting list you
can sign up for that. You will get some
percentages off
bloody bloody bloody. Um
if you want more videos from
real artists uh not
just me, but in this age of
AI and retention editing and all that.
It it's
>> [sighs]
>> I've
watched I watch a lot of YouTube
because we're all addicted to our
screens.
And I'm noticing
that
most of what I watch is
very specifically useful.
Or
in some
cases specifically entertaining.
I think
that's good.
But not everything has to be useful.
So, I
hope
to to be able to
do my part in countering
a little bit of this.
Uh
what should I call it? It is a part of
the commodification
of art and life.
By you know, making things that
aren't useful, that are just uh
that can be meandering and
uh
yeah.
That don't need to have a point.
And you know,
if you want
to support that, then like the video and
subscribe and go to my website and buy
some art or
my Patreon or all of that. You find
links
in the description.
Okay?
Thank you for watching.
I almost said that I'm off to go to bed,
but uh the morning has just started, so
probably should find a way to wake up.
See you next time.