It's nice to have a hobby!

[dizzojay]

It's Mental Health Awareness Week in a couple of weeks' time, and my work wants to do a few things to mark it.

One of the things they want to do is invite people to showcase their hobbies.  Hobbies are so important in looking after mental health.  They're so good for the soul, and they asked me if I would be able to make a little video of me drawing a picture to showcase te benefits of having a hobby.

The thing is, I'm just not in a great frame of mind at the moment; just not in a creative headspace.  I had a go at doing it last weekend and trying to multi-task for the video, talking and drawing at the same time, was just not working.

So I've decided to go down a different route with an existing 'work in progress' series of pictures, and see if somene far cleverer than me can make them into some kind of video!

So, I'm trying them out on you guys first.  What do you think?  Are they positive?  Do they make you want to take up art?  Do they make you happy?

I'd love to know :)

Comments

[metallidean-grl.livejournal.com]

I like it. Personally, I would prefer something like this over a video. I tend not to watch self-made videos. I have little patience and not a lot of time to watch vids, but pictures I can quickly read and scan through — especially when I do most of this during my work time. If I wasn't crappy at drawing, I just might be tempted to pick up a pencil, but I can barely draw stick figures, so I'll stick to other things.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you, I'm glad you like it!
:)

[fanspired]

Lovely work. I agree with the previous comment. I also prefer text and picture based posts to videos. Maybe it's about being able to absorb the material at my own pace. And, yes, it is tempting me to get my pencils out :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you — I'm glad you enjoyed it. I would be thrilled if I inspired you to get your pencils out :)

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

I LOVE IT!!

That was fun, and very happy making! Your first pic, 'four dogs hiding in this paper 'made me perk right up, and then progression of drawings were wonderful! What fun! You are so talented! ♥

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much — I'm really glad you enjoyed it!

[septembers-coda.livejournal.com]

I love it! And I agree with others--videos have their place but can be really uncomfortable to make, and sometimes viewers might want to skip to the part they're most interested in, which, in a series of pics like this, they can do, and then jump right back to the top to view the rest. This is fun and lovely and your humor and Dizzoness shines through. :-D

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Ah, thank you — I'm glad you liked it. I tried to keep it light and fun, this is supposed to be about how fun art is and how it can benefit you, not all about me!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

My main comment would be that the captions are really hard to read — the white and red is ok when the font is large but where you've used the smaller ones I was straining — and if you animate this, it will be even harder to read them. Given the topic, making it accessible seems rather important. 😁

I think also for something like this, people might like to pause and look at the details — so what about making a little slide show in powerpoint? It's been ages since I used it, but can't you make slide shows that will play automatically like a little animation?

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

This was originally in powerpoint. A lady in work who is technically far cleverer than me has made it into a lovely video and she's lingered on the pages wit the smaller text long enough so that it's easier to read. Because in a video the pages come u bigger than the pictures I've posted it's much clearer!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Yay for people with powerpoint skillz!

[supernutjapan.livejournal.com]

I think it would be nice to hear your voice. Also, rather than tell people how you draw, maybe better to tell them why you draw and how it helps you deal with stress. Your "hobbie" is art but the theme is not "art" but hobbies and how they affect mental health right? Very nice though! Beautiful drawings.

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

The original idea for this was for me to sit and draw a picture and narrate it, and do it in a kind of time lapse, but I did a couple of dummy runs and to be honest I'm just not up to it at the moment. I was finding drawing and talking at the same time difficult, and to be honest, my focus is all over the place at the moment, so this was the best I could do at short notice. Maybe next year, I'll be more up to doing something more personal! But I'm glad you like it! :)

[casey28.livejournal.com]

I loved watching your beautiful artwork unfold. Very inspiring!

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)
x

[yeuxdebleu.livejournal.com]

Gorgeous drawings; you're very talented. Wow!