I'm thinking about NFT's.
Enough thinking and now I want to start.
Actually been planning to get one made for about 2 years or so - just to make a start so that I don't suffer any FOMO - but never the time to look into it and now it's almost too late to be a pioneer to any degree worth the satisfaction. Had to get over the digital hurdle - didn't believe in it except for advertising material bla bla and now I see how slow I am to catch on. Hated the idea of digital art but then I remind myself that photography also had a rough reception to the art world and it took quite a bit of teething to see it flourish, so FUCK IT (I say that with a Bond Like smirk because I know that no one really gives a shit and I have to ameliorate my self image for when the time comes to regret that I ever did this and said that. You know I'm hoping that I'm wrong but that's just the Buddhist in me).
Here it goes...
I photshopped!
So now its out in the open. I feel like I'm a dinosaur actually. Surely there are better and easier-to-use tools than photoshop but I'll get there in time (If I ever start selling my art).
Maybe I should be discreet about what I dis' online (Totally LERVE photoshop!!!).
I did some quick filters in photoshop and quickly had a few results that I liked. Mostly for the fact that they washed out the flaky bits in the original work but I didn't mind it at all. I used to try to convince myself that raw is powerful and all natural and good. I don't like AI so lets not go there but I can live with cheating on my art just to adjust the look and make endless variations of the same thing. The doors keep widening as I head into my 4th hour of play with photoshop (to be truthful I've been playing with Photoshop since around 2007 - maybe even earlier but lets say 2007 to be sure - just not for my personal artwork ). I can see there is potential but now it's a threat to all the plans that I had for painting on canvas - I cant let that die as I've only just begun and I don't want to be a digital brat. Will see how it goes but for now it's just going to be NFT's and all this stuff I had to write to remind myself of the reason I'm doing this. I need money!! NFT's sound like they could potentially solve a lot of problems - as long as the power doesn't go out!
So remember those pieces from the George Pados project? That's what I'm going to use for my very first NFT...
2 B Announced NFTS for
"I could be a comic book"
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I wish I was a comic.
I like comic books but never really connected to them and as a result it's like they are punishing me for not loving them the way that so many other people do. They look great and as with so many other things it's as if there is a promise of discovery that lives within the idea of the comics world. If I had the spare time to do so, I might dive into comic books and really get absorbed into the culture and fanfare that comes with it but from a by-standers perspective I can't see myself doing that. I did make a start to collecting about 30 years ago or so but it was always a matter of buying them for the unique blend of story and artwork that would grab me and so I ended up buying the comics that were on the fast sale rack usually because they didn't quite hit the mark with most fanboy types. I think comics will go in the realm of forgotten and held dear by those who got to experience them before video games took over. For me? I just want to be able to dip my toe in and get a taste then move on to other things but take something from the comics with me. Maybe I'm resentful because I don't have the discipline it takes to be a real fan or even artist. I reckon its more because I want the straight lines of comic art to bend so that I can then feel like it's OK for me to do the same in my art.
Sometimes it's like I have this empty space in me where comics should have filled the void but I was too late (as usual) to catch on to how awesome they are and in my childhood my parents would never have understood, so they never encouraged it (not even worth mentioning that but there must be some kind of historical thing going on so just considering it could be like a time-capsule thing and if you don't know what I'm referring to then come back and check here some time - I'll try and elaborate in a future update when I've had time to think about it). Anyhow this (the posca paintings) is what I have. I think they look better in real life.

I could be a comic book TBA NFT #1
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
Tin toys and other memories come and go. Might be the memories of a moment or moments as a child when in the presence of something new. Like a tin toy (from the 1970's) or a comic book. Perhaps its just novelty and nostalgia.
(Flip below)
Original version can be seen at The George Pados Project
To be successful your content needs to be useful to your readers.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.

I could be a comic book TBA NFT #2
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
There's a robot hiding in there.
At some point this was getting lost in rigid shapes. working with posca markers makes it hard to go over too many times and paint starts to flake if you do too much.
(Flip below)
Original version can be seen at The George Pados Project
To be successful your content needs to be useful to your readers.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.
I could be a comic book TBA NFT #3
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
Kids' favourite. This is the one my daughter wants me to keep and seems to be the pick for most. I tried to resist the temptation to keep adding more detail.
(Flip below)

Original version can be seen at The George Pados Project
To be successful your content needs to be useful to your readers.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.

I could be a comic book TBA NFT #4
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
Probably the test piece. Tried a few things on this one that eventually I would repeat in others but didn't really draw me back to it very often. At some point I had to add red to it to make it feel as though it was worth the trouble.
(Flip below)
Original version can be seen at The George Pados Project
To be successful your content needs to be useful to your readers.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.

I could be a comic book TBA NFT #5
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
It sometimes happens that my least favourite becomes my favourite. I think that happened here.
(You cant have this one, George)
(Flip below)
Original version can be seen at The George Pados Project
To be successful your content needs to be useful to your readers.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.

I could be a comic book #5
MDF board with Gesso
Size: 10 X 13cm
It sometimes happens that my least favourite becomes my favourite. I think that happened here.
(You cant have this one, George)
(Flip below)

I could be a comic book #3
Kids' favourite. This is the one my daughter wants me to keep and seems to be the pick for most. I tried to resist the temptation to keep adding more detail.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.

I could be a comic book #3
Kids' favourite. This is the one my daughter wants me to keep and seems to be the pick for most. I tried to resist the temptation to keep adding more detail.
Start with the customer – find out what they want and give it to them.
Going Digital but I'll be back