Artist Jason Nicholas picks colors based on emotion and what he has, not realism. He sketches to capture a feeling in time, and says having fun during the process embeds the work into your memory and soul.
So, um, a lot of, a lot of times I'll get a question or a comment that the colors I use are not the colors that exist, um, which is cool. I love that comment. Um, yeah, I use color based on how I'm feeling, or honestly sometimes based on what I have with me. So I'm not trying to create realistic sketches. I'm really documenting a moment in time, a feeling in time. Um, yeah, I guess that's a good way to sum it up. So feelings and times, moments and times. And I'll just kind of use my gut and pick colors I just want to play around with. Um, lots of times the, the formula is fun. I just want to have fun. Creating. The act of creating something— um, actually, let me take that back. If I'm having fun while I'm creating something, I'm going to ingrain that in my brain, in my memory, and in my soul for, for probably ever, forever, if not a really, really long time. If I was laboring on a sketch and frustrated and not having fun For me, it's a waste of time. I need to have fun in the process because that fun takes it to a different level that just ingrains it in my soul.
