warm ups

so i'm trying to get into the habit of doing a warm up grayscale paint before starting project work and it's been pretty good so far! it helps to relax me and just get into the flow of simplifying things so i don't over-complicate myself while i'm working as i'm wont to do more often than i'd like. results include being more aware of when i'm getting frustrated and pinpointing why as well as knowing that i need to step back for a moment :)

it was a cold morning:


watching 'batman: under the red hood', which is amazing:


listening to some amanamaguchi to get psyched for the day:


watching 'chocolate' (thai title 'fury'):