Getting in the Groove

03/31/2022

I pulled out my paper archives of my drawings recently to try to get a more accurate date for when I originally sketched it out. I have since realized I’ve gotten myself into a conundrum. I did keep a close eye on dating all my stuff; but, some did slip through the cracks and lack any dates. I can estimate a date based on quality and personal recollection of what else I drew around the same time, but that’s all I’ve got.

The other issue is archiving finished works. The core issue is that I did not finish the pictures in the same order that I originally sketched them. As a result, dating them chronologically by sketch dates won’t work. On top of that, if I have edited the image since the original completion, I have overwritten the completion date without recording it. I have decided as I have written this, sketches and unfinished work will be archived by the date of sketch completion/abandonment. Finished works will still have said sketch date, but also the most accurate file completion date, which will be the way they will be chronicled.

The Perlers… are not archived well. I have no real way of doing so without a ledger, but newer ones will be just fine. I will just have a long list of Perlers that will be listed as the same date even though they were over the course of several years.

Seems like I’ll be in photoshop for several more hours. I’m not enjoying the archiving, but I do enjoy seeing my work in one place and having easy access to show it to others.