26 May 23:42
--hahahaha humans are definitely cool things sometimes
Shout Box archive
26 May 22:43
--it's always cool knowing right away what influences an artist's personal work. Better than seeing multiple studies of the same thing by everyyyone.
26 May 21:16
--that race was in 2008. Heather Dorniden, the athlete winning athlete in the video had a interview last year where she answered questions about that race. so soooo cool http://btn.com/2015/06/03/a-race-to-reme...-2008-run/
26 May 21:14
--This woman fell in the second lap of a 600 meter run, consequently dropping to last place and finishing the race in 1st!! very weird to watch, especially with the kinda crappy quality. so surreal, it reminds me of a spooky ghost sighting haha https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjejTQdK5OI
26 May 18:47
--Yup what Muzz, said. Just keep learning and growing. The actual path is less important, it kinda takes care of itself really, if you let it.
26 May 18:40
--Alright so with that in mind, gonna have to figure out how I am gonna tackle this art learning journey, and also the amount of hours I can invest in it. Again, thank you for sharing your thoughts fellas. Really appreciate it. Have a g'night/day for now.
26 May 18:33
--Keep in mind, design and drawing overlap in a lot of skills, so it shouldn't be an either or thing.
26 May 18:32
--now i'm coming back to art hardcore again and really pushing it though... so there is always a tradeoff with branching out though, but i do think being a more rounded person is super important
26 May 18:32
--Totally. After what you said, what I found out is that art is more of a hobby for me, never thought of it for doing it as work. Design is more of the thing I want to do as work right now, because some areas of it I find interesting, like UI/UX and Product Design. So I can focus on that most of time, to the point I can make a living out of doing design, and then branch out to art like buying the tablet and things like that.
26 May 18:32
--Yeah, that's what i did, i got to a decent quality for art, then i started music, then i started programming. As long as you are always learning you can jump to the next thing.
26 May 18:28
--Now I can do art professionally, I have felt inklings of wanting to do other things seeping in again...writing, music etc. :)
26 May 18:27
--Nothing to say you can't do two things in parallel either...you definitely can, but the tradeoff can be this feeling of lack of focus, and of less "progress" towards each. Depends on your personality I guess. For me I love variety and going from one thing to something completely different, I thrive on it, but I did realise that I wanted to make more progress in the art, than the music for example, so I ditched the music at the time. They were both only hobbies at the time.
26 May 18:21
--Yeah that's correct. Focus. And that's what I am lacking in this moment, diversifying my attention to two things instead of choosing one. Like allowing a season for each interest, as you said. And when you go the other road, you still have the accumulated experience you gathered from that other thing
26 May 18:18
--Once you're sick of it, or want to go another way, then there is absolutely nothing to stop you from doing that. I don't think there is such a thing as a fixed permanent decision in life. We are creatures who just like to imprison ourselves into a set way of thinking/being/living because it tends to feel more secure.
26 May 18:15
--No probs. I think sometimes it's ok to want to do more than one thing at once. Heck I still want to do music, and write and make movies and comics blah blah blah. The trick is to not let these things drive you in all directions at once. A bit of focus "for a time" on the thing that seems to be more right than the others is not a bad way to go, and then keep evaluating after doing it for a while whether it is something you want to continue with.
26 May 18:12
--"Little idea for what I want" yeah, I have been hearing that often. Like one day I say I want to be a designer, the other day is illustrator. Its like I am mixing what the heck I want to do in a way. Alright. Will just meditate on it, and pin down my "why" behind art and design. And also apply what you said. Thanks for the response.
26 May 18:07
--So in a just make a decision and go with it, right? Not putting pressure on the "right" decision, since that doesn't exist in the first place. Well what feels right as you said, hmm.
26 May 17:21
--Take out the perceived repercussion aspect of any choice you make, and do what feels right deep down. If that ends up being a wrong turn, well, so what? Life is always lived as a Plan B or Plan C, hardly ever Plan A!
26 May 17:20
--You need to take the pressure out of this Decision and not view it as something THAT WILL DETERMINE THE REST OF YOUR LIFE (it won't) SO YOU MUST CHOOSE CORRECT. Nope. Life doesn't work like that. You will stumble your way through it all the time and it ends up the way it ends up. The main thing is to know yourself better. The more you know of yourself, the more the path will seem right.
26 May 17:17
--I think the main thing reading your post (I don't want to get into a big pro/con thing...that's up to you to figure out) is that you have little idea what you want, but you think that somehow the decision you make on this, will be the biggest thing you can do ever. It's not. Most decisions we make aren't as important as the import we give them.
26 May 16:44
--Fixed it a bit, probably its more readable. Will see if I have to make it more readable. For me, what I noticed, is even if I have the most practical choices, I have found discussing it with others can give you a much clearer picture on what choice to go for. I think.
26 May 16:33
--Will have to like figure the core questions out of the small essay I posted in my sketchbook, I do recall asking you this I think 2 years ago,