Shout Box archive

You can try 1 still life a month for starter maybe,

26 Aug 11:22

I might give myself a months challenge to paint still lifes though, force the issue!

26 Aug 11:20

I'm doing lots of small studies of things close to me in the hopes that will help, but distant objects, I have issues with

26 Aug 11:19

I know, another reason why I feel super guilty avoiding them.. some of my problems is I have zero depth perception due to poor eyesight, so still life is crazy hard

26 Aug 11:19

And definitely Amit.

26 Aug 11:19

Indeed punk,

26 Aug 11:19

Yeah Punk, sometimes being forced is good, but you really also have to be able to force yourself, or sooner or later it will come back to bite you in some way.

26 Aug 11:18

yeah*

26 Aug 11:18

Why? Because the fundamentals comes as second nature in a way, not sure if this adds up to the current topic but yea.h

26 Aug 11:18

Still life drawing, its like part of the reason I'm starting at square one again, tackling the very basics. After all, in the atelier process/academy, what you do is hone down fundamentals, them ore you do it, easier it becomes, and eventually you can make something of your own a whole lot easier.

26 Aug 11:16

I'm sure if I was being 'taught" I'd have to suffer through still lifes and spending 40 hours finishing one piece

26 Aug 11:15

Mmm I think it has gotten easier already, but I still find myself over thinking - there are things I know I'm not good at, like still life drawing, but I also hate it with an unholy passion, so I have this guilt for avoiding something I feel I probably should do. And I tend to work quickly, so probably less polished than things should be

26 Aug 11:13

Well the self-teacher's path is always fraught with uncertainty. I can say that you will start to get more of a handle on it as you go. :) So unlike life, it actually does get easier and easier.

26 Aug 11:11

I think I went through a bit of being oblivious to /why/ my stuff wasn't right, and because I could see mass improvement, I thought I was doing well - beginners self illusions, but I very much doubt I'll ever think I'm good enough/ can't do better, I just got whiney about not knowing how to learn.. still feel a bit like that at times, would be much easier to be told what to do

26 Aug 11:09

:) so true! I thankfully never went through that phase myself...always knew I could do better hah

26 Aug 11:06

I know I was them not so long ago, but darn.. time travel to go back and slap myself is required :D

26 Aug 11:06

Yeah I'm not taking it personally, it's just tiring when you get people begging for help, but they want some magic bullet, not to be told "hey sorry, you're not a special snowflake, there are no shortcuts"

26 Aug 11:00

or at least immature when it comes to their own work. I wouldn't take it personally.

26 Aug 10:59

Sounds like teenagers, or kids. The majority of people who interact on there in community seem to very young.

26 Aug 10:53

Blah, I need to stay away from dA.. so many people whining that their sub par art work isn't getting them the fame and money they crave, and when they ask for critique and you give it they tell you that you are wrong, you don't understand their artistic vision >.<.. I think I'm over people.. or maybe I'm just being extra cranky today -_-

26 Aug 10:20