The 10000 Hour Rule - Art Edition - 7626/10,000

[JakeB]

narcotics - thanks a lot man, means a lot. I'm not planning on slowing down any time soon :)

Autumnflame - Thank you, yeah it started out as a way to get myself motivated, but it's actually something that really interests me. And who knows, maybe in the future it'll be useful for somebody? :).

So, new stuff

Digital exercises


















Trying out this workflow with a longer study
~1hour from walking dead


Likenesses are so hard.

Traditional stuff, getting a bit more confident now I think :)















~1 hour hand study


Portrait thing from imagination


And some initial comp ideas for the new bloodsport


Couple of notes,
Think I'm going to be dropping the "memory" exercise from the list, it's just such a hassle. Painting from memory's definitely a useful thing to do, after a study, but just trying to memorise a reference is more effort than it's worth. Also, if I stick to an hour per "sheet" that gives me 15mins per piece, which should allow me to slow down and think more carefully about what I'm doing.

Which brings me onto my second point...
I've been doing these quick pieces by basically trying to get my hand to move as fast as possible. And while it's useful, and pretty fun (definitely give it a go sometime!) I think I've been prioritising the wrong things. So, I'm going to be keeping the time limits short, but thinking more carefully about every brushstroke. Basically going to try and work 'efficiently' rather than 'chaotically'

So yeah, as always, any feedback's welcome
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