09-16-2014, 10:59 AM
Hola, welcome to the forums
Totally the right attitude to have about the fundamentals (I saw what you did there). A lot of beginning artists, myself included, want to get straight to the juicy stuff without going through the swamps of learning. But hopefully you will overcome the wall of understanding and have fun doing it too, becoming an art lord in the process! Just find a way that keeps you interested in doing it everyday and you'll be fine. I personally find this method very productive, if you ever feel demotivated or like you're not going anywhere
http://jamesclear.com/stop-procrastinati...d-strategy
I've heard from many people that animation gives a really great foundation for illustration in the future. If your school's solid you'll get all the important bits down in no time
And lastly if you're interested in some top notch illustration mixed with some SUPERB writing, I cannot recommend Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein enough. One of the best pieces of literature ever written with some of the tightest ink drawings I've ever seen in my life. Can't go wrong with it, at least not with the pictures if you're not into old english writing lol
Ps: get a sketchbook started asap so we can so yo work !
Totally the right attitude to have about the fundamentals (I saw what you did there). A lot of beginning artists, myself included, want to get straight to the juicy stuff without going through the swamps of learning. But hopefully you will overcome the wall of understanding and have fun doing it too, becoming an art lord in the process! Just find a way that keeps you interested in doing it everyday and you'll be fine. I personally find this method very productive, if you ever feel demotivated or like you're not going anywhere
http://jamesclear.com/stop-procrastinati...d-strategy
I've heard from many people that animation gives a really great foundation for illustration in the future. If your school's solid you'll get all the important bits down in no time
And lastly if you're interested in some top notch illustration mixed with some SUPERB writing, I cannot recommend Bernie Wrightson's Frankenstein enough. One of the best pieces of literature ever written with some of the tightest ink drawings I've ever seen in my life. Can't go wrong with it, at least not with the pictures if you're not into old english writing lol
Ps: get a sketchbook started asap so we can so yo work !