01-23-2015, 08:06 AM
I think both Jeanne and Amit made some really good points in their replies to your thread.
What I'd say is maybe not that new, but here it goes anyway:
The first step to improvement is realizing that there is something that could be done better. If you see that your imaginative work gets repetitive, that's where studies come in. In order to produce something different every time, you need to have built a strong visual library to draw from. This has always been my weakest point in everything drawing-wise, and it took a really long time to understand where the problem was. And the more you see things don't work out, the more you want to get there fast.. but: it. takes. time. So try remind yourself of that, if you need to, stick notes around your work-space to remind you of that.
And do more studies.. from life, from photos, from masters, just do a lot of them by trying to really understand how the composition works, why it works, the color, the light everything. If it helps, dedicate study sessions to specific topics so you don't get overwhelmed. But try to really understand how things work, without copying mindlessly. If you do, I'm sure you will start catching yourself looking at the most boring every day objects in your house and just thinking to yourself how desaturated that color is, or how the shadow starts at a certain point. Or that the form could be carved out of a box at this or that point. And that's when suddenly every day life stops to be boring. It gains your attention, because it's worth studying and applying what you've learned so far, and urges you to explore the form visually.
If you lack motivation and look for some more advice on how to be patient.. I definitely recommend Anthony Jones' videos "Hot to study" and "Shortcut to become an amazing artist" . It's irrelevant what end-style you aim for.. the preparation for any style goes through fundamentals, so practicing getting better at that first, will slowly build up your skillset for anything else you wish to pursue art-wise. :o) Hope this helps even a little bit.
What I'd say is maybe not that new, but here it goes anyway:
The first step to improvement is realizing that there is something that could be done better. If you see that your imaginative work gets repetitive, that's where studies come in. In order to produce something different every time, you need to have built a strong visual library to draw from. This has always been my weakest point in everything drawing-wise, and it took a really long time to understand where the problem was. And the more you see things don't work out, the more you want to get there fast.. but: it. takes. time. So try remind yourself of that, if you need to, stick notes around your work-space to remind you of that.
And do more studies.. from life, from photos, from masters, just do a lot of them by trying to really understand how the composition works, why it works, the color, the light everything. If it helps, dedicate study sessions to specific topics so you don't get overwhelmed. But try to really understand how things work, without copying mindlessly. If you do, I'm sure you will start catching yourself looking at the most boring every day objects in your house and just thinking to yourself how desaturated that color is, or how the shadow starts at a certain point. Or that the form could be carved out of a box at this or that point. And that's when suddenly every day life stops to be boring. It gains your attention, because it's worth studying and applying what you've learned so far, and urges you to explore the form visually.
If you lack motivation and look for some more advice on how to be patient.. I definitely recommend Anthony Jones' videos "Hot to study" and "Shortcut to become an amazing artist" . It's irrelevant what end-style you aim for.. the preparation for any style goes through fundamentals, so practicing getting better at that first, will slowly build up your skillset for anything else you wish to pursue art-wise. :o) Hope this helps even a little bit.