07-23-2015, 09:33 PM
I think with art especially, doing something outside of grinding away at the technical aspects of it is important. There needs to be a counterbalance of some sort, or you'll be good at art but you won't know what to do with your skill. Being a great painter and having no good reason to paint is almost as bad as having great ideas that you aren't able to execute, though at least you'll be able to find a job.
So yeah, pursuing multiple interests is definitely a good idea, and as long as you do things while keeping art in mind it will help you improve in some way no matter what it may be. If you're looking for inspiration, doing things that are very different in nature is a great source for looking at things from weird angles and coming up with ideas. I like super crisp looking 'serious' art, but I also like crappy stylized drawings. I like reading and writing, but I also like watching silly videos on youtube and bantering on anonymous imageboards. Between any two extremes there's a world of possibilities just waiting to be explored.
So yeah, pursuing multiple interests is definitely a good idea, and as long as you do things while keeping art in mind it will help you improve in some way no matter what it may be. If you're looking for inspiration, doing things that are very different in nature is a great source for looking at things from weird angles and coming up with ideas. I like super crisp looking 'serious' art, but I also like crappy stylized drawings. I like reading and writing, but I also like watching silly videos on youtube and bantering on anonymous imageboards. Between any two extremes there's a world of possibilities just waiting to be explored.