08-14-2015, 06:50 AM
Sketchosoph: Thanks! Yeah, I feel like I know the difference, but it's one thing to know, and another thing to implement. I think I just need to practice. 
CaDisciple: Thanks for such lengthy and helpful advice! I think that you've made some pretty great points. It's true that I need to learn to apply what I've learned. This is a biiig thing I realize, and yet I'm not yet getting anywhere with. As for lacking direction and/or a core purpose with my art-- I have stated that I want to be a concept artist. That hasn't changed.
I am also adding design pieces to my portfolio in the hopes of getting a Graphic Design position. Basically, I'm just practicing in every way I know how. I'm thinking about making a schedule for every day of the week about what I'll tackle and do with my time. I will be doing that tomorrow, I think.
Thanks for your support in that, and your advice. :)
Kimonas: Thanks, I definitely will! And I'll take a look at the Hamptons book too. :)
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I've been scribbling away today. Lots of half-hearted gestures, and some frustration with my lines and lack of line confidence. Putting down one line at a time seems to be self-defeating, and the lines never seem to go where I want them to go, requiring a lot of erasing and re-drawing. I've felt like I've been stuck at a certain level for a long time. I'm hoping that I hit a breakthrough.
Tomorrow's to-do list:
1) Write a schedule for the dayz of the week.
2) Draw something. Then draw it without reference. x8 times. Or something.
Here's the best gesturey thing I did today... It's not very good. I know I could've done better, and even though I've been working today, I've also been slacking in that work-- Bad quality.
I've switched from Gimp to a program called Krita. I like it. It's like photoshop, but open source and free. It's improved my tablet/drawing, because there was a lot of lag with Gimp. I'm looking forward to playing with it.
So here's my results from my play with it today:
CaDisciple: Thanks for such lengthy and helpful advice! I think that you've made some pretty great points. It's true that I need to learn to apply what I've learned. This is a biiig thing I realize, and yet I'm not yet getting anywhere with. As for lacking direction and/or a core purpose with my art-- I have stated that I want to be a concept artist. That hasn't changed.
I am also adding design pieces to my portfolio in the hopes of getting a Graphic Design position. Basically, I'm just practicing in every way I know how. I'm thinking about making a schedule for every day of the week about what I'll tackle and do with my time. I will be doing that tomorrow, I think.
Thanks for your support in that, and your advice. :)
Kimonas: Thanks, I definitely will! And I'll take a look at the Hamptons book too. :)
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I've been scribbling away today. Lots of half-hearted gestures, and some frustration with my lines and lack of line confidence. Putting down one line at a time seems to be self-defeating, and the lines never seem to go where I want them to go, requiring a lot of erasing and re-drawing. I've felt like I've been stuck at a certain level for a long time. I'm hoping that I hit a breakthrough.
Tomorrow's to-do list:
1) Write a schedule for the dayz of the week.
2) Draw something. Then draw it without reference. x8 times. Or something.
Here's the best gesturey thing I did today... It's not very good. I know I could've done better, and even though I've been working today, I've also been slacking in that work-- Bad quality.
I've switched from Gimp to a program called Krita. I like it. It's like photoshop, but open source and free. It's improved my tablet/drawing, because there was a lot of lag with Gimp. I'm looking forward to playing with it.
So here's my results from my play with it today: