10-05-2015, 11:13 PM
Jaktraytr - Haha hey you! You make me sound more hardworking than I am. But I'm trying to get back to that zone I was in... baby steps, but you're definitely one of the main reasons why I wanna push myself like cray again - which, I'm sure you know why (you mentioned it yourself)
Ok, how exactly do I study? Do ya really wanna know? Well. It's different for everyone. But I'm constantly thinking about how things work in a drawing sense irl. I used to just draw and draw and draw, until I learned that working smart is better than working harder in some respects. Uuuh. So trying to nail understanding of perspective is probably no.1 , just so that visualisation and seeing things from a 3D pov becomes easier. Hence why I've been drawing boxes in 3D space.
But the study study part is still - draw something, whatever I struggle with I draw again somewhere else from imagination, then I study from a book or something, apply what I learned without looking at the book and do that over and over 'til I get it right. Though I haven't done that in quite a while - it's the best technique I've found, that works for me at least. I've learned that even if the results don't show and it feels like I'm not understanding anything, in the days that I take a break from art, that's where things tend to soak in - when I'm not doing art constantly. Though I'm trying to find methods to get things to soak in even while go hard at it.
Motive? Desire to improve? Lol no. 1: git gud. Stop being treated like a joke to friends/family/acquaintances - also, honestly, money is a factor too at this point. To be able to support myself through my art. Huge goals. However I don't have a main goal to focus on in terms of where I want to work, etc. I'm still workin' on that.
Mmm, these rhetorical questions are on pointtttt! I need a answer a lot of them and write down those kinda goals. It's just so hard to do and you can see my art is all over the place because I'm unsure of what I want to get into?
Yeah, like I wrote above, it's guys like you who make me wanna be more strict with my time. I'm tryna get back into the old mindset of EVERYONE'S AGAINST ME UNLESS I'M WORKING MY ASS OFF AT HOME ERRYDAY.
Believe me, it does motivate me.
This last bit:
"Reel in all that you are artistically and try to zero in on the short term goal, so you can place yourself that much closer to realizing a smrr's DREAM"
is going in my sig.
Thank you Man, thank you for taking the time and really just picking away at my brain and getting to the point. Something I've been trying to avoid. Leaving my still somewhat (read: seriously) directionless.
You da bes <3
yog joshi - oh haaaii youuu! Back at ya <3 !
iamorim - haha thanks man! Eeeeh I sure will!
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quick update I'm tired af!
I completed what I said I would do today and it felt fookin' great! (although when I think about it I couldn've done so much more had I not needed to be playing catch up -- so that's something to think about, Steph)
3 SP's, no erasers so mistakes obviously.
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even though they're drawings, they count. And caught up with Inktober again. I _need_ to stop missing days ffs.
P.s. brush pen is scary.
scary.
but fun.
I wanna master this shit one day! :D
Um, finally found an exercise I've been needing to do get my butt kicked -- the box one. will be doing a ton of these!
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I feel like I'm getting somewhere. If I keep consistent.
okok 'til next time -- o/ !
Ok, how exactly do I study? Do ya really wanna know? Well. It's different for everyone. But I'm constantly thinking about how things work in a drawing sense irl. I used to just draw and draw and draw, until I learned that working smart is better than working harder in some respects. Uuuh. So trying to nail understanding of perspective is probably no.1 , just so that visualisation and seeing things from a 3D pov becomes easier. Hence why I've been drawing boxes in 3D space.
But the study study part is still - draw something, whatever I struggle with I draw again somewhere else from imagination, then I study from a book or something, apply what I learned without looking at the book and do that over and over 'til I get it right. Though I haven't done that in quite a while - it's the best technique I've found, that works for me at least. I've learned that even if the results don't show and it feels like I'm not understanding anything, in the days that I take a break from art, that's where things tend to soak in - when I'm not doing art constantly. Though I'm trying to find methods to get things to soak in even while go hard at it.
Motive? Desire to improve? Lol no. 1: git gud. Stop being treated like a joke to friends/family/acquaintances - also, honestly, money is a factor too at this point. To be able to support myself through my art. Huge goals. However I don't have a main goal to focus on in terms of where I want to work, etc. I'm still workin' on that.
Mmm, these rhetorical questions are on pointtttt! I need a answer a lot of them and write down those kinda goals. It's just so hard to do and you can see my art is all over the place because I'm unsure of what I want to get into?
Yeah, like I wrote above, it's guys like you who make me wanna be more strict with my time. I'm tryna get back into the old mindset of EVERYONE'S AGAINST ME UNLESS I'M WORKING MY ASS OFF AT HOME ERRYDAY.
Believe me, it does motivate me.
This last bit:
"Reel in all that you are artistically and try to zero in on the short term goal, so you can place yourself that much closer to realizing a smrr's DREAM"
is going in my sig.
Thank you Man, thank you for taking the time and really just picking away at my brain and getting to the point. Something I've been trying to avoid. Leaving my still somewhat (read: seriously) directionless.
You da bes <3
yog joshi - oh haaaii youuu! Back at ya <3 !
iamorim - haha thanks man! Eeeeh I sure will!
________________________________________
quick update I'm tired af!
I completed what I said I would do today and it felt fookin' great! (although when I think about it I couldn've done so much more had I not needed to be playing catch up -- so that's something to think about, Steph)
3 SP's, no erasers so mistakes obviously.
even though they're drawings, they count. And caught up with Inktober again. I _need_ to stop missing days ffs.
P.s. brush pen is scary.
scary.
but fun.
I wanna master this shit one day! :D
Um, finally found an exercise I've been needing to do get my butt kicked -- the box one. will be doing a ton of these!
I feel like I'm getting somewhere. If I keep consistent.
okok 'til next time -- o/ !
sketchbook | pg 52
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all
"Not a single thing in this world isn't in the process of becoming something else."
I'll be back - it's an odyssey, after all