01-18-2013, 08:17 AM
hey man, cool studies, what I can tell from looking at them is that you seem to be very tense, possibley gripping the stylus tightly, making little non-confident lines or slow stoppy starty marks. I would suggest just opening a file before you paint and making some long flui confident brush strokes, not painting anything specifically but just to loosen up a bit, then begin your studies and make those same kind of strong confident strokes in your studies.
Also when studying (this may sound stupid or obvious but it's essential) for example, if you want to draw dirt, do you know what dirt looks like, do you UNDERSTAND HOW dirt behaves, etc. Understanding something helps you to paint it from your imagination, and if you don't know what dirt looks like or how to paint it, do a study of that thing, then apply it.
Lastly don't beat yourself up, practice studying things and also doing imagination pieces based on what you have learnt from your studies.
And lastly have some FUN with it, not everything has to be perfectly rendered all the time, experiment, try things out, just go a bit crazy every now and then, experimenting will also help you to grow as an artist.
Also when studying (this may sound stupid or obvious but it's essential) for example, if you want to draw dirt, do you know what dirt looks like, do you UNDERSTAND HOW dirt behaves, etc. Understanding something helps you to paint it from your imagination, and if you don't know what dirt looks like or how to paint it, do a study of that thing, then apply it.
Lastly don't beat yourself up, practice studying things and also doing imagination pieces based on what you have learnt from your studies.
And lastly have some FUN with it, not everything has to be perfectly rendered all the time, experiment, try things out, just go a bit crazy every now and then, experimenting will also help you to grow as an artist.