01-26-2014, 11:22 AM
How much of art is mental and how much is physical...are people robots? Do you not learn and grow from your mistakes? If you are using the same amount of brain power and physical stress EVERY TIME YOU DO SOMETHING ART RELATED then hot damn I feel sorry for you all of you that voted! That implies that nothing gets easier; creating a doodle is just as hard as completing a full illustration. If it takes you 90% of your brain power to achieve the same result 5 years prior to your journey as an artist, then jessssus I'm so so sorry that is your reality.
See what I'm getting at? The work load between mind and body varies...
If you are learning something new, then yes, your brain is doing the majority of the workload. If you are drawing something that you are familiar with, inherently, your brain won't be working as hard; which leads to art in this instance being more physical...albeit, effortlessly, of course.
It depends on the individual as well: somebody that is use to working within realism may have a harder time putting a stylistic twist upon their art and vice versa; working outside your comfort zone affects how hard one must think. And of course, a more seasoned artist will have less of a learning curve oppose to a beginner: his learning curve will be much steeper. Both will have to exercise a bit more brain power, but the amount of thinking that is required for a desired result is GUARANTEED to be different between the two. The variables are ever changing; they're way too dynamic to arrive at a conclusion, especially when you consider the individual. There isn't an "one size fit all" answer but perhaps you could ask us what we think as INDIVIDUALS how much of art is mental vs physical. It's hard to have objective conversations about learning and brain output when art, in the very meaning of the word, is subjective.
Oh and I disagree with the whole "imagining things for years and pondering concepts of fundamentals will make you a better artist". Why? Well ask your doctor, personal trainer, chiropractor, or yoga instructor if they can draw a human body perfectly. Unless they practice drawing in their free time, I 100% guarantee you that these MASTERS OF ANATOMY (because, ya know, that's their job) won't be able to draw anything that remotely looks like a healthy, well-proportioned human being.
So no; you can't just sit and think about the mechanics of holding a pencil and rubbing it's graphite tip on paper with the end result being a coherent picture without actually committing to the ACT drawing and expect to get better. It doesn't work that way. Sheeeit, LIFE doesn't work that way.
But if we are talking about the semantics of action beginning with thought (which I'm sure isn't the true subject of this discussion lol) well, that's a entirely different subject all together...
See what I'm getting at? The work load between mind and body varies...
If you are learning something new, then yes, your brain is doing the majority of the workload. If you are drawing something that you are familiar with, inherently, your brain won't be working as hard; which leads to art in this instance being more physical...albeit, effortlessly, of course.
It depends on the individual as well: somebody that is use to working within realism may have a harder time putting a stylistic twist upon their art and vice versa; working outside your comfort zone affects how hard one must think. And of course, a more seasoned artist will have less of a learning curve oppose to a beginner: his learning curve will be much steeper. Both will have to exercise a bit more brain power, but the amount of thinking that is required for a desired result is GUARANTEED to be different between the two. The variables are ever changing; they're way too dynamic to arrive at a conclusion, especially when you consider the individual. There isn't an "one size fit all" answer but perhaps you could ask us what we think as INDIVIDUALS how much of art is mental vs physical. It's hard to have objective conversations about learning and brain output when art, in the very meaning of the word, is subjective.
Oh and I disagree with the whole "imagining things for years and pondering concepts of fundamentals will make you a better artist". Why? Well ask your doctor, personal trainer, chiropractor, or yoga instructor if they can draw a human body perfectly. Unless they practice drawing in their free time, I 100% guarantee you that these MASTERS OF ANATOMY (because, ya know, that's their job) won't be able to draw anything that remotely looks like a healthy, well-proportioned human being.
So no; you can't just sit and think about the mechanics of holding a pencil and rubbing it's graphite tip on paper with the end result being a coherent picture without actually committing to the ACT drawing and expect to get better. It doesn't work that way. Sheeeit, LIFE doesn't work that way.
But if we are talking about the semantics of action beginning with thought (which I'm sure isn't the true subject of this discussion lol) well, that's a entirely different subject all together...