06-19-2014, 12:38 AM
Well, in my (somewhat recently acquired) opinion, everything goes, as long as you apply what you've studied on a regular basis (whatever that means lol).
If you hop to my sb, you can see that, due to the fact I can't draw much, I've decided to do an "experiment" - I've basically done figure croquis from references for a while (as they don't require pressure/movement that much and I can't draw for more than, say 5-10 minutes). I've been doing them with understanding, I wish to underline that fact - I've been carefully looking at curves, points, relations, remembering stuff, visualizing after practice etc.
The result - recently, I sat down to do some figures from imagination and found out that I've regressed noticeably.
Conclusion - if you study than apply stuff daily (or maybe not daily, but, say, every three days), you will progress in leaps with each day (a bit of an exaggeration, but I'm talking from personal experience - I had a period when I've drawn a lot of hours per day, so I could actually study for like five hours and then apply for that same amount, and I've literally jumped in quality, understanding and "aha moments" on a daily basis). After like a month of doing quick specific quick studies without application, I have actually regressed (and I'll show it when I update my sb next time). To be honest, though, that month equates to about five days of grinding in terms of hours put. But still.
Of course, that is just my experience, I can't generalize. Personally, I like the "concept art" approach more when it comes to environments, as it leads to being able to produce solid stuff form thin air. Of course, it goes without saying that one should do all of the practices to some degree. But getting focused on grinding studies for a month, imho, won't result with a favorable outcome, because it's too passive, even though you focus and remember and observe while studying.
If you hop to my sb, you can see that, due to the fact I can't draw much, I've decided to do an "experiment" - I've basically done figure croquis from references for a while (as they don't require pressure/movement that much and I can't draw for more than, say 5-10 minutes). I've been doing them with understanding, I wish to underline that fact - I've been carefully looking at curves, points, relations, remembering stuff, visualizing after practice etc.
The result - recently, I sat down to do some figures from imagination and found out that I've regressed noticeably.
Conclusion - if you study than apply stuff daily (or maybe not daily, but, say, every three days), you will progress in leaps with each day (a bit of an exaggeration, but I'm talking from personal experience - I had a period when I've drawn a lot of hours per day, so I could actually study for like five hours and then apply for that same amount, and I've literally jumped in quality, understanding and "aha moments" on a daily basis). After like a month of doing quick specific quick studies without application, I have actually regressed (and I'll show it when I update my sb next time). To be honest, though, that month equates to about five days of grinding in terms of hours put. But still.
Of course, that is just my experience, I can't generalize. Personally, I like the "concept art" approach more when it comes to environments, as it leads to being able to produce solid stuff form thin air. Of course, it goes without saying that one should do all of the practices to some degree. But getting focused on grinding studies for a month, imho, won't result with a favorable outcome, because it's too passive, even though you focus and remember and observe while studying.