09-19-2013, 07:04 AM
No probs man! ;D
"Do you think taking a traditional approach would help me over all in digital? Like focusing on things like still-lives? Or should i just act like a shotgun and continually study everything same time? "
Yes I do think so! It's always nice to freshen up a bit with different mediums and techiniques so you don't grow stale and get stuck in a comfort zone.
Study what you feel is most relevant to you, but you can't go wrong with basic shapes, human anatomy and perspective.
But most important is to practice your obeservation skills, no matter what you draw. So if you're painting a still life, don't just copy the shapes without analyzing the subject (it's easy to get stuck doing that). Think about why it looks the way it does. Where does the light come from, how does the materials differ from one another in the light and why, think about how the environment around the piece affects it etc. The observations you do will stay with you no matter what medium you use when you paint!
Studying without really analyzing and reading up on some theory is kinda like copying the answer to a math problem. It looks right and might appear correct to others, but you have no idea how to come up with the right answer yourself.
"Do you think taking a traditional approach would help me over all in digital? Like focusing on things like still-lives? Or should i just act like a shotgun and continually study everything same time? "
Yes I do think so! It's always nice to freshen up a bit with different mediums and techiniques so you don't grow stale and get stuck in a comfort zone.
Study what you feel is most relevant to you, but you can't go wrong with basic shapes, human anatomy and perspective.
But most important is to practice your obeservation skills, no matter what you draw. So if you're painting a still life, don't just copy the shapes without analyzing the subject (it's easy to get stuck doing that). Think about why it looks the way it does. Where does the light come from, how does the materials differ from one another in the light and why, think about how the environment around the piece affects it etc. The observations you do will stay with you no matter what medium you use when you paint!
Studying without really analyzing and reading up on some theory is kinda like copying the answer to a math problem. It looks right and might appear correct to others, but you have no idea how to come up with the right answer yourself.