I think that my real art journey started when I registered on this forum. So thanks to everyone here. I can’t believe it has been only 3 months because I learned so much from you guys. Great books to develop fundamentals, old and contemporary artists, ways of learning and applying the learned skills and much more.
My current goal will be within 2 months’ timeframe (I’ve got some objective reasons to set this timeframe, can’t plan further for now).
I’m going to finish 2 color illustration pieces during the next 2 months (a piece for Environment course and another piece (creature in environment, with focus on the creature). Update: I'm going to take part in Crucible, so the 2nd one will be for the Crucible!
To make this goal achievable, I’ll try to work on those pieces at least every other day, be it actually painting or specific studies. My purpose is to make my first steps to building a portfolio. After making those illustrations I will have a better idea if I really want to focus on creature+environment design in my future art career. For now I guess that what I like drawing most of all is creatures, both existing and imaginary ones. I also like when illustration has a story behind it. Environment would let me show where the creature lives and what’s happening to it. Some of my creatures are going to be humanoids, so I have to learn figure drawing and anatomy, too.
By the end of April both illustrations must be ready.
My second goal is to do fundamental studies every day (including application of the learned stuff in sketches from imagination or memory), because I’m still a beginner and have to learn basic stuff. If I don’t have time at all, I still have to devote at least several minutes to this stuff. Here is the list of areas that I’m going to focus on, in priority order:
1. Perspective, basic drawing skills (S.Robertson)
2. Figure drawing (Loomis, Proko)
3. Color (J.Gurney, master studies, creature painting studies)
4. 3d software – Sketchup (mandatory, for designing architecture), Sculptris
5. composition (Creative Illustration by Loomis, compositional master studies)
6. Edge control (I have to find some articles or search for this stuff in my books and try to implement it in my studies and artworks)
However much fundamental those studies might be, I'll try to do them in smart way and think how I could apply them to my future artworks.
I'll write a date on each study and post them in my sketchbook at least weekly.
Upd.: I must plan every single day, no excuses. Otherwise I end up having wasted time at the end of the day.
In May I’ll be able plan my further activities till the end of the year, but anyway I am going to continue my art journey.
I also might update or adit this post if I'll have some better ideas.
Thanks to Amit Dutta for video about creating goals :)
My current goal will be within 2 months’ timeframe (I’ve got some objective reasons to set this timeframe, can’t plan further for now).
I’m going to finish 2 color illustration pieces during the next 2 months (a piece for Environment course and another piece (creature in environment, with focus on the creature). Update: I'm going to take part in Crucible, so the 2nd one will be for the Crucible!
To make this goal achievable, I’ll try to work on those pieces at least every other day, be it actually painting or specific studies. My purpose is to make my first steps to building a portfolio. After making those illustrations I will have a better idea if I really want to focus on creature+environment design in my future art career. For now I guess that what I like drawing most of all is creatures, both existing and imaginary ones. I also like when illustration has a story behind it. Environment would let me show where the creature lives and what’s happening to it. Some of my creatures are going to be humanoids, so I have to learn figure drawing and anatomy, too.
By the end of April both illustrations must be ready.
My second goal is to do fundamental studies every day (including application of the learned stuff in sketches from imagination or memory), because I’m still a beginner and have to learn basic stuff. If I don’t have time at all, I still have to devote at least several minutes to this stuff. Here is the list of areas that I’m going to focus on, in priority order:
1. Perspective, basic drawing skills (S.Robertson)
2. Figure drawing (Loomis, Proko)
3. Color (J.Gurney, master studies, creature painting studies)
4. 3d software – Sketchup (mandatory, for designing architecture), Sculptris
5. composition (Creative Illustration by Loomis, compositional master studies)
6. Edge control (I have to find some articles or search for this stuff in my books and try to implement it in my studies and artworks)
However much fundamental those studies might be, I'll try to do them in smart way and think how I could apply them to my future artworks.
I'll write a date on each study and post them in my sketchbook at least weekly.
Upd.: I must plan every single day, no excuses. Otherwise I end up having wasted time at the end of the day.
In May I’ll be able plan my further activities till the end of the year, but anyway I am going to continue my art journey.
I also might update or adit this post if I'll have some better ideas.
Thanks to Amit Dutta for video about creating goals :)