02-01-2014, 01:02 PM
Quote:I think it would be important not to overwhelm yourself since each of these topics is extremely large and made of very many different little pieces, so make sure you subdivide these into all the little parts (ie, studying a forearm one day, and the knee another day).Yes, I definitely need to create a nice rational constructed schedule. I think it would help me in various ways, even those which are not art-based.
I need to think about it good, though. I might as well create a thread when I shape things a bit in my head. As you said, there are several large areas which could be broken down in A LOT of smaller chunks which can be overwhelming if you don't plan how to cycle them efficiently. Add to that the lack of mid-term goals and voila:)
Quote:Something that also may be a good exercise is after you paint something, and feel like your brain can't spit out any more, look for reference (in terms of pose, facial structure, lighting, color scheme, etc) that looks as close as possible to your sketch and list the things that look different, and then make the changes. I felt a world of difference in my studies when I started doing that instead of doing the imagination work and then moving on after I was done with it. Hope I'm helpful in some way, and never stop!Yes, I might add that to the routine when doing things from imagination. I guess I don't do it because I exert myself mentally while wrestling with a piece and then I just stop in order not to flip the table:D Which means I should simply search for that reference sooner:)
Of course you are helpful! No, really, I find all of the feedback extremely helpful in more than one way. You guys give me feedback, advice, chit-chat, critique, all of that is giving me a necessary boost and motivation. Even if it's a simple drop-by hello, let alone an advice or analysis.
In the tradition of staying up late (it's 4am) I did another thing. I don't know whether it should be in "today's" or tomorrow's update, but it doesn't matter, I'll upload it now:)