Comment 85153

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anticia
Jun 23, 2011, 11:15:40 AM UTC
Oh I see...well for me it still looks great how it is anyway.
LOL yeah paper does count indeed.
Uhm...I dunno..I used to be "good enough" in digital but lately I can'T get the grasp of it for some reason. Then again..it applies everything I'm trying lately.
Oh..really..? Personally I LOVE traditionals...
Helped by reminded me that I should try to work relenmtlessly on my skills...

Comment ID 85153

[Art] 10th Doctor- David Tennant
ArkillianDragon
Jun 24, 2011, 12:41:44 AM UTC on [Art] 10th Doctor- David Tennant
I think you're over thinking it too much. Just let art happen and it will. I find art doesn't happen when you force it. Don't panic if stuff doesn't happen immediately with art.

If you like using a computer to draw, then stay at it, but if you don't like it, I wouldn't force it. There's nothing wrong with traditional media if you prefer it. Nowdays, people seem to talk bad about it in preference to tablets, but it's still a relevant medium. Researching your favourite mediums can help alot to polish it up just as nice as digital Smile I find drawing off photographs helps to get me back into the swing of things. Perhaps that'll help you too?

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  • anticia
    Jul 5, 2011, 8:22:21 PM UTC
    haha, maybe...
    though i was always thinking as how you said... just lately many things made me start to think of it as a carreer, as a profession as well since it is the only thing i love with passion and couldn't stop whatever happened. and that makes me more determined about improvement and also it means some obligatories as well. i just have to find the balance between the devotion towards improvement and still the loosen up "fan factor", because indeed, if it's not fun still then it is waste of time~

    haha i'm just bad and i want to learn EVERYTHING~
    XD
    okay, not everything just there is a looong list. computerart is on that because i do like what i could do if i'd get better but also wanna get better in some traditional arts as well, i always admire people with traditional skills... i'd like to get better in pencil, inking and aquarell.
    and yes, mixing up media is really fun. and i often use photoshop to fix up my mistakes. ^^'
    my usual combo is traditional lineart and digital colouring or shading. Corky Smile
    ah..yeah..i should practice a bit from photos indeed... >,<
    • ArkillianDragon
      Jul 7, 2011, 10:20:45 PM UTC
      I'd make a list of what you want to improve, and then circle the most important things for you to improve, then draw art which improves those things. My latest one was colour, so I started out copying colour from photos to kinda feel how it works. Then I ventured out on my own. I'm getting better now, but there's alot to learn. It's taken me a year to get this far, but now most of my art looks better coloured rather than just some of it Smile

      Don't just say 'improve using a pencil though when you mean that you want to improve your composition, or your dynamics, or facial expressions. Break your goals down to their simplest form. That way, they feel easier to accomplish and you will accomplish them Smile That's what I do, and it seems to work for me.
      • anticia
        Jul 9, 2011, 5:55:08 PM UTC
        I see. I have a friend who has this kind of systematic thinking.
        You are probably right on making a list is useful and make you be able to follow your progress, hmm...
        I do have my priotities yeah. Right now it's paneling and japanese painting style.. colours are somewhat further behind. I'm a bit impatient but...right now it is what I need.
        Thanks for your thoughts =3
        • ArkillianDragon
          Jul 10, 2011, 4:53:03 AM UTC
          For me, it makes the process feel easier, then you can also see a visual progress of your art. It may seem pedantic, but sometimes a check list can remind you that it's not such a difficult thing to do Smile