Artists tips please

[dannyboy65]

Tomorrow I am going to try and set myself a new goal and try to draw at least once a day. I haven't drawn in a long time and wish I didn't stop. I just find it hard sometimes to just draw. When I do my perfectionism bugs me and I try to draw the picture as soon as possible.

So I know that I need more patience, and to not be a perfectionist. I also know I need to find a way to motivate myself to draw. Any tips on how to be patient, not worry about small mistakes, and how to get motivated to draw.

Personally I don't think I'm a terrible artist I just know I have great potential and I can really create great things if I try and learn.

 

[Graeme1988]

I wish hadn't stopped, either. Anyway the advice I can give would be...

• Take yer time; sketch it out. Don't rush. And remember you always fix any mistake as progress with yer drawing.

• Don't aim for perfection. Seriously, that's what I used to do when I drew or painted. Big mistake, yer just setting yourself up to fail if you go that route. Whatever you plan on drawing, just get it accurate in terms of the proportions. And enough of a resemblance. Again, it doesn't have to be utterly perfect. But those 2 thing to keep in mind.

• And lastly, if want to motivated remember why yer doing it. Oh, and inspiration that'll keep ye motivated plenty. Look at works of particular artist that you like or art movement for that matter. For example, I did still life in my art class at school and studied David Hockney & Claude Monet's paintings

• Oh, and before I forget, YouTube has "How to..." tutorials to help and advice, as well as keeping you inspired and motivated

Those are my recommendations for you. Best of luck. :thumbup:

 

[BlackPuma]

I'll spare you bad practices, because I'm not great with 2D manual art. But I'd like to pass on the following sentiment that rings true for pretty much all knowledge/finesse based skills. Don't be afraid- or at all ashamed, to fail at what you're trying to achieve.

Chances are there's going to be days or perhaps even weeks when nothing goes your way, and that's fine. Because not only does that teach you how to channel great frustration into non-escalation, it also creates a catalogue of what doesn't work- and what to avoid. Which in turn were the time to ever come you could pass on to someone else, potential sparing them your frustration.

I like to think of it as running straight ahead at full speed through a long hallway, blindfolded and with hands tied behind your back. You're going to run into a lot of walls, it's going to hurt, and you're going to get discouraged. But, the only thing you need to do to get to the end- is not stop.

 

[dannyboy65]

I'm starting off with figure drawing. But I'm only going to draw the shapes for a while then eventually get into further detail and take steps.