THIS Is How You Make Big Decisions
Have you ever been in a situation where you were faced with a choice and didn’t know which path to take?
I Need Your Help!
I’d like to involve you in deciding what to work on next for the “Practice Drawing This” website. I’m also interested in trying something new that Joel Spolski had described in a blog post a while back.
Develop Different Activities Under Different Names To Avoid Confusing Audiences
The two audiences are not compatible. If I show posts from one account to the subscribers of the other, I will lose the audience.
You Can Improve Rapidly If You Consistently Finish And Publish Pieces
Putting work out early allows you to test your work on real audiences. Don’t be afraid to throw out early work that isn’t working.
Your Talents Are Not Important
You get better at something by observing how others do it, trying it yourself, taking a step back, and coolly analyzing the result. Devise a practice plan to improve and set that in motion, keeping it light and fun.
Art Process: Being Fit Versus Being In Good Condition
So it is with art breaks. If you have to stop drawing for a short while for whatever reason, you can pick it up again later and return to the level of skill you had before in a few days.
You Fear Missing Out
The internet sparks our Fear Of Missing Out. It tempts us to keep searching for better, never satisfied. We’d be a lot happier if we stopped searching and started enjoying what we already had.
THIS Is What Kim Jung Gi Said!
If you do not listen to me, will you listen to him?When I discovered the videos where you see Kim Jung Gi draw live, I was in awe, just like many other people were. How could you draw like that from imagination without even an under-drawing? It blew my mind.
This Prevented Me From Drawing!
A Useful Definition Of The Word Art
Before the nineteenth century, there wasn’t even such a thing as Art. People who made paintings or sculptures were craftsmen. They were organized in guilds where masters taught apprentices the skills required to perform those crafts.
Books Feed The Brain
It’s not an exercise but rather a little game you can play every day!
This Week: A New Drawing Game And Musing On The Nature Of Future Phones And The Effect It Will Have On Drawing
I have a confession to make. I program too much and draw too little. Programming is addictive for me. But the activities are not unrelated. I program tools that help me practice drawing better.
This Is What I Learned About YOU (and me)
Just from being on the Discord server!You design your own curriculum! You have your own ideas about what you want to achieve, what exercises you need to do, and you mostly go online to look for information, tips, tutorials, but it is all in service of fitting in to the curriculum you are designing for yourself.
Artists Should Draw Together More
The coolness of not drawing alone. It is nice to be among people where desired behavior is normal behavior.
The Making Of Things That Last Forever
Will our work last over time?We have an urge to survive, to become immortal, and art has that promise. We remember a selection of works made in the past for various reasons: they were made from sturdy materials, still resonate with us, or teach us how to do things. We remember them for that, and they make the creator immortal. The artist left something lasting on this planet.
Drawing And ... Competitive Swimming
What swimming exercises can teach you about designing drawing exercices.I love these exercises that anyone can do, from beginner to pro level.
The Rise Of The Artist APP
A new way of learning for artists?There is something interesting happening at the moment: educational sites are coming out with APPs that help artists practice drawing, and I want to talk about that a bit.
When You Draw Really Slowly, You Get To Control The Movement Much Better While Still Training Your Muscle Memory
One interesting training method it mentioned was to make the motions you had to perform slower.
14 Things To Consider When Choosing A Pen
Try different pens and see what works for you. Also, you may find yourself holding a collection of pens you enjoy working with, and you may use different pens for drawing outside or in your studio.
Why You Should Also Write
A weekly writing habit that is beneficial to visual artists. A good habit is to sit once a week, maybe during the weekend, and to reflect on your plans for last week, what you did, how it went, and how to process that and come up with plans for the coming week, using what you learned. What worked, and what didn’t? What do you want to keep doing? What needs to change?
Why You Should Consider Slowing Down
Slow down. Look slowly. Draw. And then draw it again. A dozen times. For a few hours.
I Maketh Technology For Thee, Not For Me
On Artificial Intelligence and other tech you should stay away from.I have resisted writing about Artificial Intelligence (AI). I had written several articles for this newsletter, but I decided against publishing them because, for one, the articles tend to amount to predicting the future, and no one can predict the future. Also, I risked cluing in the tech bros on what they were doing wrong.
Develop Better As An Artist By Working In Private And Not Showing Everything Online
The online world tempts us to show everything we make, and getting more views is the reward for publishing in volume. But for the development of artists, it is healthier to do a lot in private.
What If You Discover You Have Been Doing Something Wrong For A Long Time - Do You Really Have To Re-Learn To Draw?
He was the greatest golf player of all time, and yet he found himself having to re-learn golf.
