Current ObjectivesLately I've been working to re-assess my priorities, being that my passion for gaming is finally on the back burner as I am not trying to decide what the do with my life. I would like to pursue some form of art but honestly with my lack of formal training and the lack of time and money to buy the books i need to just sketch draw all day from instruction.... yeah. My progress in that department is some-what limited. Granted I have seen improvement over the years from where I have started from but nothing too significant, I can hardly draw bodies and hands/feet still are a bane. Coloring/shading I must work on and the details of anatomy are also a priority. So if any artists out there that happen to read this and with to have a slave, -er i mean pupil, let me know. I need a master to teach me the ways.
So going back to stuff that I can actually do, my current projects are to: Complete an Emote Set for each of my characters from my story world. Actually start writing the chapters instead of keeping them as outlines and what have you. Oh and sometime this decade, graduate from college. A humble list, not.
Also for any who read this and are interested in acquiring my emotes of their own characters, I'd be willing to open commission slots for them. *snort* Fat chance anyone would pay monies for my stuff, but offer is out there none the less! Since this more informal opening of slots, just note me with the title: "Emote Commission" and I will get back to you as soon as I can.
Devious Comments
You know, you really seem keen on forming a skill, maybe even a career out of the arts. Maybe you should try what artists in the past have done when they realized they need or want to improve, dedicate the next few months, years to improving your skill. Study art, draw, visit inspiring places, visit places that art had influenced heavily.
But most importantly: Draw Draw Draw!!!
You have to breathe, eat and pee art!
If you're serious about putting a lot of time and effort into the basics of drawing, you should check out The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study by Kimon Nicolaides.
However, it is very time consuming and require at least a year of work, this is what a member in Amazon.com says about it:
"This is a serious instruction manual that requires a lot of your time and energy. Using it is just like being in art class. You have to follow 25 schedules amounting to 15 hours of drawing each, and in all you will use more than 60 exercises. Each chapter builds on the previous ones, so it is necessary to do all of them in order, for as long as directed. This will take 6-24 months to "finish", assuming the student draws 1-6 hours a day."
I have the book somewhere in my room, and honestly, I haven't opened it yet, but I have had some art teachers and students say it's a very good book, but you have to be committed.
I believe art can be helped by talent, but it can also be learned with a shitload of effort and dedication. maybe an art school might be in your future, maybe not, but work hard at it and I believe you can go far with your desire to draw better.
Anything worth having is never easy, but Sheka believes it can be done.
Goodluck! :3
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White tempera paint sure don't taste like mayo!
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