Skills I should brush up on in preparation for future freelance/commission work?
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@Lee-White said:
BTW, I never tell people to sketch daily. There is too much mediocre work being done in the name of continually sketching. Now, sketching with focus and direction is an entirely different thing. That is how you get good, not just mindlessly drawing random things every day.
I'm so glad you said this! I have had so many people tell me to get better i need to" draw daily, it doesn't have to be good, just draw." My response has been "what's the point?" why draw daily if you are just going to scribble something? it makes more sense to work on a single piece over several days to get better, than just random stuff every day
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@Lynn-Larson, yep, I totally agree. The most boring drawings in the world are the ones where someone is sketching because they think they are supposed to be sketching. I can always tell when artists do this because they draw their work area or their shoes. I'm not sure why. I've seen that adjustable art table and lamp in hundreds of drawings. Surely there is something more interesting than that to draw! haha!
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@Lee-White You're saying that, but Pixar made a short and a mascot from that lamp haha.
Ace
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@Ace-Connell Maybe because the lead artist was barefoot that day
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@Lynn-Larson Haha... I like your style!
Ace
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@Ace-Connell lol...thanks! run on 4 hours of sleep and it can be yours too!
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@Lynn-Larson My daughter was throwing up all last night, so I'm right there with ya! Haha
Ace
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@Ace-Connell Eek! hope she's doing better! now that we have completely hijacked the thread lol
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@Lynn-Larson She's asleep next to me. I think she's fine now, bless her
Oh, yeah... we totally have. Err... work on perspective. Perspective is important haha.
Ace
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Thanks for your informative advice, I would like to get into scientific illustration but I know it will take time and a lot of study. What I mean though was what should an artist have under their belt in general? For example, I usually get asked to draw logos,tattoos,etc. But, because of my lack of skill, the time it will take for me to complete a project is pretty long due to research,preliminaries,school,work. So, I wanted to focus my free time on brushing up on general skills so I can dish out good artwork in a reasonable amount of time.
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Also, I always thought portraiture was apart of fine art category, it looks like a pretty cool gig.
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I totally agree, I have never done sketches just for sake of sketching. I always ask myself why I have to do this sketch, and what am I trying to get out of it? Lately I have been doing some traditional watercolor sketches to help me with better color decision making and maybe I can improve my digital watercolor from doing traditional.
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@Naroth-Kean that is an excellent plan! if your digital watercolor is so amazing already!
