artmunki In reply to ??? [2009-07-28 17:07:20 +0000 UTC]

Thankyou for the +fav on my colouring!

^_^

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MidnaxHarleyQ In reply to artmunki [2009-07-28 20:11:09 +0000 UTC]

not a problem its way better than mine of coarse im just starting though

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artmunki In reply to MidnaxHarleyQ [2009-07-28 21:57:32 +0000 UTC]

Hey, we all gotta start somewhere! Keep at it, & you'll be kicking ass with the best of them in no time (well, maybe a wee while - it's taken me a coupla decades so far :] )

Thanks again

^_^

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MidnaxHarleyQ In reply to artmunki [2009-07-28 22:04:56 +0000 UTC]

thanks im really trying to catch up to all the great artist on here any other advice?

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artmunki In reply to MidnaxHarleyQ [2009-07-28 22:39:16 +0000 UTC]

Hhmmm ... youtube tutorials are handy. Learned a few things there myself. Otherwise, just make sure to learn all your basics thoroughly first (proportion, perspective, rendering values, colour theory, etc.) - it's much easier to build on that knowledge than it is to slot them in later. Better to avoid bad habits than to have to unlearn them in the future (which is what I have to do - I have *so many* bad habits!).

Other than that, just practise, practise, practise. The more you do, the better you'll get!

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MidnaxHarleyQ In reply to artmunki [2009-07-28 22:56:08 +0000 UTC]

you have bad habbits like what i didnt see any while filping through your pictures!!!!

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artmunki In reply to MidnaxHarleyQ [2009-07-30 17:58:32 +0000 UTC]

You really want me to point out all my bad habits? ^_^ Actually, I just got home from my crappy day-job and am a bit tired, so ask me again if you really want to know. But I'll compromise - I'll explain why our opinions of my work differ so much, and it's actually a good thing.

See, our different perspectives actually come from pretty much the exact same viewpoint, just at different stages. When you look at my work you see someone doing stuff you can't do yet, but I can do that stuff, so it's the other stuff I *can't* do that I see in my stuff. There are plenty of artists I look up to who can do stuff that I can't, so with their work I feel just the same as you do looking at my gallery. And I'm sure all those artists have others they look up to too. That's the thing about art - if you're really into doing your stuff, and always really trying to get better, you'll probably end up wanting to be better at LOADS of different things. It's neverending, and it's all good!

^_^

If you want more tips in future, feel free to drop me a note once in a while with any questions. It's a long road you've gotten on, but so worth it!

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MidnaxHarleyQ In reply to artmunki [2009-08-01 18:44:49 +0000 UTC]

yes yes so true i can't wait to get better and then do what you do i abosolutly will do that thank you for the offer how long has it taken you to get to where you are now?

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artmunki In reply to MidnaxHarleyQ [2009-08-02 07:41:27 +0000 UTC]

Sa far? About 30 years. ^_^

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MidnaxHarleyQ In reply to artmunki [2009-08-05 16:57:30 +0000 UTC]

man did you take any classes

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artmunki In reply to MidnaxHarleyQ [2009-08-05 19:21:05 +0000 UTC]

I did a kinda crappy 1-year art & design class after I left school, but they weren't the least bit interested in illustration (it was either design or fine art - nothing in between), so I didn't really learn much of use, and absolutely nothing about digital art (this was about 15 years ago, so digital art wasn't really much of an issue back then). Most of what I've learned about illustration has been just down to brute stubbornness - I always try to do everything as well as I can, and I'm never satisfied that the last thing I did was good enough, so I keep trying to add to my techniques whenever I can. I have learned a few things recently thanks to being able to spend some time regularly with some other talented folks, but I've shown them stuff too, and probably learned at least as much from tutorials here & on youtube. I think the important thing is that you have to really *try* to get better - the more you try, the better you'll get.

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