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[2015-08-14 16:52:18 +0000 UTC]
(United States)
# Statistics
Favourites: 69; Deviations: 11; Watchers: 2
Watching: 9; Pageviews: 1604; Comments Made: 13; Friends: 9
# Interests
Favorite visual artist: Clause Monet, Henry HenscheFavorite movies: Koyannisqatsi, The Last Emperor
Tools of the Trade: Camera, Pencil, Paper
# About me
I am re-learning the skill of drawing to be a painter. I also take photographs of anything that speaks to me :)# Comments
Comments: 13
First of all, thank you for the fave. Appreciate it.
Second, I noticed your expressing a desire for mentoring. According to your profile you are in the States but I am not familiar with what might be available to you where you live but I was mostly self taught (except for high school teacher) and only went back to art school when I was 28. Now I teach part time (but not in the States).
1. Focus more on enjoying/expressing yourself and less on end results and doing it "right". There actually is no right or wrong as at it's core art is just another form of self expression and nobody can tell you how to be you. Try to avoid teachers that focus to much on "rules" (they have always been evolving through history) and they can be too self censoring. Be patient with yourself. Do not compare your work to others.
2. Draw, draw, draw, draw, then draw some more. Drawing is the foundation.Β I doodle/sketch while on the phone or watching TV. Don't censor yourself when you draw/sketch. No one has to see it. (Trust me, I have many sketchbooks that will never grace another's eyes just for the sheer weirdness!) Also learning to "see". I spend even more time taking in other people work that inspire me or sitting in the park watching nature or people than I do drawing or painting.
3. It is definitely nice to work with someone and I also like/need structure, but until then make the most of resources online. Keep it simple and focus less on an artists/teachers style and more on whether their teaching style clicks with you and you enjoy their presentations. But if there are artist's who's work you admire, feel free to copy their work. A lot of great artist started out copy other artist (or even doing fan art, I was always drawing my fave X-Men in high school). Meet up with classmate to create together.
4. Does where you live have any free or affordable workshops, classes etc? Here in Toronto the local school board has loads of art classes in evenings for teens and adults for reasonable rates and many community/rec/and drop in centres have free classes/workshops. A number of private art schools here offer limited instruction for non-students for a nominal fee and I've even taken a few art therapy workshops for inspiration and ideas. The library sometimes has notices for informal art groups that meet. See what might be available where you live.Β Does your art teacher have any suggestions.
Growing up, one of the books I used to most when drawing the human figure was Drawing Comics the Marvel Way. Drawing from the Right Side of the Brain is also interesting. It can also be useful to learn about the materials, their properties, what they do, how they are used. It is nicer to work with other people but until then see what you find online. I worked for a while in an art supply store, if you are able I highly recommend that.
Nice shading on you latest piece btw. Good luck.
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I appreciate the comment.Β
The resources that are online usually cost; it is frustrating. Most free "resources" I have found are terrible.
I want to be a painter who paints representational work. While there are classes, they have none towards learning classical proven methods. Classical training is what I want and then I can move on to methods of impressionists like Henry Hensche.Β
What frustrates me is that I literally know little of where to find resources. I have little money as I am 19, so I have to look up Bargue Plates. What then? Where do I go? I do not know. I'd love a mentor for once.
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I hear you. I don't know what size of town/city you live in. Obviously there are going to be more resources in larger cities. I wasn't able to go to school to study art specifically until well into my twenties. Keep asking around and searching, squeaky wheel gets the grease. Until you find what you're looking for keep up with what you are doing. While you've only posted a few images so far they show a lot of promise.
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Thank you so much. I am going to take some classes from Watts Atelier. I have heard some good things about the online program.Β
My goal is to go to Provincetown, MA for the Cape Cod School of Art as my favorite painters have come from this small program.Β
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Sounds like a plan. Keep it up.
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Thank you for the Β on my 'The Terminator' pumpkin carving.
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Hi and welcome to DeviantART
Thanks so much for faving my "House 1"!
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You're welcome. I'm using this site as a way to inspire me. Currently stuck on whether I should paint first or draw. It's all new me. Keep up the good work
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