Learning to Draw Was Easy
Surviving it was hard.
Before you watch the video at the bottom, I'll explain. About this Journey I mentioned in my last post, mine started 37 years ago when a doctor slapped my brand new ass and I said thus, “My good man, whatever it is you think you're doing, I'm not quite sure I like it.” Of course to everyone in the room, that sounded more like:
“WAAAAAAAAAAA!”
Art-life still whacks me on the bum and makes me spill my coffee. At work, for example. Usually I found myself working on something I had heard of but had never tried or learned. Then, just when I almost got the hang of it, someone would throw me work that was not even in the zip code of being heard of.
Now, I have a facial twitch which gets rather violently out of hand when I'm thinking hard, like when the fan in your laptop gets excited. It's like watching Samuel L. Jackson scream at someone just as the DVD starts to skip.
“Er...You ok, Pete? Can you handle this task?"
And of course I lied. “Pfff! Yeah yeah I can, come on, piss off.”
Then I’d go home and under the cover of darkness chew my nails and make sure I could handle it.
But it’s been a great, kaleidoscopic Journey. Honestly, sometimes the earlier days weren't fun. Learning to draw isn’t as easy or as glamorous as it sounds. For my part I was always broke, I ran to doctors for panic attacks, there were days I painted for 15 hours (not counting going to class) and got double vision, and I slept 4 hours a night daily and lived on caffeine pills. It’s a beastly task and sometimes the results are frustrating.
It’s like this. If you’ve ever
- walked up to a girl at a bar
- realized when you got there that you’re a lot shorter than her
- noticed all your friends are watching
- and she gave you the viking look of death
And you still tried to pick her up? Yes, it’s a bit like that, and also like ice skating uphill.
But. It’s worth it. If you’re thinking about learning it, it’s a terrible idea and that’s exactly why you should do it! :)
Ok, now watch the video! It's a short summary of some of my work from college up to recent. I hope it's encouraging or inspirational, or at least a bit fun. I made the music too. Oh. And there’s a tiny ass-slap moment in there. Look out for it.
Take care, and Keep it Steeming.
good writing
It also takes some imagination and creativity. Definitely left-brain activities!
Agreed @sirstacksalot! Lots of imagination and creativity. Maybe fearlessness, now that I think about it. :) Those two qualities exhibit a lack of fear.
I met an interesting fellow in Spain once and after a LOT of gin and tonics, he asked me "What are you afraid of???" And I said, "Except spiders, bungee jumping and a couple other reasonable things, not that much." And then he said, "Then Do. Something. Bizzare."
And my mind splattered itself inside my head.
Pero otros la adquirieron a través del entrenamiento constante y la experiencia", estoy de acuerdo contigo en esa parte.
@jedagonza. Exactly. I've met both, those with some natural skill and those who came to class with less. Honestly? The guy who draw the BEST in my class came out of nowhere. hehehe. We were all, like, "Where the F did you come from??" But he worked really, really hard.
Very good
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Thanks @ekayuliana! :)
@elizahfhaye Thanks for watching and commenting! Yup, constant training and experience makes everything better.
Yupp..I do agree with you.
Well done, creativity
I liked your style .. Painting is the first art
Thanks for sharing
Drawing is not an easy task I remember during my school days how difficult it was.
i m agree with @teenovision that drawing is a very difficult i want to be an artist i wish that sketching but still could not.
There are two things most people require to be a strong artist.
The right lessons. Think of it this way. There are good habits and bad ones when learning to play basketball, cook local dishes, play guitar, even talk to the opposite sex. If you get the right lessons on the good habits, then that's part 1.
Devotion. Not practice. Practice is a little bit of work here and there. Devotion is doing nothing else until you're as good as every person you admire in that field.
That's the path of being an artist, my friend. :) It's a hard path, but a good one!
sometimes it is not....it depends on the subject
I remember you telling me many years ago that to be a strong artists, one must also learn (1) how to look properly, as in really SEE, and you taught me some techniques of seeing light and shadow for example, which was completely different from how I used to look at things as lines and shapes (2) how to train your hand to move properly and express what you wish accurately and not draw weird shit :)
@teenovision No it's not. :) But as you get the hang of it it's a pretty fun task!
I sorta have to agree with @teenovision. You can do anything you set your mind do but we are born with certain talents that allow us to be better at some things than others. Our brains are slightly differently wired after all. Without talent, you're more likely to be less motivated, too. The less motivated you are, the less you practice. But even if you're not good at something and you practice the hell out of it to get better, you won't get as good as someone who has a 'talent' for that thing you're trying to excel at.
All I want to say is that drawing needs lot of patience, research and creativity it is not child's play
Wow these artworks are incredible! Keep up the good work!
Hey @pasie15, thanks for the compliments, man! I will. I swear it! On all the old gods and the new. (Watch Game of Thrones?)
No I dont, but i just enjoy seeing amazing quality work like this, your welcome :)
These are awesome!! You are the man @oneminja.
I love that second comical drawing up there - the colours on her are really nice.
Keep up the good work!!
Nice one night, you killing it. Keep it up am loving your work already
Thank you @apiprincz :) Appreciate the love!
Always welcome @oneminja, will love to see more of your work
You got a 9.44% upvote from @minnowvotes courtesy of @oneminja!
I think your life gets easier and happy but your art skills are quite interesting and your video is quite funny ..thumbs up man...
Thanks @ranjeet196! Kind words. You know what's funny, yes, life gets easier.
But the goals/targets get harder :) Used to be my goal was to just, PLEASE be able to draw a woman who doesn't look like a man. hehehehe. Now I'm trying to write a novel which is both fantasy and sci-fi, but set in the current time.
But also, the tools to manage the goals are better understood. So, life gets easier in general, but harder also, and more interesting. :)
I know exactly what you mean about making a woman, "look" like a woman. Mine seems to turn out to be guys with woman parts.
Some people like that kinda thing, @kenwood ;) You should call those "Customers" hehehehe.
I am waiting for ur novel @oneminja .hahahh
Bloody hell, so am I, @ranjeet196. So am I. hehehe.
I like your drawing, I hope I can learn some skill from you. :)
@sweet-jenny8, I hope you will! Soon I'll start making posts that have a bit of process/workflow. Thanks for watching!