Hi folks!

Welcome to the "Your way of knowledge" topic!

A topic where you decribe what you do to improve your own art skill.

Who knows? Maybe we'll learn something.



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My way of knowledge:
My technique of improvement is a simple one! I mostly just doodle or draw til' I got something I really think looks good. And then I just look at it until I see all my mistakes (which I mostly try to undo)and realize that "This doesn't look good at all!" and then I push that piece of paper aside and draw something out of the blue and compare with the previous drawing and realize how much better I have gotten and runs to the bathroom to kiss the mirror and give myself the pride my parents never gave me.


That was my way of knowledge! What is your way of knowledge?

My main medium is airbrushed paint, and am now just starting to attempt drawing. With the airbursh, I got the basics down, and rather than practicing drills, as many people do, I started painting pictures. I tried to choose a subject that was a bit more difficult in some manner than the previous painting. I think the weekely drawing challenge is a great thing, unfortunatly it requires time that we don't always have. Challenge yourself to try something more difficult with each new work, make sure it is a subject you really like and want to draw, then give it 180% effort! Some people can just sketch thing out and call it done, I envy those who can do this.. to me it has to be a perfect match to the original which seems to take a lot of time. This may be something that would be good for me to learn, how to ignore ones obessions

Of course practice, practice, and keep on practicing.

Something else that is often over looked and something that i know has helped me a lot is to follow other artists' work that you admire. Envying other great artist has motivated me to try to learn to draw like them.

BRB.

Just as BRB said PRACTICE! PRACTICE! PRACTICE ! and then practice some more. Everyday sketch something - doesn't matter what your medium is if you don't have the basics you can't produce the work you want.

Even to do abstracts you need to know how to produce the true image before you can then abstract it to point you want.

It was Picasso who said "It took me 60 years to learn to paint like a child!"

Practice!! Practice!! Practice!!

Aside from the main one - PRACTICE!!! -that really can't be stressed enough - there are other things that will help you become better at drawing.

Spend time in the company of other artists and expand your knowledge base by taking classes, even if its only general drawing classes locally.

Experiment with all types of mediums and supports til you find your comfort zone.

Use the best materials you can find.

Slow down. Many beginning artists want to produce a masterpiece in an hour. It won't happen. What's the rush? Take your time, carefully observe your subject and do it justice when drawing.

And remember to practice some more

For me, it has been trying all the challenges here and on WetCanvas (sorry if I am not to mention this place )

I find that doing these challenges, I am exploring subjects I would normally never try, and I am learning by seeing how other tackle the same challenge. I can see where I am going wrong and I can ask questions on how to fix it for next time!

Hi,

I try to draw different things, as long as they inspire me. This forces me to experience different levels of difficulties.

I do a first sketch, than I look for proportions and correct where necessary. Then I add more contrast levels until I can't see what to improve. After that, I use the critique thread to go one step further with the advice of the nice people willing to share their knowledge (special thanks to Ernest in my case). I have learned to add more and more contrast, even though I am often afraid to ruin what I have so far. And getting good material (better than the scrap I first bought) helped (softer pencils and paper).

And, the last but not the least, I look at the work of others and try to understand why they have a better outcome in their drawings.

Voilà

It's practice. And not to be afraid of trying out new things.
And not to give up. There are no short cuts and sometimes the obstacles makes you better at what you do, so it's important to keep pushing the limits.


Christa

Sometimes I'll draw (basically "copy") a picture or photo I've found, making sure to notice the shadows, the shape of the lines, etc. Then, I try to do it several times from memory. This helps me learn to draw from imagination.

Discipline. And a lot of practice, but mostly discipline. If I am struggling with any aspect of my picture, I try not to change it just to make it easier; rather I force myself to get THAT aspect just right. It is a triumph when it's done, even if it felt more like a job while doing it.