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- Current Residence: Colorado
- Interests: All things creative
- Favourite style of art: Concept art/ pencils/ surreal/ realism
- Favourite cartoon character: Les Claypool/ Tom Waits
- Tools of the Trade: 3ds max, pencil
- Email: miltonbelphegor@yahoo.com
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Yes, it is so hard for artists to meet new people sometimes. I guess, unless you go into some collaborative form of art, such as commercial art or advertising, drawing and painting are done alone. Most artists are loners to some degree. Did you ever joing that class?
I would bet your skills are probably just fine. Most of my sketches look like crap (only some capture the moment elegantly, which is what a good sketch is supposed to do) until I work them up into finished drawings.
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I haven't gone to that class. I think I'm hesitant because I want to get involved with a younger crowd; I had that at art school but it was the right type of crowd. I wish I would have went ofr a painting/illustration degree rather than an animation degree.
I'm getting more social; I'm at that point where I'm going to try and use my degree to get a regular steady job right now. I'm frankly not interested in having so much alone time for now.
I'm not very good at life drawing which is why I need to go check out a session even if I just keep it as a hobby.
In my experience, the traditional approach (learning to draw and paint from life) works best for most people, whether they go into cartooning/ graphic art/ illustration or fine art. The main difference between attempting to learn life drawing and painting on your own and joining a class is having the models available to you, the instructor's feedback and being able to see where you fit with your classmates, in terms of ability and style. I can see how it would be uninspiring for you, if the class was a bunch of older, hobby artists. Some universities let you come back part time or audit courses, go back for a second major, but if you're itching to get out there an make some dough, trying to teach yourself might be the best option.
There are some helpful books and websites on both life-drawing and painting. Still life and nature studies, the most boring of all exercises, are probably the best way to teach yourself to draw manmade and natural objects. One prof I had, brought in a pile of laundry for us to sketch!!! I used to spend hours drawing my own hands, feet and my face in the mirror. I also drew my friends, family members, classmates... anyone who would sit still for long enough at their desk or in front of the TV, etc. As for the artistic nude... Mostly you have to strip down in front of the mirror and draw yourself, or convince a female friend to model for you...
You have both cartooning and fine art skills... I think you'd feel better at both if you did a bit of lifedrawing whether you take a class or attempt it yourself. If you decide on the latter, I'd be happy to critique your efforts here.
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Stop popping that bubble wrap and check out *ThePurpleNurple
“Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water."-- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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Stop popping that bubble wrap and check out *ThePurpleNurple
“Make [your] characters want something right away—even if it’s only a glass of water."-- Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
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