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| The Path of an Artist: Tips to Keep in Mind |
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| Understand you abilities |
| No one is ever alike. Their ways are different from others. That applies to your artwork as well. It will never be exactly the same as a friend's of yours... ever. But don't be ashamed of this. Art, believe it or not, is a talent some people are simply better at than others. Just like how some people are better at sports or being able to lecture how the Mayflower Compact came to be are talents. Accept the fact that your style is unique and different, and to work with what skill you do have, like it or not. |
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| Just Draw! |
| No matter how crazy the thought is, sketch out any random idea that pops in your head. You never know what might become of it someday. I've drawn Link from the Legend of Zelda annoyed at a bunch of Skulltulas (a type of spider) surrounding him. I've drawn Invader Zim yelling "MADNESS!" at a Pikachu. I've even drawn a dragon with fourteen heads! They all don't have a true purpose, but just let your creative juices flow; you've got the paper. |
!["I Hate Skulltulas!" [click to enlarge]](Skulltula.jpg) |
![14-Headed Dragon [click to enlarge]](14head_dragon_final_KiraMiter.JPG) |
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| Date your drawings |
| "Date" as in write when you drew the sketches you create (crazy people...). There's someone in my class who is a swell drawer, but he never puts the date on any of his drawings! Believe me, it's a good thing to be able to compare how your drawings evolve over time this way. |
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| I am only here to guide you (and for that matter, myself). Don't expect yourself to be the greatest drawer in the world in two days, or to be the best at all. You can of course improve your work, but it may never be as complex as you wish it to be. Find your special style and be proud of it. |
| Save your work |
| Regardless how horrid you think your drawings are, save them. Just like how I said in tip #2, you may never know what will become of those drawings. You might get other ideas off of them. I've got a giant binder overstuffed with various drawings, and a bin under my bed that holds all my drawings in notebooks, but it's still not enough space. So what if the drawing looks bad? You worked hard trying to create it, so there's no point throwing it away! |
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| Don't expect 100% satisfaction |
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