My Beef with Classical Art Schools My beef with classical art schools started many, many moons ago. Having been primarily self-taught and with a natural inclination to drawing, I entered art school with a fair amount of confidence. I knew I didn’t know everything, and I was far from perfect. But what I was able […]
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Stop Comparing Yourself to Others
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others Stop comparing yourself to others. It’s not only pointless and a huge waste of time, but it’s also one of the best forms of self-sabotage. It can stop you from any progress in trying to reach your goals. It can prevent you from becoming the best version of you possible. […]
How to Start a Sketchbook
How to Start a Sketchbook It shouldn’t be so nerve wracking, but for some reason, even contemplating how to start a sketchbook often grips many artists with uncertainty. Similar to the terror of the blank canvas, making that first mark in a new sketchbook can grip us with anxiety. Perhaps it’s a reluctance to mar […]
Step Back
Step Back to See Things Clearly Do you step back from your drawings regularly? As artists there are countless times when our drawings are just a little off. Many times, it’s something subtle and we might not be able to pinpoint the problem right away. Here are several tips that might help, and they all […]
How to Avoid Copyright Infringement
How to Avoid Copyright Infringement Let’s start off by taking a look at what the copyright infringement definition actually covers. According to Wikipedia’s definition, “Copyright infringement (colloquially referred to as piracy) is the unlawful use of works protected by copyright law without permission for a usage where such permission is required, thereby infringing certain exclusive rights granted to the copyright holder, such as the right to […]
3 Tips on How to Beat Creative Block
3 Tips on How to Beat Creative Block Creative block is similar to writer’s block, but it affects artists. And just like writer’s block, it can be super frustrating to the point where it just shuts down our work altogether. In a nutshell, Merriam-Webster defines writer’s block this way, “the problem of not being able […]
Perfection is the Enemy of Progress
Perfection is the Enemy of Progress Winston Churchill stated that “perfection is the enemy of progress.” Perfection is something many artists get tangled up in. Striving for it and hating everything that they create because it isn’t perfect. Some get so trapped by it that they stop creating all together due to the self-deprecating thoughts […]
New Year’s Resolutions
New Year’s Resolutions Every year, New Year’s resolutions fail by a whopping 80%. The most obvious one is the weight loss resolution. Think about it. Gyms are absolutely packed from January 2nd with all the resolution people. And then by the end of February, they’re all gone. The same holds true for any other goal […]
Not Good Enough Mentality
Not Good Enough Mentality Five Tips on Getting Over the Fear of Showing Your Work Almost every artist I know has gone through bouts of insecurity. The ‘I’m not good enough mentality’. It can be a crippling fear, an insidious monster that burrows deep within the psyche. I know I’ve certainly gone through it and […]
How to Start Drawing
How to Start Drawing When one considers how to start drawing, it can seem completely overwhelming and intimidating. It’s strange when you consider that as very young children, we all drew without hesitation or fear. Much like walking or learning to speak, there was no fear about making mistakes or falling down. It wasn’t until […]
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