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I'm someone who fervently studied classical drawing, painting, and sculpture, against the advice of my friends and professors (they told me to stop studying so
by hodwik2 10y ago
I'm someone who fervently studied classical drawing, painting, and sculpture, against the advice of my friends and professors (they told me to stop studying so hard and to start an art career). The problem with over-practice is that you can get caught in mindless habit. It ruined art for me.
It's become very difficult for me to draw pictures that are interesting (if wrong) because I've trained so hard to draw them accurately. It's all by rote.
I've tried to fix it, to rewind. Now when I draw it's with my weak hand, and that has gotten me drawing interesting (if wrong) pictures again.
Another technique I've tried is using cheap materials. I usually get more interesting results from my 3 year olds acrylics than using professional oil paints.
That said, the love of art never came back. That's why, to the extreme confusion of my friends and family, I'm in tech now.
- devishard 10y agoMy karate teacher used to say: "Practice doesn't make perfect. Practice makes permanent. Perfect practice makes perfect." It seems like if your goal is to draw correct and interesting faces, you should figure out what in your imperfect weak hand drawings is interesting and practice either keeping that while you perfect your weak hand, or introduce that to your practice with your strong hand.
- hodwik2 10y agoIt's a lack of control, which produces the happy accident. Accuracy is the problem to begin with. Either I'd learn to pretend to lack control, or I hope my left hand doesn't gain control. That said, again, I no longer enjoy it so it's a moot point.
- ktRolster 10y ago>I've tried to fix it, to rewind. Man, focus on line: give your line energy, meaning. Everything else will flow from that.