> Do not discount execution. Overlooking "basics" and "mechanics" is what results in disappointing work. That is what really bothered me in art lessons in high

> Do not discount execution. Overlooking "basics" and "mechanics" is what results in disappointing work. That is what really bothered me in art lessons in high school. When discussing any famous work it was always about concepts, ideas, composition,... and execution was very much secondary. But for your own work all that is completely ignored if your coloring is just slightly uneven or lines are too rough. If you could hand in a photorealistic drawing of anything, no matter how boring, that would give you much higher marks than a rough drawing of something worthwhile.