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Comie In reply to inspiredcreativity [2008-12-17 21:45:00 +0000 UTC]

Nope. I'm 15, not learning anything art-related yet! - unless you're talking about learning by myself Planning on going to art uni though - graphic design seems interesting. So does animation. I'd also like to learn to render 3d stuff too. Make an epic game. Comic. Anything. So long as I can enjoy myself and draw - but I've pretty much decided on graphic design for now. All of my skills in art so far are more or less self-taught and I use photoshop for digital art and... traditional tools for traditional art... Which is, erm, a given. I use either colour pencils or copics for colouring when doing art by those means. I've also tried my hand in acrylic and oil painting but I do not believe my strengths lie there... I can do simple pictures with some simple colour blending, as you may see somewhere in my gallery, but I cannot get the brush to bend to my will completely >:c

Oh my, I got on a ramble again.

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inspiredcreativity In reply to Comie [2008-12-18 15:54:12 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for the info. If it is all right, I will send you a note with a tutorial on drawing with perspective. Perspective is a must in drawing and design, unless you are doing abstract and throwing paint on a canvas by the cup full.

Learning enough about watercolor, oils, acrylic, charcoal, airbrush, etc, to understand the FEEL of the media, how the it flows, textures, what happens when you cross-load a brush, etc, is important for when you later do it digitally. You don't have to get good at it, but the experience will give you an advantage others may not have.

Later, when you have a graphic tablet, the stylus will act as a brush, airbrush, etc, and sense the tilt of the brush, the pressure, and the speed.

But the base media you use, such as canvas, wet or dry watercolor paper, drawing papers, wood, glass, etc, also play a big role. So many artists paint in a PAINTER type program which comes with hundreds of pr-configured papers, canvas etc. So, when you are painting, the pain goes down as if the texture were there. There are probably work-around in Photoshop for this.

There is no easy digital method for laying down paint to mimic the oil palette methods of painting, where you paint by loading a palette knife will oil pain and paint with it, but this is an example showing it can be to some extent [link] .

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Comie In reply to inspiredcreativity [2008-12-18 16:14:08 +0000 UTC]

Wow. Thank you. This is great to know. The art teacher at school is always so irritable and doesn't really teach me much. Just says something every now and then. Bit old-fashioned too perhaps, she doesn't like some styles and isn't very open-minded about art styles (like the japanese style) and keeps trying to force her opinion on me. Although she is right that I should try to develop my own style and explore other styles.

I actually do have a tablet. Always use it when drawing on the computer.

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inspiredcreativity In reply to Comie [2008-12-19 10:49:42 +0000 UTC]

As in all aspects of life, some people don't like certain styles. However, it is a bit close-minded to discourage styles one does not personally like. At the same time, if the teacher is not made happy, you do not get a good grade.

It can be to easy for an artist to become narrowly focussed too soon, and locking into let's say the Manga style for the rest of their lives. My personal approach would be to try all kinds of things, then settle for a favored one later.

Becoming a well-rounded artist gives you flexibility for the future, for growth as an artist, for possible job offers, grabbing good opportunities, adjust to a changing art community, etc.

It's cool that you have your own tablet already.

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Comie In reply to inspiredcreativity [2008-12-19 15:04:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, well I always get's 10s from her. (the best grade.)

Second two paragraphs are pretty much what she tells me, which is right and all, except that she keeps discouraging manga and keeps showing her dislike of it. I do so now myself (discourage, not dislike), as I need more flexibility and suchlike.

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