Opinion

As a person or artist stop aspiring, start doing greater things

As a student artist, it can sometimes seem hard to please everyone with your art.

Too many times I’ve heard bad critiques about someone’s work on how it should be improved or developed more.

Students sometimes feel comfortable with their process. I mean the same process they’ve been doing that makes it easy to pass in a class.

Take your style and your drawing skills to the next level and improve on it.

One of the biggest things in developing your artistic skill is being able to be out of your comfort zone.

Don’t settle on always drawing Star Wars or whatever your “crutch” might be, there are other ways to improve your art.

Some things I’ve learned growing up have helped my art in ways I never considered.

There are some simple ways to improve your art. Fill a sketchbook with drawings every month of life around you, not straight from your imagination.

This is something that a lot of employers will look for in your portfolio.

Go to every museum and art museum close to you until you’ve seen everything then move on to the next museum.

Watch figure skating or ballet to appreciate the balance of sound and movement of the human body.

Pick up a book on figure drawing because until you can draw an accurate portrait of someone, you don’t know how to draw.

For aspiring artists who love the video games, don’t play them during your art process. They fill you up with their imagination and not yours and it’s better to draw an original piece of work than to copy someone else’s.

What I’ve listed is just a surface of advice and tips I’ve learned from professional artists. They are easy and approachable goals: drawing life, getting rid of distractions and stepping out of your comfort zone.

As an artist, you can stop aspiring and start doing greater things in your work and yourself.