Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Learning

So my pursuit for artistic excellence is one of the most independent things that I've ever done. At the same time, it's probably one of the few things that I willing want help with. I want people to teach me about things that never even crossed my mind, and I'm happy that today I a good lesson. 
I was chatting up with my friend and former STACie, Michelle. She's applying for a bunch of art schools and she's become my personal mentor. We spent a little over an hour drawing a a cup, stapler and tape dispenser she put on the table. This was the second thing that I've drawn that wasn't from my computer. Even the self portrait I made yesterday was using the camera on my computer as a mirror. I always see what I draw as a two dimension image on my laptop, but drawing from actual things ends up being easier and better. I can see what I'm drawing, and I move closer and further and turn my head to look at the thing from different angles.
Michelle had a lesson planned. I honestly believe she should start a school or something because she explains really well. She talked to me about my composition. Because she reads my blog, Michelle as an awesome sense of where I am at with my art. She gave me a lesson on my composition because most of what I've done is very boring in terms of where I put things. When you're drawing things, they shouldn't be on the same plane, they should be spread out enough so that the picture doesn't looks flat. Also, being able to move what the pieces and my own view helps. The first try I had at drawing the tape dispenser was a major failure because I kept looking at it from different angles and drew what I saw, and the whole thing ended up looking awful. I needed that failure so that for the next one I drew I could understand my own influence on my view of the object. 


When I got home I continued and drew more. 


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