d in explaining how to do the portfolios. I agree completely 100% that an artist should master the basic mechanics of drawing before they try to fully incorporate their own style into it. It’s hard enough to tell sometimes what a person is trying to draw when they simply look at it and try to recreate what is in their line of vision. When their ‘vision’ gets into it sometimes becomes abstract. Which, can be a good thing but it takes years for most people’s abstract work to become “okay” to have, in my experience. Some people (like down at the riverfront shows) should not have their work shown because they haven’t quite mastered the basics yet, which is demonstrated a lot through observational drawings. I think it’s pitiful that people who have a lot of talent but no, how could I say, ‘training’ epically fail at being a good artist. You don’t have to have training, just a good grasp of what looks decent together. Quick sketches and thick lines a good drawing does not make. I can definitely see the benefits of observational drawing!
Friday, November 13, 2009
Reflection #13
I don’t do much observational drawing anymore, no. I used to quite a bit, but then I realized that it annoyed me incredibly when things would move and not stay in their original position. I suppose this is why it’s so difficult and when you do it well why it’s so worth it to put it into a portfolio for review or for acceptance into college. I think that some of them are a little awkwar
d in explaining how to do the portfolios. I agree completely 100% that an artist should master the basic mechanics of drawing before they try to fully incorporate their own style into it. It’s hard enough to tell sometimes what a person is trying to draw when they simply look at it and try to recreate what is in their line of vision. When their ‘vision’ gets into it sometimes becomes abstract. Which, can be a good thing but it takes years for most people’s abstract work to become “okay” to have, in my experience. Some people (like down at the riverfront shows) should not have their work shown because they haven’t quite mastered the basics yet, which is demonstrated a lot through observational drawings. I think it’s pitiful that people who have a lot of talent but no, how could I say, ‘training’ epically fail at being a good artist. You don’t have to have training, just a good grasp of what looks decent together. Quick sketches and thick lines a good drawing does not make. I can definitely see the benefits of observational drawing!
d in explaining how to do the portfolios. I agree completely 100% that an artist should master the basic mechanics of drawing before they try to fully incorporate their own style into it. It’s hard enough to tell sometimes what a person is trying to draw when they simply look at it and try to recreate what is in their line of vision. When their ‘vision’ gets into it sometimes becomes abstract. Which, can be a good thing but it takes years for most people’s abstract work to become “okay” to have, in my experience. Some people (like down at the riverfront shows) should not have their work shown because they haven’t quite mastered the basics yet, which is demonstrated a lot through observational drawings. I think it’s pitiful that people who have a lot of talent but no, how could I say, ‘training’ epically fail at being a good artist. You don’t have to have training, just a good grasp of what looks decent together. Quick sketches and thick lines a good drawing does not make. I can definitely see the benefits of observational drawing!
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Ugh I hate when things move too! Anyways, I like how you said that you don't have to have training to be a good artist, you just need to have a good grasp of what looks right together. I think that is so true. I never really realized how many rules there are to creating artwork!
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