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Out of practice Anonymous 02/10/16 (Wed) 04:54:16 No.2301

What do you tend to do when you get out of practice?

I haven't focused on drawing or Art in a year. I was making some progress then too.

However, now I want to get back in to it, but i feel overwhelmed at where to start.

I remember going through a loomis beginner book when I was drawing, and I can't start at where I left off, as I suck right now.

So, what to do? Start back at the beginning of that book I opened a year ago? Focus on other ways at learning to draw?

What do you do when you get out of practice?

Anonymous 02/10/16 (Wed) 06:20:44 No.2304

I was in a similar position to you just a while ago. (except I wasn't reading any books or on Loomis). I think you will need to start from the beginning again fam.

I suggest "Andrew Loomis: fun with a pencil" if you want to get started again.

"The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" is also good a place to start. although you will need to buy some supplies to do some of these exercise.

also you might want to read "Ernest Norling - Perspective Made Easy" if you want to learn about perspective. I think you will need to read this because every thing is in perspective once you think about it. this book will give you a basic idea of it.

you can find all the books here: http://8ch.net/loomis/res/889.html

http://www.posemaniacs.com/thirtysecond

this website will help you understand gesture drawings.

http://jordizle.com/demo/376/3d-interactive-cube-with-rotating-sides-using-css3-and-javascript/

and this will help you draw proper boxes in perspective.

and after that it's all up to you.

Good Luck!

Anonymous 02/10/16 (Wed) 06:50:29 No.2305

>>2301

I seriously recommend "Keys to drawing" by Bert Dodson, it should be floating around as a downloadabld pdf somewhere, it's probably even in the Mega upload of books n stuff in the sticky

Anonymous 02/10/16 (Wed) 08:30:58 No.2308

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Here's a recently uploaded video by Stephen Silver (Self-Taught Artist/Cartoonist) where he talks about this subject.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9Iiwl9Q6nc

Anonymous 02/11/16 (Thu) 00:21:23 No.2311

>>2308

I had been following a fairly decent artist on tumblr a few months until an anon asked them for art advice. The first thing the guy did was recommend that above all else, you get schooling.

I unfollowed that fucker then and there. I couldn't tell him off since at my skill, there wouldn't have been much credibility to my words, but recommending college when you can just google all your resources and network with other artists is the worst you can do.

Anonymous 02/11/16 (Thu) 06:41:28 No.2315

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>>2311

It's kind of an open secret but I was the one that created a lot of these different pictures critical of art schools; I've posted them on many different boards where I'd thought they would reach somebody that needed to hear them and I'm happy to say that I see them re-posted fairly often. That said, if you liked that artist's work you needn't abandon them over something like that. It was perhaps ignorant of them to imply that school is the only way, but it may have been the only way they personally knew. at the time; you can't really hold that against them too much I don't think.

>I couldn't tell him off since at my skill, there wouldn't have been much credibility to my words

Maybe next time consider presenting a handful of the many artists who had achieved a high level using alternative methods as a rebuttal.

If art schools were as they were 110 years ago, places where only extremely promising individuals were granted entry with the rest being mercifully rejected (allowing them to return with stronger work at a later date or just letting them get on with their lives) schools wouldn't be a problem. However, these days even the good art schools are guilty of allowing just any kid that can hold a pencil entry, and when these dabblers get in, they invariably fail, and they and their parents are burdened for decades with a debt they may never be able to pay back.

All that when you can get a subscription to New Masters Academy for less than $30 a month, you can attend an atelier like one of the users on this board for a couple hundred bucks a month (and his fantastic work stands as a testament to their efficacy). A $20,000-50,000 art school simply isn't worth it when there are so many low-cost alternatives these days. The art school industry is one in desperate need of down-sizing.

Anonymous 02/11/16 (Thu) 19:43:57 No.2321

>>2301

I can't really answer your question anon since I'm kinda having the same issue, except for me I have been mostly out of action for 3 years because of work and as for books, I never tried any but the (kek) "wizard's best of…" series looks really interesting and when I get back to drawing I will definitely check them out.

I think you might still have the skills with you if you had them because personally I used to be somewhat good at drawing shit and whenever I do sit down and actually draw something (and I'm talking like once a year maybe since I started work) then I'm surprised that I still got it despite so many years being inactive, however, it is still a tiny bit hard to draw initially after getting back after so long.

>>2315

>It's kind of an open secret but I was the one that created a lot of these different pictures critical of art schools

You got any more right? I would be happy to read some.

I think college (for art anyways) is total bull and I'm happy to know someone feels the same, I never really understood what they could teach you about art in college, I guess the only way it helps you to draw is because:

a) you're paying for it, so you better do it,

b) not having time isn't your excuse because you have nothing else to do and are required to do it every day,

c) a lot of other people will be there to motivate you or kick your ass if you don't do it.

Anonymous 02/12/16 (Fri) 23:40:42 No.2326

>>2311

Depending on the curriculum (illustration, industrial design, or animation), schooling forces mandatory studies and discipline. I know at least two art alumnis who liked the institution, but couldn't continue because of the huge debt.

Anonymous 02/13/16 (Sat) 03:10:00 No.2330

>>2326

>but couldn't continue because of the huge debt.

That's the real tragedy here. Art schools are among the most expensive institutions to attend when, considering the incredibly competitive and perilous state of the industry it should really be among the cheapest. Even the good schools are basically full of good artists desperately clinging to employment by preying on young and inexperienced artists at the behest of an antiquated bureaucracy.

Anonymous 02/13/16 (Sat) 06:29:41 No.2332

>>2315

Is there a traditional art curriculum one can follow without the fees?

Anonymous 02/13/16 (Sat) 07:48:26 No.2333

>>2332

The "Bargue Drawing Course" is one. It's in the public domain and is in the mega file located in the sticky. It's a pure observational/contour drawing course as far as I know, but it's something.

Anonymous 02/13/16 (Sat) 08:19:12 No.2334

>>2333

There's also "Drawabox.com"