Throughout my time of being online, I've heard some ideas and concepts that are passed along person to person about art/the community that isn't PARTICULARLY 100 percent accurate. I'm talking very common things that people will say, and stuff that, to some extent MIGHT be true, but as a whole, are way too complex to be summed up in a sentence or two.
Now, one of the most important things about being an artist (and just about being a human in general) - is figuring out when to filter info out as bologna, and when to actually listen to something and choose to follow it. The "meta" can have some serious hazardous effects. It's hard to know what's right or wrong, and I've seen TOO MANY artists purposely stunting their own growth because they've heard something from some rando.
So this is what I'm planning on doing. I've collected a bunch of "things I've heard" and I plan on releasing a lengthy bit of chat on delving into those topics. Either debunking, adding support to, or rehashing/explaining them. (Now that I'm thinking about it, youtube might not be a bad medium for this... But for now, I'll just write em out.)
Here's an example of some of the things I'll be writing about. Keep in mind that these are things I've HEARD, not the stance I'm taking on them.
• All you need to do is draw forever, and you’ll get good.
• Doing fan art is bad
• “I’m not creative enough”
• Such and such medium is better than such and such medium.
• Art School is a waste of time and money.
• You can learn everything on your own.
• If you can’t draw well, you won’t be a good artist.
• Work on your anatomy.
• You’re either born with it, or you’re not.
• You need to be good in order to be successful.
• Being Bad Sucks.
• Commissions help you improve because they force you to try new things.
• It’s not a complete piece unless it’s in color.
• “This artist is too expensive.”
• “You need to find your style”
So here's where you guys come in!
Have you heard similar things like this? Things that people have come to believe and accept despite the massive amount of complexity in these sentences? I'm looking for more things to debunk/explain.
So really - Anything at all. If you've heard a thing about art (or the community) - and wanna hear my input on it, submit here! If you guys get to chattin' about stuff, that's fine too!
Meanwhile, I'll be writing these out and posting them in journals.
Thanks guys!
Can't wait to hear from ya!
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07 Dec 2016 05:29 CET
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