It’s been a year since I decided to invest in myself in art. Started with buying a PC connected tablet (pictured) and within a month or so getting a phone that comes with a pen. The phone has made a world of difference as it eliminated the barriers between my busy life and art. Join a conference call early, draw. Waiting at the doctor’s office, draw. Watching something with my wife that she enjoys but I’m not excited about, draw.
Totally worth it and the art I’ve made on this little phone sometimes gets close to artists I admire and have wish I could be like.
If you’re thinking you want to get better at art maybe eliminate barriers and do your art daily.
If you’re a reader, the book Atomic Habits has a ton of great ideas. It’s what inspired me to get the tablet and then the phone.
your posts are very motivating. Do you have specific resources you can share for someone who doesn’t know where to start?
Oh one more thing, start with photos with pronounced highlights and shadows. They’re easier to paint and block out the mid tones first, then shadows and it highlights.
thanks a lot 🧑🎨
I’m still pretty new at this myself. Lots of good advice has been given to me here asking with YouTube.
The biggest pieces of advice were paint all on one layer. Simplify the image and paint more and more detail in different phases. Should look like a blocky cartoon and slowly become this. And mostly lots and lots of practice and searching for other ways people do it.