How To ACTUALLY! Become A Better Artist

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[mewdlez]

Not only different genres, but try out different mediums also. From oil paints to watercolor to digital painting etc each medium requires different techniques and control and when you go back to your original medium I swear it’s like working bloody magic.

[loati]

Art is a hobby for me but I hope to become a good artist someday even if just for myself. I thought that the fact that I like practically every medium was hindering my progress but now I hear is actually beneficial

[gogo_crunchy]

why do you talk like a smug villian with a persian cat on his lap?

[LizGridleyArtist]

To paint better, you just need to paint 🖤

[indianahoosier]

"Jack of all trades... master of none" sums up my life... couldn't afford a big university art school so I went into graphic arts at a community college... worked in commercial photography... jumped on multimedia in the early 90s... then website development... then marketing... then videography... then... well you get the point... watercolor painting was always a hobby just to keep me sane... same with acrylic and oil... now that i am 50 and tired of corporate life... I wish I had painted all day every day instead of wasting my time with code and pixels... So, now I'm focused on learning how to be a better oil painter... for retirement purposes and all... have to keep the mind and body sharp you know...

[cherrylebee]

I feel like I am an awful artist when I see how skilled other's are, but I love it so it's not always about being the best artist, sometimes it's just about feeding your soul through creativity!

[legomyego]

The common problem I see in many artists is that their focus becomes to niche, thus they begin to strain their talent. Solely claiming one medium or style of art is not giving the individual artist room to grow.

[babyguinguin]

I primarily paint portraits and occasionally, I do some small landscapes and florals for fun. A couple of months ago, I totally had no mood in doing any portraits. The drive just wasn't there. I did other disciplines ranging from colour pencils, learning a new technique, botanicals, even learning some digital art and surface pattern design. Then, earlier this month, I came back to portraits and I noticed that there was a significant improvement in how I did them. It was like working magic. In the past, I had the mindset of like what you had mentioned about doing something for 10, 000 hours to be good at. What I've learned from my diversification is that they all compliment each other and it is the little bits of everything that makes the final piece very uniquely your own. :)

[PeppermintPlease]

The topic covered in this video reminds me of the book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World. Highly recommend it to anyone who wants to dive deeper into this. Loved this video Alpay! Well said!

[Katsujin]

The only thing artists need to master is the fundamentals, having a wide breadth of knowledge is very useful because most things needed to be drawn already exists, you just need a general understanding of subjects, what to draw, and compose, then use references to finish the details.

[elrpeters]

I've always been a generalist, and I feel like I can't master anything. Well thanks for making me feel better about myself! Not something I was expecting from this video.

[hannahthomas]

As someone who has always felt like they’ve never had a style and just paints what I feel like, this video made me feel a lot more confident in my work. Thank you so much, you have no idea

[jerushapimentel]

This was such a treasure to find. Thank you!!! I've been discouraged lately, as an artist with ADHD, thinking I was flawed and damaging my success by dabbling in so many various creative projects instead of focusing on just one area for a long time until I become an "expert." But this is so encouraging. Thank you, thank you!!

[TomasFolanHasici]

I always preach DRAWING DRAWING DRAWING, drawing is always a way to sharpen your observational skills and improve your coordination. The skills you pick up as your drawing gets better will bleed into everything else you do.

[hudaansari]

This was an eye opener. It not only helps you produce better art but also change your perspective on different sections of life. You're too amazing. Keep up the good work!

[littlepinkpebble]

i disagree though, i wanted to get better at portraits so i set myself a 100 portrait challenge and i improved so much every 10 or so ! But i set a 2 hour time limit on each and i think that was the key . .

[grushaarora]

This video is absolutely perfect. For many many reasons.

[natasha]

i have recently started oil painting, and every single one of your videos have been so helpful, especially the ‘mind of an artist’ series. i just find it so relaxing watching you paint and i adore your art style, thank you for making these videos :)

[deadstar]

So technic and skills are just a part of making art it's not the only art.

[whataboutnemo]

My exercises in art by using different mediums is like saving different kinds of reference like:

•Glowing lights
•Portraits with different skin tones
•Blurred Images
•Hairy and furry images
•water droplets
•glitters and cloth textures
•face with soap bubbles
•face with honey or any liquid dripping
•images in motion
•images in diff. perspectives
•sunlight and shadows
•portraits with wet hairs
•glowing effects
•hyperrealism portraits
•skin textures with wrinkles



These helped me a lot to be productive and not bored when I practice drawing


I hope these would help you too