It’s usually a very good idea to analyze art. I often do that myself for the purpose of learning, but I never copy it. I’ve never done that, even when I was a beginner. Of course you can learn much about the color, perspective and composition from watching other people’s work, but copying it is tricky and you really have to know what you’re doing before you try it. Here’s why.
Random design and art
Random design and art
Journal
A thing about learning by copying
12/10/2009How I deal with designer’s block
27/05/2009For a long time I’ve been blaming myself for having frequent designer’s blocks. And I still do, sometimes. For not having brilliant ideas, for having to look for inspiration elsewhere than my own brain and knowledge, for wasting a lot of time doing nothing creative (oh believe me, I can raise procrastination to a form of art).
But then, over the time, I realized a few things.
10 drawing tips for beginners
31/03/2009I’ve come across such questions on dA forums and chatrooms so many times, so I’ve decided to write some short tips for beginners, instead of answering the questions every time.
At first, some theory. Drawing is basically a piece of art that opeartes with a tone value, not with colour. It means, that not only works created with pencil or charcoal can be considered drawings, but also the ones created with ink or paint, even applied with a brush (or any other item, for that matter). It doesn’t depend on the tool, it depends on the piece itself and the method that is being used.