Something I wrote for a total noob
They were posting some horrid, completely amateur art on a critique board and not getting much feedback. So I wrote this. Thoughts? Comments?
"Dude, are those poorly-photoshopped clouds? I can still see the rectangles from the original image borders where you copy-pasted. And it looks incredibly silly. You're obviously very new at this, and advanced critique isn't going to help much. So here is my advice.
1. Do not rush the drawing.
The clouds and the messily sketched lines (yes, even in the finished 'inked' images) in your previous uploads are indicative, to me, that you attempt to push out a lot of content without actually giving much thought as to the final image. You put out a lot of content, which is good, but drawing a lot and putting out a lot of content is worthless for improvement if you give no hard thought to what you are doing. Slow down, and consider each drawing for it's own value. Do not rush the image when you're frustrated, disappointed, or think that you have to fulfill some weird quota. In fact, you should...
2. Think harder about what you're doing.
Think: How is this image supposed to look when it's finished? What could I do improve about this image? Why does this look wrong? You need to think about how your work could be cleaned up, polished, streamlined, and displayed for an audience and yourself. You don't have to do it for every little sketch. But you have to think about how the final product would look like. And no, a flat-shaded figure with bad generic photoshop brushes and/or badly photoshopped clouds does not count, and I am absolutely sure I do not have to tell you this. The tone of your writing and the fact that you're posting here indicates that you're unsatisfied with the work you're doing now.
3. Keep improvement in mind when drawing.
Consider how each image is helping you improve at what you're doing. "Doing these color studies is helping me understand color better" "Drawing these figures is loosening my lines" "These faces are better than the ones I did last month" "This isn't as good as what I've done previously, but art is a learning process and I'm sure being in this rut now will make my work even better in the future - after all, I've already achieved the previous milestone". Saying these things to yourself (when they're true, of course) will keep you motivated and focused on success.
You seem very dedicated, so I wish you luck, and I do hope you take the advice."
"Dude, are those poorly-photoshopped clouds? I can still see the rectangles from the original image borders where you copy-pasted. And it looks incredibly silly. You're obviously very new at this, and advanced critique isn't going to help much. So here is my advice.
1. Do not rush the drawing.
The clouds and the messily sketched lines (yes, even in the finished 'inked' images) in your previous uploads are indicative, to me, that you attempt to push out a lot of content without actually giving much thought as to the final image. You put out a lot of content, which is good, but drawing a lot and putting out a lot of content is worthless for improvement if you give no hard thought to what you are doing. Slow down, and consider each drawing for it's own value. Do not rush the image when you're frustrated, disappointed, or think that you have to fulfill some weird quota. In fact, you should...
2. Think harder about what you're doing.
Think: How is this image supposed to look when it's finished? What could I do improve about this image? Why does this look wrong? You need to think about how your work could be cleaned up, polished, streamlined, and displayed for an audience and yourself. You don't have to do it for every little sketch. But you have to think about how the final product would look like. And no, a flat-shaded figure with bad generic photoshop brushes and/or badly photoshopped clouds does not count, and I am absolutely sure I do not have to tell you this. The tone of your writing and the fact that you're posting here indicates that you're unsatisfied with the work you're doing now.
3. Keep improvement in mind when drawing.
Consider how each image is helping you improve at what you're doing. "Doing these color studies is helping me understand color better" "Drawing these figures is loosening my lines" "These faces are better than the ones I did last month" "This isn't as good as what I've done previously, but art is a learning process and I'm sure being in this rut now will make my work even better in the future - after all, I've already achieved the previous milestone". Saying these things to yourself (when they're true, of course) will keep you motivated and focused on success.
You seem very dedicated, so I wish you luck, and I do hope you take the advice."