Ask Your Elders: How Can I Be Better At Art?
03-03-2016, 12:31 PM
In Which A Thread Was Made To Ask General Art Questions About Art
I figure if we're going to have a forum that's more focused on art and the resources thereof, we should be able to have a Q&A thread for Good Art People to pass their thoughts and learning to Not So Good Art People (me). And now is as good a time as any!
So our first question goes to our proud host Agen... oh, and our second question too! Let's find out about their burning desire for answers:
1. This question is for Schaz and possibly Plaid. I've got several printed booklets from an author I like and I've been thinking about binding them in a ad hoc hardcover together (each booklet is like a part 1, part 2, etc.) so that I don't bash them about quite so much when I want read them. I know you did some bookbinding a while back and I was wondering if there are any pitfalls I should be aware of before I pull out (and fuck up) the cardboard and elastic and glue.
2. Okay so I've been having a really hard time diversifying when it comes to art? I mean, I'm improving at it as I practice more but I feel like I'm still essentially stuck into a really cartoony sort of style, i.e. solid outlines with fairly blocky colors and minimal shading. I feel like there's something fundamental that I didn't learn or am missing and it's starting to hold me back. Are there tutorials some of you guys could recommend?
Apologies in advance for being an impertinent ass, but if I don't ask for help now when am I going to?
I figure if we're going to have a forum that's more focused on art and the resources thereof, we should be able to have a Q&A thread for Good Art People to pass their thoughts and learning to Not So Good Art People (me). And now is as good a time as any!
So our first question goes to our proud host Agen... oh, and our second question too! Let's find out about their burning desire for answers:
1. This question is for Schaz and possibly Plaid. I've got several printed booklets from an author I like and I've been thinking about binding them in a ad hoc hardcover together (each booklet is like a part 1, part 2, etc.) so that I don't bash them about quite so much when I want read them. I know you did some bookbinding a while back and I was wondering if there are any pitfalls I should be aware of before I pull out (and fuck up) the cardboard and elastic and glue.
2. Okay so I've been having a really hard time diversifying when it comes to art? I mean, I'm improving at it as I practice more but I feel like I'm still essentially stuck into a really cartoony sort of style, i.e. solid outlines with fairly blocky colors and minimal shading. I feel like there's something fundamental that I didn't learn or am missing and it's starting to hold me back. Are there tutorials some of you guys could recommend?
Apologies in advance for being an impertinent ass, but if I don't ask for help now when am I going to?
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