- Posted
- Nov 17th 2004
- Mood
- Depressed
- Music
- "SikTh"- Scent of the Obscene
I think my personal style of drawing will be dead and buried very soon.
The reason?
I have had a long chat with this 'tutor' we have been having recently, as well as older, mature friends at University who really feels my personal work has been done many times before and I need to start something completely different and brand new.
So I *may* not be posting that many precise, realistic images anymore...
He's right in the long run, really....I need to take his advice and learn to 'grow up'.
He says "people on the street do drawings like yours for pennies". As if to say- "You can do *SO* much better than that..."
(He still hates my personal realistic portrait work if you haven't guessed, and he couldn't *wait* to have a 'dig' at it...)
He can see my darker, true, blossoming potential just starting to show through and I know he's only trying to nurture this as I think he's seen a working style which is different and never been done before.
I seriously need to go home now and really *THINK* about what has been proposed to me.
I will speak to you all soon, but do not fear. I won't be gone for good *just* yet...
LadyPoison Says:
Aww. But I love everything you do.
Airewathiel Says:
You can't force a new style upon yourself. That's just wrong.
Skeeter Says:
not to say that i dont love your style but your tutor really brings up a good point you can see realistic photos of celebs and people everywhere ... i think its a good idea to try something new maybe you can incorperate your own skills in that dept too! Ironiclly you know how many artists strive just to accomplish a realistic face? I still think your tutor is just jealous lol
Summourn Says:
: That makes me very sad.
I personally think that you should draw what you want to draw, and what makes you happy. There are many places realistic pictures---especially ones as extraordinary as yours!---can get you.
I am wondering if your tutor is perhaps biased against the style? I had an art teacher that didn't like certain art styles and tried to condition them out of people, or gave them lower grades because of them, and that seemed opinionated and very wrong to those artists. I'm not accusing your tutor of this, but I do wonder if it is a possibility.
Either way, please keep true to yourself and your wonderful style. It makes me so happy. If anything, experiment with other styles--it is always good practice--and such, but keep your realistic style as well on the side.
Whatever you choose to do, I hope it works out for you.
calicokatt Says:
...GRAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ARGH!!!!! NYARGHHHHHHHHH JESS MAD!!! OMG.. seriously??? SERIOUSLY??? I'm sorry, girlfriend, but I would pay 300 bucks or more for you to do a portrait of me or anybody else by you. You are an AMAZING artist, and while there is nothing wrong with looking to draw more things, which I think is a great, I -HATE- these people who go around telling you "what you should and shouldn't draw".. WTF? Nobody can tell you what to draw and that you won't make it drawing what you do. Your stuff is amazing. If I could draw like you....LOL well..that will never happen ;) You should only change for YOU, NOT for some prissy University artists or some tutor. Just because they don't like the things you draw, so...what? That makes like...10% of the people who've seen your art? Meanwhile, there is 90% of people who've seen your art like me who literally DROOL over it and think it's fantastic.
I do think that it's cool to try other things, thats what I've started to do (funny thing is, now people are COMPLAINING that "I never draw the same things anymore!"....!#$#@$!#@$#@ you can't win.), but really, do it for yourself, not for others. I think your stuff is fantastic. I think your art tutor needs to grow up and not be so..damn stuck up. Not to mention that art is something you work with OVER TIME. It took me like, -14 YEARS- to become where I am right now and I still ain't as good as I wish I could be.
You are fantastic, and don't forget it!
~Jess
UndyingSong Says:
300 bucks? That's all? I dare say they're worth A LOT more than that.
anibester Says:
Ok two things.
listen the teacher because they know what sells right now to companies etc. Realism isn't selling. If people want realism, the get photographers.
That said work on your realism outside of class. KNowing how to correctly shade, draw anatomy etc as an invaluable foundation. Also, publishers might not be interested in that, but normal people are.
Look at some of the big time artists, usually the ability to draw realistic, detailed pictures sells.
So, by all means, widen your horizons, but DO NOT stop what youa re doing right now.
Technical skills will only help you!
I think what your prof might be worried about is that you are stifiling yourself. You'v efound somethign your good at and you're not exploring beyond that. An illustrator needs to ahve a wide variety of skills, so open up, but don't think what you do now is bad just because a prof says so.
Profs can be helpful and they can push you in a good way, but they can also be closed minded, biased, snobbish SOB's
nyetabbi Says:
What a jerk |:<
Please keep your style...the way you draw Jason Issacs blows me away every time ; ;