Understanding & Skill - What Makes A Good Artist (Audio Log)

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[@randomlight1069]

I'm coming at this at a late age but I have gained so much skill and knowledge about perspective and how to apply this to the way I have always approached art, mainly from i imagination. But "abstract" art and drawing from imagination can, as the saying goes, " hide a multitude of sins." I thought of the following as perhaps a useful analogy. It maybe relates to what Dan was trying to get across to all of us wishing to come at art from an honest perspective (pardon the pun) where we perhaps have shown true potential and received praise for our talent, but have realised our areas of weakness, as it were. Like Dan mentioned, we too may have been great at say, drawing realistically, or the best at duplicating cartoon characters. Personally I was never really much cop at any of that, and over time just accepted that this was just because I didn't have that degree of "natural talent." Ironically, back in '97 I graduated from University with a BA in Fine Art, something I never ever dreamed possible. I have to say though, that although I was accepted onto the course due to my abstract painting, I did little or no painting over the 3 years course. Perhaps Imcan use this analogy to summarize? I have also played guitar over the years, mediocre , but again had something of a style that others liked. I didn't learn to read music and alot of the time I could just crank up the volume or say improvise a solo part. Because it was my solo, my style, I could hide the fact that I was basically clueless. Nothing wrong with individuality. But if I'm honest my musical knowledge was pretty non existent. I played "by ear" and real music (and art) was for the classically trained, and again, out of my league. Does this make sense? My mindset was so ingrained that I couldn't see further than my own opinion. This was the hand I had been dealt, deal with it, make do. I kinda stumbled across Dan's channel during lockdown and I have to say, I have learned so much about how little I know! But... I have over time also learned that I have been coming at my art totally wrong! Learning from Dan's method in getting the fundamentals locked in to my head, practising with the optimism that over time, l will achieve abilities I tricked myself into believing were only for super talented, gifted individuals. Already I have surpassed what I thought possible! It's a cliche, but practice really does make perfect, well not perfect, but you get my drift. Sorry for rambling on. A massive thanks to you Dan if you ever read this, I'm really grateful to you for taking time out your life to pass on your hard earned knowledge. And good luck to you and everyone else as we all crawl out of the shadows of this horrible pandemic. Ps one other invaluable lesson I learned from your channel Dan. We have to invest in having the correct tools for the job. What a massive improvement that makes! And there's something to be said about our approach to our learning experience when begin to make that effort. We are establishing that we intend to get serious, but that the journey is exciting and that our commitment will reap rewards as we go forward.

[@gourikaaaaaa]

Thank you so much 😊❤😊

[@Erin78456]

Thank you for another video Dan.

[@lancembuthia6847]

I love the content that you make man. Thanks a lot Mr Beardshaw

[@ronsylvester7866]

Great viewing and hearing your experiences Dan Beardshaw brilliant content as usual thank you

[@gabrieliusgasparavicius]

Man, you are great, so thorough and clear. The way you talk is very pleasant to listen to. Your work, skill and success in this field just shows that you are talking the truth. Your work speaks for itself;)

[@CrafterAnam]

Good effort 👍

[@carrotfreak1]

Great video, love the drawing.

[@ta-km1mf]

Can I ask what podcast on art you listen to and what podcast you would recommend ?

[@rayeedrashed6293]

I think proko's podcast is good

[@gardeniainbloom812]

Artprof is jam packed with fantastic content.

[@timurkim8201]

I really love your content, I just like how clean your art is(hope you respond)😁

[@jakeurmom1538]

u can do qandas c:

[@shiiralberto4672]

3?

[@lilbloom5542]

hi

[@jasmineozeela5]

Second 👍

[@misakistalker]

But now every "great artist" uses cheats, like drawing on a 3d stick figure, copy paste the backgrounds it seems all you need is money to buy these apps.

[@anzolomyer4584]

Nah, my good dude. Technology is always changing. I guarantee that whatever “cheating artist” you really admire can make magical results with cheap pencils and cheap paper. If you get good at drawing with pencil and paper, then you can do anything. You can use 3D models and whatnot to speed up the process. But sometimes it looks way better if you take your time and do it all by hand. If you look at Miyazaki’s storyboards, for instance, there is a great charm to them that are lost in the process of making an actual Studio Ghibli movie. His pencil and watercolor sketches are really charming. And even in Spirited Away, the computerized parts really stick out. Anyway, who cares if people “cheat.” Just get as good as you can get to express your own personal vision. Van Gogh didn’t have access to Proko, Procreate, or any of that shit, and look at everything he did. Also, one last thing-money is not that hard to come by either. Just live humbly, work hard, save up, and you can buy whatever supplies you think you need to take you to the next level.

[@sir.boulderrock1372]

Woah ur so right thanks man i needed this although i didnt right the comment thanks again

[@林芝琳-x9g]

first？😂