Another week down!

I’ve been working on getting more interviews lined up for the podcast. Last weekend was pretty cool, I was at a photoshoot for my wife’s project and had fun helping and seeing all the great photos that came out of it. I am art directing the project currently and will be bust drawing for it next month on it.

In freelance: I’m almost done with the Kids of Bikes rpg work, I have two images left. It’s that last home stretch that can be tough to push through, I will have some time tonight to work on it, then try and finish this weekend.

There is a life drawing party this weekend and a sketch group meet up I’ll be doing. I don’t have much of anything to show this week as all my work can’t be released publicly until later.

My mentorship is going well, I see a lot of progress in the mentees, they are pushing themselves further than they would have on their own. You can check out the feedback videos on my Youtube Channel.

I saw this post by someone in the discords, they mentioned feeling like they had artist block and didn’t feel good enough to keep drawing, they felt like nothing they were creating was for them.

I think the main things I can advise any artists that are grinding to get better is to schedule the studies and make it regimented. Make practicing feel like a normal part of work, something you do for about an hour or two each day. I think it’s important to take away the feeling that each thing you create needs to be amazing. You have to get through the bad drawings and paintings to get to the good stuff. You might not be good with your first, second or even 100th painting, but creating the work will help you to level out the “base good” you might start drawing at a level 1 skill but by the time you are on your 100th drawing your average output will be at like level 30, but you won’t notice most likely because you are busy doing the 100th drawing. It takes looking back and stepping away to see how far you’ve come.

It also takes stepping away from drawing and art sometimes. You can’t always draw and paint all the time, the best artists in the world take time to go see other art, go walking in a park, go camping, or just go out to dinner and chat. If you have artist’s block I recommend making yourself do studies, and making yourself step away once the study is done and focusing on something else. Maybe try enjoying the thing that inspired you to do art in the first place. Go watch a movie, play a video game, read a comic. Just take the time to get away and not create for a little bit. What most likely will happen is that you will get inspired and your energy will spike and you’ll be able to get back into drawing again.

I enjoying running, cooking, and watching TV shows or movies after dinner with my partner. Once a week I go to life drawing and meet up with other regulars to have a drink afterwards, this little weekly ritual gets me out of the house, talking with new people, and practicing my craft all in the same event. Try getting away for the drawing desk and doing something new and different.

Hope some of this info helps, good hunting!