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13 years ago
Scappo
how are you satisfied with your drawing or when you know its good? is it an instinct or experience?
Oh that's easy...the answer to that is I'm NEVER satisfied with my work. I always go back and look at it, wondering what I could have done differently...that line...that color....that arm....that accessory...how could I have made this image better? How would another artist have handled the same image? What should I have done to push this thing over the edge from merely "good" to "holy shit that's AWESOME!".
In my experience the only time I know an image is "done" is when I literally can't see any other changes to make to the image. This doesn't mean the image is "perfect", but it does mean that I've reached the edge of my current knowledge, and that I need more in order to see what I've done wrong. Will I gain that knowledge by sitting there and staring at the same image for hours? Hell no. I'll gain it by moving on and working on another piece. That's when you an image is "as good as you can currently make it".
No artist should ever, ever, EVER be satisfied with their work. Because a satisfied artist is a bored, unhappy, unproductive one. Michaelangelo said, on his own death bed- "Ancora Imparo...", which translates to "I am still learning". This act I believe was a message to every artist that would follow him that they should never stop learning, no matter how "great" they become.
how are you satisfied with your drawing or when you know its good? is it an instinct or experience?
Oh that's easy...the answer to that is I'm NEVER satisfied with my work. I always go back and look at it, wondering what I could have done differently...that line...that color....that arm....that accessory...how could I have made this image better? How would another artist have handled the same image? What should I have done to push this thing over the edge from merely "good" to "holy shit that's AWESOME!".
In my experience the only time I know an image is "done" is when I literally can't see any other changes to make to the image. This doesn't mean the image is "perfect", but it does mean that I've reached the edge of my current knowledge, and that I need more in order to see what I've done wrong. Will I gain that knowledge by sitting there and staring at the same image for hours? Hell no. I'll gain it by moving on and working on another piece. That's when you an image is "as good as you can currently make it".
No artist should ever, ever, EVER be satisfied with their work. Because a satisfied artist is a bored, unhappy, unproductive one. Michaelangelo said, on his own death bed- "Ancora Imparo...", which translates to "I am still learning". This act I believe was a message to every artist that would follow him that they should never stop learning, no matter how "great" they become.
