The editing is making it hard to read.

5 dead artists I love: Aubrey Beardsley, Franz Marc, Frank Frazetta, Mucha and Arthur Rackham.

I can only imagine how frustrating reading that would be! I'm sorry about that.

NP, it's a good read.
Thanks for sharing!

Great list there, keep going, some really sound advice. If I think of anything you havent covered I'll chip it in :D

Oh gosh, that link is amazing!

That first tip, DRAW DAILY, is so important. It took me years after graduating from art school with a design degree to figure that one out. I practiced drawing and illustration relentlessly, and suddenly I was a good enough designer to get hired by an ad agency.

lavlavlav u

seriously though this is so important. you're such a creative force, i love it so much. let's never stop creating together.

I was thinking of you after your most recent piece, which is a bit more painterly than your normal stuff, but no-less Crowe-y! Made me think your work would be suitable for an illustration portfolio. You should consider that, if you ever want to make a career in fantasy art or something!

illustration portfolio? what's that?

i am a dog i dont

Well, instead of drawing dog persons and posting them on FA, you draw dog persons and then post them on other websites and email them to publishers and art directors.

And then they say, "Wow! Look at this dog person! That's pretty neat. Let's get this person to paint the cover on our next dog person novel."

And then you earn between four and twenty five thousand dollars per cover, because it was for a major company, and then you get to dick around for like the rest of the year drawing dumb drawings until you have to get more money.

whoa holy shit really? will you talk to me more about this because i'm doing research right the fuck now

Sure! Note me with your questions!

In all seriousness, you have this fresh aesthetic that's just dying for some illustratin'! :3

Thank you for sharing! ;)

"feeling really cool"
"i was frozen today!"

sorry just had to

"Still frustrated by lack of critique in school?"

Had to pop back to comment on this one. I signed up for the night life drawing classes to help sharpen my skills. 2hrs of the class is drawing, and then it's followed by an hour of 'critique'. I was told of this class by some artist friends, and they commented that the critique portion was very helpful and in-depth. I've been to three classes so far, and it's nothing but ass pats and circle-jerk, which I find extremely frustrating.;-;

And what a blessing it would be to everyone in the room if you asked how many would want a more constructive criticism!

You gonna go for it? :>

Funnily enough, I have asked a few of the people there what they thought about doing that. A few were game for it, but most of them like the ass patting. One persons' words exactly, was: "Oh, I really like this place because of the kind words and compliments, it's so helpful." There is no hope. D:

Oh well, I'm still learning by observation, so the class is still worth it. I tear at my own stuff and my two room mates are artists as well, so I get lots of crits whenever I can, and they never hold back. ;)

I'm glad that despite going to two generally pretty un-noteworthy schools (one a community college and currently a local state uni) pretty much every design and art class I have taken is and was full of knowledgeable and helpful critiques. It's actually surprising to me that people are in art classes in higher education and don't get this! Especially seeing as every teacher I've had has said that its one of the good things about art classes is that its pretty much the last time you'll ever get someone constructively critiquing your work.

I would hate to be taking classes somewhere and never get any good critique of my work. I mean, I don't even considering myself a traditional artist first and foremost but I always feel like giving my all when working on "real world" art projects for classes because the critiques are so nice and I want to prove I can make something noteworthy in front of my peers.

OH GOD it's changing as I read it. D:

Okay, I'll stop typing now. I'm sorry. :c

:P I've never seen it before, it freaked me out haha. By the way, from what I can tell a lot of the 'lifestyle' section tips can apply outside of strictly visual art, and probably further still.

>Arenanet

Hm.. you know.. your art did always remind me of those GW2 splashes..

http://tinyurl.com/mg42zl5

Reposted due to link breaking.

Thanks! That's Richard Anderson's work. He also posts under the screen name Flaptraps, and he's quite the impressive artist!

Indeed. Did you ever do anything for them?

I applied to them a few weeks ago, and am hoping for a concept art/illustration position to arrive shortly. But currently, I'm still waiting on their answer!

Well damn, good luck then. I wouldn't mind seeing some of your stuff in relation to the game in the future. :P

Hahah! You and me both!

Thanks, man. :)

Avoid preoccupying yourself with personal devices while going from place to place.

YES YES YES

I enjoyed reading it all! Methinks thou art wise beyond your years. :)

"Get yourself a dead artist-mentor. Learn from their personal trials outside of their artwork. And seriously: learn from other people’s mistakes. If you can’t do that—and I say this as your friend—I pray something genuinely terrible happens to you to force you to become a stronger person."

I'm glad you like that part!

^_^

awesome!

feels like theres so much I dont have on this list, but I'll pass it on. finally deciding to transfer to an art school, and narrowed down my choices. thanks so much!

Gonna have to bookmark this.

I'm not an artist in the "I draw stuff" sense but I like to involve myself in creative/design endeavors and I feel like a lot of this applies to me as well. Especially once I get out of school and likely enter a period of just portfolio-building for a year or two (the wonders of being able to pay off your education without having to pay anything back once you graduate..) while working somewhere part time.

I cleaned out my bookmarks toolbar a while back because there was nothing important enough to be on there... and now this shall be the trophy that sits upon my bookmarks toolbar

The artist block thing is what gets me the most. Dude, I know this... Because some days I want to say it's art block, but it's just honestly that drawing that day is fucking hard... and nothing is turning out right...

I mean, don't get me wrong, I was diagnosed with clinical depression, but that's usually when I want to draw the most. (I know everyone is different).

You (or someone else) needs to make all of your points in a Thug Kitchen kind of way. If you've never heard of that, you need to look it up; it's worth taking a gander at. hahaha (It's for the people that need motivation to eat healthy haha)

Thanks for the reminder... Haven't logged in since the last comment.

You have no idea how much I appreciate this, thanks

You're welcome. Glad it was of use!

I'm loving all of this advice so far! This is awesome!

Thanks for taking the time to look! It updates every few days or so, so check back a little later!

Okay, I will!
After reading this, I realize I have some work to do! I might bring my sketchbook to school so I can practice.

I recommend it. My senior year of high school I had four study halls. It gave me quite a lot of time to draw, and that really paid off during college!

Sadly, I don't have any study halls this year. I don't know if trying to sketch on the bus is a good idea sense it's kinda bumpy.

Where?

Nah. I don't understand your question. Where are you not receiving critique? Class, FA, any other website?

I see. sorry you haven't experienced them for yourself. I know finding networks can be a pain. Since I have online friends I can trust on Facebook, FA, and elsewhere, I have all but forgotten what that feels like.

Yeah, it's all about drawing every day, no matter what. Most of my art career so far has been people ignoring me, so I don't recommend creating for the sake of getting others to voice their compliments. I'm not saying you do that now, but I know a lack of hearing feedback can make you feel like your work has less value.

I can, if you complete an image with a specific goal in mind and then share both the image and the goal with me!

Okay, I'll note you.