Creative Visuals 2: Introduction to My Traditional Media Artwork

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Introduction to my traditional media work; how I became an artist with no formal training. First uploaded to YouTube in 2021, this version is higher resolution and better quality.

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00:00There are a couple of things I'd like to talk to you about in this video.

00:05The first is my own artwork, some examples of which you can see here.

00:10All this work is available for free download and unrestricted usage at various sites on the internet.

00:16The second thing is learning fine art or illustration.

00:20A few people have suggested that I make some videos teaching how to draw and paint.

00:25Unfortunately, I can't do that because with no formal art training myself, I really wouldn't know how to begin.

00:32However, in my late teens, I resolved to learn how to produce artwork to professional standards, and I did do this.

00:41So the main message I want to get across here is that anyone can be an artist.

00:46Obviously, having a professional training is best, but art college is not an option for many people.

00:52Yet it is possible to learn how to draw and paint to professional standards without going to art college.

00:59My advice in this respect would be that there are several key points you need to bear in mind and apply to your practice for this to happen.

01:08The first is to persevere. Be persistent in your practice. Make it a part of your life.

01:15What you get out of art tends to be proportional to what you put in.

01:20So if you only put in a few minutes here and there every day, don't be surprised if you don't create any masterpieces.

01:26The second piece of advice is to let go of any ideas you may have of achieving a certain result within a certain timeframe.

01:35Forget trying to produce artwork to order, especially in the early stages.

01:40You just don't have such dependable skills yet.

01:44In the early stages, just accept that there will be plenty of work that just ends up in the bin.

01:50In the early stages, just have an idea in your mind of what you want to create.

01:56Keep that picture in your mind and try to reproduce it on paper or on canvas.

02:01If it doesn't work out as you want it but still looks good, just go with it and let the work develop itself.

02:08If, on the other hand, it just really doesn't seem to cut it, chuck it in the bin.

02:14But, chuck it in the bin next month or next year.

02:19In the meantime, keep it for a while.

02:22Take a long, hard look at the picture and ask yourself where it went wrong, where it differs from what you had in mind.

02:29Go on to work on some other pictures in the meantime and bring out the failed picture again a few weeks later.

02:36Ask yourself the same questions and see if you get the same answers.

02:41You may find multiple problems with the artwork over time.

02:44Or you may even find that it has some good points you didn't consider at first.

02:49Anyway, that's not much of an art lesson.

02:52But, in my experience, as long as you're producing artwork as near to every day as you possibly can, you don't need a lot more than that.

02:59Thank you again.

03:00Over continents

03:1105

03:16After boarding, left, left.

03:18With no word to write.

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