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
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03:16After boarding, left, left.
03:18With no word to write.
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